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The History of the Zora; Monday, Fourth Period [07/19].
Well, Sidon was certainly feeling glad that he'd travelled back to the island earlier that morning to fit in a good swim around the ocean before his class, because otherwise, he would have been terribly late, and that wouldn't do! There was so much Zora history to be covered!
Er, well, technically, yes, there were tens of thousands of years of it, but they were just hitting on the highlights, which were much more...abridged. But no matter! The holes were gone, which meant that Sidon could actually squeeze into a classroom to teach and he might even have both of his students there to be taught! It was a wonderful day!
"Hello, my little junior Zora historians!" he greeted brightly, assuming neither of them were delayed too much, or, if they were, once they'd arrived and gotten settled because he certainly didn't mind waiting! "I hope you're ready for another...or, in some cases," he threw a wink out to Astrid, "your first...thrilling lesson in the spectacular history of my fierce and noble people! Today, we are going to talk about the great floods and the Rutala Dam, the East Reservoir Lake, and how they forged an alliance between the Zora and Hylians that is as strong and unbreakable as the dam itself!"
Well, some of the Zora Elders might like to have a word with the prince about just how breakable that alliance actually was these days, but those Elders could go stuff it in a sea shell, as far as Sidon was concerned!
With that, he took a few moments....a few moments longer than he would have liked, but Earth technology was still a little tricky for him, and not just because typing with claws had its challenges...to pull up a few images from his phone onto a projector screen so that the students could now witness an image of a massive shining dam wedged between two rocky mountains, glittering with all the familiar arches and shining stone indicative of Zora architecture..
"This," he announced proudly, "is the Rutala Dam, and behind it?" The picture shifted to a new one. "The East Reservoir Lake, which is the current home to the sacred Divine Beast Vah Ruta, but more on her later! Today, our lesson centers around this magnificent piece of work that is the dam," he switched the picture back, "and the importance of it to all of Hyrule! When we get a chance to visit the Domain itself, you will see that the picture does not do the sheer magnitude of the structure justice. You will truly be overwhelmed by its towering size and epic beauty! But even its massive construction is dwarved in comparrison to its stupendous importance!
"You see," Sidon continued eagerly, "every ten years, the Lanayru region in which Zora's Domain is settled experiences an absolute deluge of heavy rainfall, which is, as you can imagine," he chuckled a little, "very good for us Zora, but it was not so good for the land of Hyrule! All of this rain caused an incredible flood to rise up from the banks of the Zora River, threatening to wash away everything that stood in its path: valleys, buildings, even poor souls who failed to combat the powerful tides of the floodwaters. As you can imagine, this caused a great deal of dismay and disarray, not only among the Zora, but of the Hylians who lived in the lower valleys beyond the mountains, that was how massive the reach of these floods were!
"So the Zora king at the time sought out the Hylian king to discuss what could possibly be done about these disasterous floods. By joining the architectural genius of the Zora and Hyrule's technological prowess, the Rutala Dam and the East Reservoir Lake were swiftly built, and Hyrule was no longer plagued by these devastating floods! In gratitude, the Zora king promised the king of Hyrule to manage the reservoir level to protect all of Hyrules. Each Zora king since has kept that oath, spanning over 10,000 years! And I know it is a tradition that this," he pumped a thumb across his chest as if there needed to be any distinction as to who he was talking about, "future Zora king plans to uphold! Rutala Dam still stand proud and strong, a continual reminder of our important bond and duty to Hyrule!
"And that," Sidon concluded, his eagerness somehow managing to have gained even more momentum through the whole store so that when he finished, his grin was as bright as ever, "is the story of the Rutala Dam and the East Reservoir Lake! Have you any questions? Do you have your own stories about floods or truces or impressive architetural dams in your histories to share? Let us share them, and not just," he chuckled a little, terribly amused by his own deft humor, "because there is still some time left to fill for our class!"
Er, well, technically, yes, there were tens of thousands of years of it, but they were just hitting on the highlights, which were much more...abridged. But no matter! The holes were gone, which meant that Sidon could actually squeeze into a classroom to teach and he might even have both of his students there to be taught! It was a wonderful day!
"Hello, my little junior Zora historians!" he greeted brightly, assuming neither of them were delayed too much, or, if they were, once they'd arrived and gotten settled because he certainly didn't mind waiting! "I hope you're ready for another...or, in some cases," he threw a wink out to Astrid, "your first...thrilling lesson in the spectacular history of my fierce and noble people! Today, we are going to talk about the great floods and the Rutala Dam, the East Reservoir Lake, and how they forged an alliance between the Zora and Hylians that is as strong and unbreakable as the dam itself!"
Well, some of the Zora Elders might like to have a word with the prince about just how breakable that alliance actually was these days, but those Elders could go stuff it in a sea shell, as far as Sidon was concerned!
With that, he took a few moments....a few moments longer than he would have liked, but Earth technology was still a little tricky for him, and not just because typing with claws had its challenges...to pull up a few images from his phone onto a projector screen so that the students could now witness an image of a massive shining dam wedged between two rocky mountains, glittering with all the familiar arches and shining stone indicative of Zora architecture..
"This," he announced proudly, "is the Rutala Dam, and behind it?" The picture shifted to a new one. "The East Reservoir Lake, which is the current home to the sacred Divine Beast Vah Ruta, but more on her later! Today, our lesson centers around this magnificent piece of work that is the dam," he switched the picture back, "and the importance of it to all of Hyrule! When we get a chance to visit the Domain itself, you will see that the picture does not do the sheer magnitude of the structure justice. You will truly be overwhelmed by its towering size and epic beauty! But even its massive construction is dwarved in comparrison to its stupendous importance!
"You see," Sidon continued eagerly, "every ten years, the Lanayru region in which Zora's Domain is settled experiences an absolute deluge of heavy rainfall, which is, as you can imagine," he chuckled a little, "very good for us Zora, but it was not so good for the land of Hyrule! All of this rain caused an incredible flood to rise up from the banks of the Zora River, threatening to wash away everything that stood in its path: valleys, buildings, even poor souls who failed to combat the powerful tides of the floodwaters. As you can imagine, this caused a great deal of dismay and disarray, not only among the Zora, but of the Hylians who lived in the lower valleys beyond the mountains, that was how massive the reach of these floods were!
"So the Zora king at the time sought out the Hylian king to discuss what could possibly be done about these disasterous floods. By joining the architectural genius of the Zora and Hyrule's technological prowess, the Rutala Dam and the East Reservoir Lake were swiftly built, and Hyrule was no longer plagued by these devastating floods! In gratitude, the Zora king promised the king of Hyrule to manage the reservoir level to protect all of Hyrules. Each Zora king since has kept that oath, spanning over 10,000 years! And I know it is a tradition that this," he pumped a thumb across his chest as if there needed to be any distinction as to who he was talking about, "future Zora king plans to uphold! Rutala Dam still stand proud and strong, a continual reminder of our important bond and duty to Hyrule!
"And that," Sidon concluded, his eagerness somehow managing to have gained even more momentum through the whole store so that when he finished, his grin was as bright as ever, "is the story of the Rutala Dam and the East Reservoir Lake! Have you any questions? Do you have your own stories about floods or truces or impressive architetural dams in your histories to share? Let us share them, and not just," he chuckled a little, terribly amused by his own deft humor, "because there is still some time left to fill for our class!"
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