Vaida Striaupaitė-Beinarienė’s musical Silver Lake-Boy, written after Aldona Liobytė’s stylised fairy tale, triggers contemplation of time that we dedicate to our dearest people, of child’s endurance and courage, patience, aim and persistence in achieving the goal. Moreover, fairy tale Lake-Boy abounds with mysteries of the water world, vividness and intriguing characters.

“Somewhere, very far away, maybe even on Lake Siesartis, there was a boy called Lake-Boy. For he always stayed near water, as if he had been bewitched. Mother was worried that the Water Spirit would trap the child in the water. But neither the winds have blown, nor the tide swept him away, nor did the Water Spirit draw him in, only the Lake-Boy’s parents departed to earn the living, leaving him alone by the lake…”