The Nibelungen

The swamp creature was the only one of its kind. It had no name, no family, no friends. It lived in the depths of the swamp, hiding from the sun and the moon. It had a slimy body, a long tail, and a mouth full of sharp teeth. It fed on fish, frogs, and anything else it could catch. It was lonely, but it did not know it. It had never seen another creature like itself, or any creature that could talk or think. It only knew how to hunt, eat, and sleep. It did not have any emotions, any .......