"I was just about to go back to shore when I felt the oar hit something. As soon as the flashlight shone..." Old Master Zhang's face changed color slightly. Even when he recalled that memory now, he was still frightened. "I saw a huge shadow swimming by the side of the boat, and my oar hit it. It seemed to be startled, and it sank into the water and disappeared."
Old Man Zhang, a native of China, lived by farming and fishing. He was too familiar with this water area, but the things underwater were beyond his knowledge.
"Since half a month ago, most of the ships passing through our town have sunk. I don't know why. There are also fishing boats in the town which capsized inexplicably. Everyone said that there was a water monkey in the river. I didn't believe it, because everyone hadn't seen it. It was just nonsense. However, I was scared that day. I saw something in the river."
