She was young, and the water looked terrifying. It was unfamiliar and strange in its ways. The girl didn't swear by anything that she didn't like, and the cold and wet pool in front of her was distrustful in her eyes. Its moves were unexpected and held no constant that she could memorize. She felt a nudge on her shoulder, and looked up to see what had shaken her from her thoughts. Her mother was standing beside her, looking down at the girl with a severe expression forming in her eyes.
" What?", the girl asked.
" What are you doing just standing there? Get in the water and swim. Stop wasting time. " The girl was confused, and angry at her mother's words.
" But i don't know how to swim ", she said.
" All you have to know is to never stop moving. " This made sense to the girl, in a way she did not yet understand, but she had to ask;
" What happens if i stop moving? ", she inquired, her curiosity outweighing her horror.
" You'll drown... and you'll die ", the mother replied.