W6:The king of sharks

It’s a Native American myth from Hawaii. Once upon a time, the king of sharks saw a beautiful girl who was swimming in the sea and he fell in love with her, so he decided to transform himself into a human. He followed her to her village. They married soon, and lived happily together in a house near a waterfall. The king of sharks went swimming in the pool of water beneath the falls for hours everyday. Her wife was curious why he stay long time underneath the water. He told his wife that he was making a place at the bottom of the pool for their son.

                Before the birth of the child, he returned to his people and disappeared. While the child was born, his mother saw a mark on the baby’s back which looked like the mouth of a shark. From that moment on, she realized who her husband had been. After he grew up as a youth, he knew who he was and wanted to protect the fish, so he asked fishermen where they intended to go and go warning the fish.  Therefore, The fishermen caught fewer and fewer fish and the people of the village were growing hungry. Then, they find out who did this and try to kill him. He ran away and dived into the pool, and the people threw big rocks to fill up it. They thought they had killed him. However, his mother believed that he was alive because she knew that her husband had made a place in the pool for their son. It’s a passage to the sea, and her son had joined his place.

http://americanfolklore.net/folklore/2010/08/the_king_of_sharks.html
 

1) Myth (legend): Noun. A story from ancient times, especially one that was told to explain natural events or to describe the early history of a people

    Ex. Each country has their myth.

2) Underneath (below): Prep. Under or below sth else, especially when it is hidden or covered by the thing on top.

    Ex. Water leaked underneath the sink.

3) Thrill (excite): Verb. A strong feeling of excitement or pleasure.

    Ex. I was thrilled when I won the competition.

4) Gaze (look): Verb. To look steadily at sb/sth for a long time.

    Ex. For hours, he just gazes into wall.

5) Passage (road): Verb. A long narrow area with walls on either side that connects one room or place with another.

    Ex. Where will this small dark passage lead to?