"The longest tributary of the Danube." That's how they're usually referred to, which I still find a bit offensive sometimes. There is no doubt that today I am shorter than the Danube - only 962 kilometres - but I used to be longer, 1419 kilometres. In 1846 a count called István Széchenyi came and on his initiative, they started to regulate me. They regulated me until, in 1879, I caused such a flood that Szeged, one of the largest cities in today's Hungary, was almost completely destroyed. Since then, it has been referred to as "The great flood of Szeged". Or the "Great Tisza flood". Indeed, I, the Tisza, did this. Fortunately, the people of Szeged didn't turn their noses at me. For example, Gyula Juhász, who was born in Szeged, wrote wonderful poems about me, with lines like these: "Who are you, you capricious; You, blond water, You lazy, you wide, Calm, sweet, (…)" And he wasn't the only one. Sándor Petőfi the most famous Hungarian poet also wrote nice things about me, and at that time I didn't even mention the countless folk songs in which I appear. I also have international connections. I originate in Ukraine (from two sources), then I touch Romania, Slovakia to flow all the way through the Hungarian Great Plain, to finally join the Danube in Serbia and we move on together towards the Black Sea.