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1、Unit3UndertheseaREADINGTASKBeforeyoureadthestory,lookatthepicturesonthenextpage.Ingroups,discussthefollowingquestions.Picture1:1Whichpartoftheworlddoyouthinkthismanisfrom?Givereasons.2Whatdoyouthinkhisclothesaremadeof?Picture2:1Haveyouseenpicturesofacreaturelikethisbefore?Wher
2、e?2Doyouknowanystorythatinvolvesacreaturelikeher?Whatisthestory?THEINUITLEGENDOFSEDNATHESEAGODDESSednawasabeautifulyoungInuitwomanwholivedalonewithherfather.Thereweremanyhunterswishingtomarryherbutsherefusedthemall.Sedna’sfatherwasgettingoldandwouldsoonneedsomeonetolookafterSe
3、dna.Sofinallyhetoldherthatshemustacceptthenextmanwhoaskedforherhandinmarriage.Thefollowingday,astrangerapproachedinhiscanoeandSedna’sfatherdraggedhisdaughterdowntotheshore.Hetoldthehunterthathisdaughterwouldmakeagoodwife.ThehunterrepliedthathehadinfactcometoaskSednatomarryhim.
4、Hepromisedtoprovideherwithplentyoffood,fursforclothesandblankets.Sednalookedatthemanand,althoughhisfacewaspartlyhiddeninhisfurs,heappearedhandsomeenough.Sheagreedtomarryhimandhetookherawayinhiscanoeacrossthewaterstohisisland.Whentheyarrivedattheisland,Sednalookedaroundandcould
5、seenothingexceptbarerockswithakindofnestmadefromanimalhairandfeathers.Shelookedatherhusband,shocked.Thenshediscovered,ashepulledthefursawayfromhisface,thathewasnotaman,butaseabird.Nomatterhowangryshefelt,shehadnochoicebuttostaywithhim.TimewentbybutSednaneverbecameusedtothebird
6、man.Shefeltveryunhappyandspentherdayscryingandcallingherfather’sname.Hercriesreachedherfatherwhohad,allthistime,feltguiltythathehadforcedhisdaughtertomarry.Hedecidedtogoinsearchofhersohepackedhiscanoeandpaddledfordaysthroughthefreezingwaterstotheisland.Whenhearrived,thebirdman
7、wasawayhuntingandSednawasstandingontheshore.Heaskedhisdaughterforforgivenessandhelpedherintothecanoe.Theysetoffforhome.Laterthatday,thebirdmanreturnedfromfishingand,findingthathiswifewasnolongerthere,heletoutcriesofangerandflewoffinthedirectionofthecanoe.Hesooncaughtupwiththec
8、anoeandorderedtheoldmantogivehiswifeback.WhenSedna’sfatherref
