(Dr. Gyan Singh's Point of View.)
Now we were ready to go and it was time to start the countdown. Our Driver was a Vodyanoy (In Slavic mythology, vodyanoy or vodyanoi is a water spirit. In Czech and Slovak fairy tales, it is called vodník (or in Germanized form: Hastrman), and it is considered to be the equivalent creature as the Wassermann or nix of German fairy tales.
Vodyanoy is said to appear as a naked old man with a frog-like face, greenish beard, and long hair, with his body covered in algae and muck, usually covered in black fish scales; сonsequently, he is often dubbed "grandfather" or "forefather" by the local people. He has webbed paws instead of hands, a fish's tail, and eyes that burn like red-hot coals. He usually rides along his river on a half-sunken log, making loud splashes. Local drownings are said to be the work of the vodyanoy (or rusalkas).
When angered, the vodyanoy breaks dams, washes down water mills, and drowns people and animals. Consequently, fishermen, millers, and also bee-keepers make sacrifices to appease him. The vodyanoy would sometimes drag people down to his underwater dwelling to serve him as slaves.
In the Russian North, it is believed that vodyanoys have a ruler: the Tsar Vodyanik, or the Vodyan Tsar. He is described as an old man armed with a club, who can rise to the sky sitting on a black cloud and create new rivers and lakes.
In Czech, Slovene, and Slovak folklore, the features of the vodník are markedly different from the East Slavic conception; he has a completely human constitution and habits, except for few differences – vodníci (plural of vodník) have gills, webbed membrane between their fingers, and their skin is algae-green in colour (as well as their hair, which is typically of pale green tone). Their overall dress and appearance is bizarre, sometimes even resembling a vagrant; patchy shirts and (by modern standards) odd hats — often boaters with long speckled ribbons — are commonplace. They can withstand lingering for hours outside their ponds. When they do so, one can easily discern them by their coattails, which are always dripping wet. The vodník's face is usually unshaven and it is not uncommon for a vodník to have a large, wet, tangled beard.
Czech, Slovenian and Slovak tales have both evil and good vodyanoys (relative to human beings) who do (or don't, respectively) try to drown people when they happen to swim in their territory. Vodníci would store the souls of the drowned in porcelain teapots. They consider their teapots their most valuable heritage and display their "work", using the number of teapots to represent their wealth and/or status among other vodníci. When the lid of such a pot is removed, the soul within (in the form of a bubble) will escape and be liberated. Except for fish (or perhaps fish spirits), they do not have servants. Otherwise, vodníci spend their time running their territory or – in their spare time – playing cards, smoking pipes or just sitting at the water surface (on rocks or willows nearby) and loitering. Fishermen ask the vodník for help by placing a pinch of tobacco in the water and saying, "Here's your tobacco, Lord Vodník, now give me a fish." In Czech, Slovak and Slovene tales vodníci live in ponds or rivers; there is no mention of a particular dwelling and the "half-sunken log" does not appear. There are almost no references to vodníci in connection with seawater, implying this would be dangerous or even deadly for them.). He also had an assistant who was a Sea Bishop or Bishop fish (The sea bishop or bishop-fish was a type of sea monster reported in the 16th century. According to legend, it was taken to the King of Poland, who wished to keep it. It was also shown to a group of Catholic bishops, to whom the bishop-fish gestured, appealing to be released. They granted its wish, at which point it made the sign of the cross and disappeared into the sea. Another was supposedly captured in the ocean near Germany in 1531. It refused to eat and died after three days. It was described and pictured in the fourth volume of Conrad Gesner's famous Historiae animalium, published in 1551 – 58 and 1587.
Cryptozoologist Bernard Heuvelmans believed the report was based on the discovery of a large mutilated Grimaldi scaled squid.).
On the order of Medium Leader the countdown began.
One hundred one
One hundred
Ninety nine
Ninety Eight
Ninety seven
Ninety six
Ninety five
Ninety four
Ninety three
Ninety two
Ninety one
Vodyanoy and Mr Sea Bishop tried to break the main connection between boat and dock.
Ninety
Eighty nine
Eighty eight
Eighty seven
Eighty six
Eighty five
Eighty four
Eighty three
Eighty two
Eighty one
The main connection from the dock was now disconnected the boat was connected to the dock only due to secondary connections.
Eighty
Seventy nine
Seventy eight
Seventy seven
Seventy six
Seventy five
Seventy four
Seventy three
Seventy two
Seventy one
Vodyanoy took his seat.
Seventy
Sixty nine
Sixty eight
Sixty seven
Sixty six
Sixty five
Sixty four
Sixty three
Sixty two
Sixty one
All the connections from the dock were broken
Sixty
Fifty nine
fifty eight
Fifty seven
Fifty six
fifty five
Fifty four
Fifty three
Fifty two
Fifty one
Our boat was completely disconnected from the dock.
Fifty
Forty nine
Forty eight
Forty seven
Forty six
Forty five
Forty four
Forty three
Forty two
Forty one
We all were on our places.
Forty
Thirty nine
Thirty eight
Thirty seven
Thirty six
Thirty five
Thirty four
Thirty three
Thirty two
Thirty one
Sea Bishop took his position and tightly hold the handle that was attached to the roof.
Thirty
Twenty nine
Twenty eight
Twenty seven
Twenty six
Twenty five
twenty four
twenty three
Twenty two
Twenty one
Vodyanoy was ready to start.
Twenty
Nineteen
Eighteen
Seventeen
Sixteen
fifteen
Fourteen
Thirteen
Twelve
Eleven
Vodyanoy started the "blower" (an exhaust fan).
Ten
Nine
Eight
Seven
Six
Five
Four
Three
Two
One
and
Zero
The Boat started.
The docks gate opened and our boat went out of the dock.
TO BE CONTINUED