The Legend of the Great Lake Hunter
There once lived a hunter who was renowned for his skills with the bow. Whatever he could see, he could hit. He was tested time and again, and he was found to be the best at using arrows to take down prey. The hunter lived on a great lake and had a family. He continued to practice with the bow, bringing food for his family. One winter, things were bad in the nearby village. The summer had been hard for the farmers, and people did not have enough food stored up. The hunter used his bow to help feed the village.
As time went on, his family grew up. One son moved to the other side of the lake. The hunter was getting older, and he didn’t want to have to walk so far to see his grandchildren. So he built a pier near his home, traded for a boat and sailed to the other side of the lake to his son’s house where he built another pier. The father, and soon grandfather, sailed back and forth several times a week. He used his bow and arrow to catch fish.
But alas, one day a storm rose up on the great lake, and the hunter was caught exactly in the middle of it, leaving him unable to choose which pier to sail to for safety. Instead of flying straight as an arrow, the hunter swung through the eye of the storm and was lost. Ever since that day those who shoot the bow experience the archer’s paradox.
As time went on, his family grew up. One son moved to the other side of the lake. The hunter was getting older, and he didn’t want to have to walk so far to see his grandchildren. So he built a pier near his home, traded for a boat and sailed to the other side of the lake to his son’s house where he built another pier. The father, and soon grandfather, sailed back and forth several times a week. He used his bow and arrow to catch fish.
But alas, one day a storm rose up on the great lake, and the hunter was caught exactly in the middle of it, leaving him unable to choose which pier to sail to for safety. Instead of flying straight as an arrow, the hunter swung through the eye of the storm and was lost. Ever since that day those who shoot the bow experience the archer’s paradox.