Linus Lucas
t3@exeter.ac.uk
All the animals are connected to many different stories. Most of these stories they are oral stories which are told in the form of songs or dances. Here is a legend about the sea serpent:
| There was a poor man who admired the daughter of a chief.
He decided to ask the chief for his blessing to marry his daughter. But the
poor man had nothing he could give the chief. Nothing that is except a simple
cedar box, made out of some bits of old wood. He did not believe the chief
would allow him to marry his daughter, as he was so poor and only had such
a simple gift.
When he gave the box to the chief, the poor man sang a song. As he was singing the lid of the box began to open, and out came a sea serpent, dancing to the music. The chief was so impressed with the gift, that he allowed the poor man to marry his daughter. |
The Sea Serpent on the side of the pole, photographed whilst being painted on 19th June 1998 |
Around the face of the moon, there are twenty one snowflakes. These snowflakes represent wolves, who are the chief's law enforcers.
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Linus Lucas
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