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For hundreds of years, people near Loch NessA long and narrow lake in Scotland. It is famous for the Loch Ness Monster, a huge creature that some believe lives in the lake. , Scotland, have talked about a monster hiding in the deep lake.

This month, the Loch Ness Centre will hold the biggest hunt for the monster in more than 50 years. People will travel from around the world to take part.

Nobody has ever found proofSomething that shows something else is true. that the monster is real. Why do we like talking about monsters so much?

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In the past, we have used monsters to make sense of the world. In the ancientVery old. world, the water between SicilyThe largest island in the Mediterranean. It is part of Italy. and Italy was very dangerous, and many ships were wrecked there.

The Greeks invented two monsters, Scylla and Charibdis, to explain this. Scylla was a huge beast that ate sailors, and Charibdis created dangerous whirlpoolsRotating or swirling water which pulls objects in. by sucking in and spewing out huge quantities of water.

Yes! Monsters help us to talk about the problems in our lives. They also make our lives more exciting when times are good.

No! Hunting for monsters is just a way for bored rich people to waste money. Today, science tells us that monsters are not real.