At the beginning of the story, the drowned man is found in the sand, encrusted with sea debris. He is brought back to a house by the village men, who notice his extreme size…
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The Village Women
The village women tend to the drowned man’s body after the village men leave to see if any neighboring villages are missing a man. While they work to produce clothes for him, they imagine…
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The Village Men
The village men play the role of the skeptic in the story. While the village men are out inquiring about missing men to try to figure out who the drowned man is, the village women…
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