Thing Two expressed an interest in legends this morning so as any good home-schoolers would do, we started exploring! He actually wanted to know what “legendary” meant, and then he wanted to know more about the legend of the giant squid. Then our discussion morphed into folklore and how legends come to be woven into the fabric of our cultures. Since we have the ongoing subject of Alaska history we delved into Alaskan folklore. Here we learned about Qalupalik. Watch a short animated narrative about her here: Nunavut Animation Lab: Qalupalik
She is a green-skinned sea-dwelling creature waiting to nab a wandering child at the seashore or exploring the sea ice.
She takes children who do not listen to theirs parents or elders.
She prefers the very young and avoids adults.
She grows young while the child grows old.
Qalupalik never blinks, she watches and waits…
Thing Two thinks Qalupalik is “kinda creepy, but also kinda cool.”
Alaska on my mind... 