Pyrrha Nikos recounts The Story of the Seasons in the episode " Fall" and remarks that her mother loves that story. Once common knowledge, the truth was eventually kept secret for the safety of both the Maidens and mankind, and it passed into legend and obscurity over time. Whilst supposedly merely a story told to children, this legend has a factual basis in the history of Remnant – the story purportedly tells of the origins of the four Maidens, who are the hosts of a tremendous power that has been passed down through the generations for thousands of years, throughout all of Human history.
As thanks, the Maidens promise to visit the old man once every year. Moved by this, the old man gives the four sisters great powers in return for their compassion, and as the embodiment of the four seasons, they travel through Remnant spreading their gifts. When the old man asks the four sisters why they were so kind to him, they respond that they merely show their kindness to everyone. The first sister, Winter, encourages him to meditate and reflect the second, Spring, brings him fruit and flowers and revitalizes his garden the third, Summer, convinces him to step outside and embrace the world and the fourth, Fall, encourages him to be thankful for what he has. The story goes that an old hermit, who is referred to as a wizard in some versions, is visited by four sisters, who are each, in their own unique way, are kind to him.
The Story of the Seasons, also known as The Four Maidens, is a famous fairy tale. The four maidens from The Story of the Seasons The Story of the Seasons Main article: The Four Maidens