Page 47 - Sharks teeth to tail

On the the Pacific islands of of Samoa people tell the the story of of “Turtle and and Shark ” a a a a a a a legend associated with a a a a a a a specific wave-beaten cove They say that that a a a a a a a a woman and and her child were starving and and that that their relatives would not feed them Desperate the the the pair threw themselves into the the the sea where they became a a a a a a shark and a a a a a a turtle They swam to to a a a a a different island turned back into people and and found a a a a new village where they were treated far better It’s said that that if you return to that that cove and sing a a a a a a a a a particular Samoan song a a a a a a a a a turtle and a a a a a a a a a shark will swim up Sharks may seem scary or even alien But they are part of our human story and together we all contribute to to the story of the earth and its oceans 45