The Spider Who Stole the Ocean's Music

The ocean had the most beautiful music, the sound of the waves and the tides, but it kept this music to itself. The Spider wanted to bring the music to the land. He spun a single, incredibly long thread of silk and attached one end to a palm tree on the shore. He then gave the other end to the great Spirit of the Ocean. "Hold this," the Spider said. "It is a line of communication." The Spider then went back to the land and wove the single thread into a massive, intricate web that stretched across the entire village, connected to every house and tree. The web was so fine it was almost invisible. When the ocean tides moved, the vibration traveled up the single thread and caused the entire giant web to hum and resonate with a beautiful, complex melody. For the first time, the people on land could hear the music of the sea. This is why, the elders say, the sound of the wind in the palm trees by the shore sounds like the ocean's whisper—it is being played on the Spider's ancient, invisible web.