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How The Narwhal Got Its Tusk

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At the beginning of the world, when the oceans were new, there was a very polite whale called Narwhal. Narwhal, unlike many animals at the time, was a hunter; however, his politeness prevented him from harming any creature against their will. Because of this, he only ate Greenland halibut, who were -oddly- all too willing to be eaten by him.

So, Narwhal and Seahorse had a chat. They talked about the usual: recent storms; the week; the behaviour of the bad guys in whale jail.

Of all the animals beneath the vast ocean, Narwhal was one of the highest of status. If any animal asked him to do something, he would always reply, “Oh yes! Of course!” this is how he acquired the title of: His Lordship. He had mottled grey skin, no dorsal fin, and four flippers. His tail, like many whales, was flat and was in a ‘Y’ shape.

Almost as soon as Seahorse waved goodbye, another animal -of a very different size- swam up.

“H…I Nar…wha…rl. It…’s goo…d t…o s…ee yo…u to…d…ay.” spoke Blue Whale.

Early one Tuesday, Narwhal’s best friend, seahorse
swam past.

 “Wassup? Nharwarl! Wanna ‘ave a lil’ cha’?”

 “Oh yes! Of course!”

“How perfectly spiffing!” Narwhal replied, “and before you ask, Oh yes! Of course! I will tell you the way to the open ocean. If you keep going, turn left at the Huge Spike o’ Ice, then stay on current C1, turn off at Junction 14, and finally, stay on Equatorial lane until you reach the equator.”

So, Narwhal and Seahorse had a chat. They talked about the usual: recent storms; the week; the behaviour of the bad guys in whale jail.

Almost as soon as Seahorse waved goodbye, another animal -of a very different size- swam up.

“H…I Nar…wha…rl. It…’s goo…d t…o s…ee yo…u to…d…ay.” spoke Blue Whale.

“How perfectly spiffing!” Narwhal replied, “and before you ask, Oh yes! Of course! I will tell you the way to the open ocean. If you keep going, turn left at the Huge Spike o’ Ice, then stay on current C1, turn off at Junction 14, and finally, stay on Equatorial lane until you reach the equator.”

“Th…a…nk yo…u. I wi…ll g…o n…ow.” Thanked blue whale as he swam off into the distance.

 Just when Narwhal thought he could go home for the day, another animal appeared. However, this time Narwhal had no clue who they were.

Narwhal realised Orca was heading his way, and sped up. Even so, he caught up with Narwhal and tricked him into swimming into an ice maze.

“Hi! Why are you here?” asked Narwhal.

 “Me name’s Orca.” Then he called Narwhal something extremely rude that I cannot write; Narwhal swam off.

 “Let us kill him.” Growled polar bear from above the ice. And that is what they tried to do.

“I’ll go after him, you track his scent.” Orca whispered menacingly, “We’ll rip. Tear. Shred! This stoopid Whale!” He made chase, trying to catch up with Narwhal before Polar Bear lost the scent.

Narwhal turned, and turned, and turned! He took a: left, then a right, then right again, up, down, middle fork, up, down, down, down, left, right, right again, left, left, left, down, left, middle fork, down, down, down, left, loop the loop, right, left, double right, left, up, middle fork, down, right, middle fork, up, up, up, up, up, middle fork, right.

Narwhal realised Orca was heading his way, and sped up. Even so, he caught up with Narwhal and tricked him into swimming into an ice maze.

Narwhal turned, and turned, and turned! He took a: left, then a right, then right again, up, down, middle fork, up, down, down, down, left, right, right again, left, left, left, down, left, middle fork, down, down, down, left, loop the loop, right, left, double right, left, up, middle fork, down, right, middle fork, up, up, up, up, up, middle fork, right.

Sadly, despite being so successful up until now, Narwhal took a wrong turning, and found himself hurtling straight at a solid ice wall! Closer, closer, even closer! Three meters, two meters, one meter, fifty centimetres, thirty, fifteen, five, three, two, one… He should have hit. But he hadn’t.

It appeared that he was in a tight, lengthy cubby in the ice. He then realised what had happened. He had grown a tusk, that meant he was able to tunnel into the wall, without Orca following him. In fact, on closer inspection it seemed Orca had got his nose stuck in the hole. Also, he was joined by Polar Bear mid-way through the chase, however, by the scrabbling noise from above the ice, it sounded like he had deserted Orca.

To this day, Narwhal lives in the arctic and has a tusk. Narwhal finds it useful as he uses it to break holes in the ice co he can breathe. Orca, who broke out of Whale Jail in 694,000,000 BC, once again hunts Narwhal. However, Orca also plots against Polar Bear, the reason for this? Well, he believes it was Polar Bear turning tail that resulted in him being banged up in Whale Jail. Narwhal, who is still extremely polite, now eats a wider variety of sea creatures including -but not limited to- cod, shrimp and squid.

Soon after, the Polar Police came and arrested Orca and put him on trial in the cold courtrooms for attempted murder. He was found guilty, and sentenced to eternity in Whale Jail.