Chapter 62 57．various forms of whales

Although whales are not painted very much, they exist widely. In many places, we can find its existence, or its traces. In a place in London called Tower Hill, which is the only place to go to the dock when going out to sea, a beggar can often be seen. The beggar was crippled and always had a drawing board hanging on his chest. His tragic experience was painted on the drawing board: Three large whales are fighting with three small boats, the most striking of which is a large whale chewing on a small boat. The legless beggar was originally sitting in that boat. The beggar has been exhibiting his misfortune here for ten years.

He kept his head down, standing there sadly, looking at his stumped leg. In every fishing ground in every ocean, in every port of the world, in a word, wherever there are whalers, you will find the shadow of whales. Of course, I am not talking about living whales here, but whales that exist in various forms. A considerable number of artworks were created by the whalers themselves, including whale shapes carved into the teeth of sperm whales, whale patterns carved into women's pouches made from right whale bones, and many others. An exquisite small handicraft with whales as the reflection object.

There is also a whale carved in wood, which is also a famous handicraft. All these things are created by the sailors themselves, and the tool is just a small knife, which is enough for the dexterous sailors. In the long-term life of wandering at sea separated from society, sailors easily recovered their savage state, but also created their spirit of strength, hard work and endurance. The vast array of intricately crafted and varied handicrafts is evidence of this. It is actually not difficult to carefully look for traces of whales. On the roadside gates of some old-fashioned houses in the countryside, some still have whale tails used as door knockers, but looking at them now, they are just decorations.

On the steeples of some old-fashioned churches, people use iron plates to look like whales, and put them there to make hyacinths. In some areas we can also find piles of rocks, among which are whale fossils. Of course, if you are a real whaler and have enough eyesight, you can find the shadow of the side of the whale among the undulating ridges, but it will take a lot of time. If we have enough imagination, we can also fly to the sky in a small boat to find the big whale in the sky. Whether in the North Pole or the South Pole, we can all look up to the existence of the constellation Cetus, but we can't know what the mystery is.