A Big Flood (A Folktale about the origins of the Ami tribe in Taiwan)

Suddenly Sura noticed what was happening. "Oh! A big flood! Hurry up Nakaw, and get into this mortar." "But elder brother, the mortar is made of stone. It will sink at once." "Don't worry. Because it is made in form of a ship it will not sink" No sooner had Sura and Nakaw stepped on the stone mortar than they were adrift.