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THE
ELGORONK OF EASTER ISLAND
Legend has it,
that many centuries ago, a group of fierce giants emerged out
of the sea to claim Easter Island as their own.
Upon witnessing the massive creatures emerge from the surf,
the native inhabitants fled from their costal villages to
higher grounds. They gambled that the beast's size would
inhibit them from climbing and they would be safe. They
were right. Try as they would, the inhabitants could not
force the creatures from their homes. No rocks or spears
could penetrate their thick, plated, rhino-like skin. It
was as if the salt and coral had turned them to rock.
They were even unaffected by fire. For months, dozens of
them combed the shores for food. They would eat
everything in their paths, chewing with their sharp
teeth. They'd tear through trees and rock with the
massive nails and spikes on their hands and elbows.
Destruction was their way. At night, the villagers would
sneak to the fields to gather food. They'd have to be
careful not to be spotted by the creatures' glowing green
eyes, enabling them to see in the night. Food supplies
were running low, and the natives feared for their
lives. They couldn't continue to live in this way.
The creatures constant bellowing of "eeelllogrrooonnk" night
and day, was just about driving them mad. Until,
one day, it stopped. The creatures returned to the
sea. Fearing their return, the natives constructed large
statues and heads, similar to their unwelcome guests, to
hopefully scare them away from another visit. Maybe,
just maybe, they would flee from larger versions of
themselves. To this day the statues stand to ward off
the Elgoronk of the sea. DRAW A ELGORONK
CREATURE! |
Okay
friends, as you know, the contest was to create the ficticious
Elgoronk creature from Easter Island and come close to how Mr.
Brege invisioned the monsters. First of all, thank you
to everyone (over 250) that entered. A special thank you
to the art teachers that had their classes draw as well!
It was a very tough decision. The winners included in
their art a few specific things that we were looking
for...especially a head that looked like an Easter Island
statue, spikes, possible island themes, and big bulky size.
All the years it kept
growing and it drifted into Lake Huron. When it became
unfrozen he deiced to stay in his new habitat and haunt it
forever. These are some of the sightings. In 1997, a person
saw spikes swimming fast across Lake Huron. In 1998, somebody
heard a growling noise by Lake Huron. In 1999, a person was
driving by Lake Huron and he saw a black eye come out of the
water.
There was once a snake named
Phelix. He came to be by a diamond in the middle of the core
from Amazonia. He got formed into a snake by the diamond
absorbing the magma with a strong absorbing power. It did this
so it could come to life and help people by granting wishes.
It is very important that he doesn't get in danger and must
make people use the wishes wisely. He had a wonderful life in
Detroit with all the things he could explore.
