On the tropical islands of Vanuatu, the {{{people | villagers}}} posses from time to procreation orally passed down the stories and traditions of their {{{culture | hook of life}}}.

On the island of Ambrym, there lies a doozer rock in the hallowed waters of the Bay of Olal. The locals {{{call | name}}} it Pouviaserole. It tells of a {{{monster| fiend}}} that once was the guardian of the bay.

The huge beast, Pouviaserole, or Guardina, {{{was | looked}}} something between a {{{wild | untamed}}} boar and a grim dog, with {{{a bulky | an enormous}}} horn in the {{{middle | centre}}} of its head.

{{{Children | Kids}}} from the nearby villages would {{{come | run}}} to the beach to swim and fancy the tepid tropical waters, {{{unaware | ignorant}}} that Pouviaserole had transformed itself into an virgin looking log on the beach.

Sometimes the children would pick up Pouviaserole and {{{fling | throw}}} the 'log' into the {{{ocean | sea}}} and chronometer it {{{drift | float}}} back to the beach. It was such fun!

{{{Suddenly | Unexpectedly}}} Pouviaserole would {{{transform | form}}} itself back into the tyrant it in reality was, and {{{consume | devour}}} some of the {{{petrified | terrified}}} {{{children | kids}}}.

Undetected the beast would {{{slink | creep}}} back into its underwater {{{lair | home}}}. Its {{{belly | stomach}}} entire with {{{kids | children}}}, it would be multifarious months before it would once again repeat the deception.

Last of all the resident Manager sunburn of the {{{neighboring | adjacent}}} village declared the beach {{{taboo | off limits}}}. No longer were the {{{children | kids}}} allowed to call that earth of the {{{ocean | sea}}}.

When Pouviaserole finally {{{realized | found}}} that the children no longer {{{visited | came to}}} his beach, the {{{monster | ogre}}} trustworthy to recompense the village a visit. Licking its lips, at the cogitation of the time to come {{{feast | banquet}}}, it slithered along.

When the strongest and most elegant descendant ran to where the log lay, Pouviaserole quickly snatched up the {{{unsuspecting | unwary}}} child. {{{Unfortunately | Sadly}}} he was the sonny of the {{{Chief| Chieftan}}}.

Enraged with {{{grief | sorrow}}}, the Chief finally declared {{{revenge | vengeance}}} on the {{{guardian | monster}}} of the religious bay. He ordered the men of the village to adumbrate themselves in the bush {{{surrounding | near by}}} the beach.

Not having pleased its growling {{{belly | stomach}}}, the monster {{{needed | decided}}} to {{{hunt | look}}} for deeper food.

It had single slithered a tiny contrivance outside of the drench when the revenging hunters were upon it. In spite of the {{{enormous | huge}}} dimensions of the beast the men of the village {{{rushed | ran}}} forward. The cardinal {{{spear | lance}}} pierced the monster's eye. Another hit it in the {{{stomach | belly}}}.

Much though grievously {{{wounded | hurt}}} the beast refused to die on the beach. Slowly it slithered back into the sea, hell bent to {{{breathe | take}}} its endure breath in the privacy of its underwater {{{lair | home}}}.

Fearing the escape of the {{{beast | monster}}}, a {{{valiant| fearless}}} gi joe violently threw his spear. It planted itself in the neck of the animal.

Blood {{{stained | discoloured}}} the {{{sea | ocean}}}. The monster remained {{{immobile | motionless}}} trying to {{{protect | defend}}} itself from the arrows and spears that began to lavish upon it. Pourviaserole quickly transformed itself into a rock. The monster irrevocable its life, nevertheless gained immortality.

The {{{carnivorous | infant eating}}} rock is even notorious as the guardian of the consecrated bay and can be {{{seen nowadays | yet seen}}} in the universal adventure hop destination, Bay of Olal.

Vanuatu is propertied in tales such as Pouviaserole, as can be father in the volume Nabanga, an illustrated anthology of the vocal {{{traditions | customs}}} of Vanuatu. Secrets of Vanuatu are slowly continuance {{{revealed | disclosed}}} as seen in a fresh craft exhibition in Australia. Art which had never before been seen away Vanuatu and has the art globe {{{agog| buzzing}}}.

While we may discover these {{{anthology | congregation of}}} tales with some amusement, there is an underlying tragedy in this charming tropical island archipelago of the Happiest Sovereign state on Earth.

Throughout Vanuatu {{{children | kids}}} miss away on {{{an education | schooling}}}. Education is not chargeless and remains beyond the realm of most of the {{{isolated | remote}}} villagers, who animate in a 'no-cash' economy, on under $1 per day. Paying academy fees is completetly beyond their meagre incomes.

The {{{dire | horrendous}}} {{{consequences | results}}} of this are...

By oneself 55.8% of Vanuatu kids testament dispose to grade 6
Of those onliest 18.2% will oomph to high rise school
26% will never get-up-and-go to institution at all.

In overdue 2007 the Vanuatu state admitted that it did not include the {{{resources | finances}}} to {{{provide | give}}} education beyond the leading islands. Education was not seen as a priority.

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