Turtle Lake Monster
Ringkasan
Turtle Lake Monster adalah makhluk dalam cerita rakyat Kanada yang konon menghuni Turtle Lake, Saskatchewan.
The Turtle Lake Monster is a Canadian folklore creature said to inhabit Turtle Lake, Saskatchewan.
Kisah dan tradisi
Turtle Lake Monster konon menghuni Turtle Lake di Saskatchewan. Ia digambarkan sepanjang 3 hingga 9 meter dengan kepala mirip anjing, kuda laut, atau babi. Orang Cree punya legenda tentang orang yang hilang di wilayahnya. Penampakannya mungkin ikan sturgeon besar. Turtle Lake berjarak sekitar 100 km di utara North Battleford. Sebagian saksi menyebut panjang monster itu sekitar tiga hingga sembilan meter, kulitnya halus atau bersisik, dan kepalanya mirip kuda atau anjing. Seorang pria mengenang bahwa pada 1985, saat masih anak-anak, ia dan saudaranya melihat makhluk besar mirip ikan sepanjang kira-kira tujuh hingga sepuluh kaki. Seorang perempuan First Nation yang diwawancarai mengenang bahwa orang menyuruhnya menjauhi tepi timur danau, dekat titik terdalam tempat monster itu tinggal. Kaum skeptis menduga makhluk itu seekor moose yang berenang, dan staf perikanan mengatakan pengukuran kedalaman tidak menunjukkan adanya monster.
The Turtle Lake Monster reportedly inhabits Turtle Lake in Saskatchewan. It is described as 3 to 9 m long with a dog, seahorse or pig head. The Cree told of people vanishing in its territory. Sightings may be of a large sturgeon. Turtle Lake is about 100 km north of North Battleford. Some witnesses put the monster at about three to nine metres, with smooth or scaly skin and a horse-like or dog-like head. One man recalled that as a child in 1985 he and his brother spotted a large fishlike creature about seven to ten feet long. A First Nation woman who was interviewed recalled being told to stay away from the eastern shore of the lake, near the deepest points where the monster lived. Skeptics think it could be a swimming moose, and fisheries staff said depth soundings showed nothing suggesting a monster.
Konteks budaya
Menurut artikel itu, tujuan awal cerita monster danau semacam ini, apa pun asal benuanya, adalah mengajari anak-anak menghormati air sebagai sesuatu yang berbahaya.
The article says that such lake monster stories, wherever they come from, were first meant to teach children that water is dangerous and deserves respect.
Fakta utama
- Budaya / Culture
- Tradisi Kanada
- Kawasan / Region
- Amerika Utara Pribumi
- Negara / Country
- Canada
- Klasifikasi / Classification
- Cryptid
- Habitat
- Water