Get ready for another creature feature.

We're digging up awesome beasts from old tales.

We'll find out where they came from, what makes them special and what they might eat.

We'll learn cool words too.

Then you draw them and show off your pictures on our monstrous masterpieces page.

Imagine a huge pictures on our monstrous masterpieces page.

Imagine a huge shape moving deep under the sea.

It's bigger than any whale.

And it has many long, powerful arms. These arms can grab ships and pull them down into the deep.

Sometimes the creature rises to the surface, looking like a floating island.

When it moves, it can create giant whirlpools that suck everything nearby into the depths.

Can you guess what it is?

The Cracken.

The Cracken is a legendary sea monster, often described as a giant squid or octopus.

It's known for its immense size and strength.

Immense means huge.

Many stories from sailors tell of its terrifying attacks on ships.

This creature has become a symbol of the ocean's dangers and its hidden, powerful forces.

It's a truly colossal beast.

If something is colossal, it's extremely large.

So where did the Cracken stories come from?

They started a long, long time ago in Scandinavia, which is the land of the Vikings.

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