NESSIE, THE LOCH NESS MONSTER

Loch Ness is a deep lake in Scotland. The lake is so dark, it is very hard to see anything underwater. But one girl saw something that she will never forget. In 1960, Alice Logan visited Loch Ness for a day of sailing with her parents. Alice looked down into the water. She thought she saw something move. She leaned over the edge of the boat and fell into the cold water. For a few seconds, she was underwater. It was dark, but she could see a shape right in front of her. It was a swimming beast, with a long neck and a tiny head. It had to be Nessie! Stories about the Loch Ness Monster go back hundreds of years. The ancient Scottish people who lived near the lake told tales about the creature. In 1933, more than ninety people said that they saw the Loch Ness Monster. Many stories appeared in newspapers all around the world. Altogether, more than four thousand people have reported that they saw something unusual in the waters of Loch Ness. The stories are hard to prove because it is so hard to search in the dark lake. Even though so many people have seen - and even photographed - the Loch Ness Monster, there are still many questions about the creature. Is there only one monster? Or, maybe it is a type of whale or seal that no one has ever seen before. If it really exists, where did it come from? What kind of creature is Nessie? Scientists have many ideas. Some think Nessie could be a strange type of giant eel. Does Nessie have a family?. No one knows exactly about Nessie, but it is a fun story to tell.