The Mermaid
Legend
has it that long, long ago, there was once a vibrant mermaid who lived at the
bottom of a great sea. She had three beautiful children that she loved dearly
and valued above everything else in the world. She spent her days playing and
teaching them the ways of the sea. Where to find the best seaweed, or the
prettiest pearls used to trade for human goods. Life was carefree and good. But
one day, when they were still quite
small, a great sea serpent appeared, and begun terrorizing the inhabitants of
the sea.
The mermaid took care to keep her
children safe in their cozy sea cave. She warned them to keep a sharp look out
at all times, and never play outside when the waters were dark. They dutifully
obeyed, but one day, while she was out hunting catfish, the monster found the
cave. The mermaid arrived home to find her children cornered inside the cave,
the monster blocking all possible ways to escape.
In a desperate attempt to save her
beloved children, she grabbed a discarded whale bone from the sandy bottom of
the cave and stabbed the monster. Shrieking, it turned to face her in a swirl
of bubbles, it's black eyes angry and vengeful, full of hate for everything
that moved beneath the water. Although greatly outsized, she fought it,
stabbing and cutting at it's hard scales as she dodged it's razor sharp teeth,
and crushing coils. Finally she managed to kill the monster. But covered in
deep cuts and scratches, she sank to the ground mortally wounded. As she lay
dieing, she vowed she would always watch over her own children and all the
other unfortunate children in the world, no matter the race. When she died shortly afterwords, she was
allowed to join the stars as a forever guardian. She is up there today, always
watching over and caring for lost, helpless, and imperiled children, guiding
them safely home, or to a better place in life.
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