On Wednesday, after a gloomy sunrise, a girl named Hazel Rose was visiting the Clyde Dam with her family. The dam was newly made, and it was fun to explore. In her family there were just the three of them. Her dad, Sam, was a baker in Clyde, and her mum, Sally, loved adventures. Sam and Sally decided to head to the new café entrance to grab some lunch while Hazel went to the toilet upstairs. She called out to her dad, Sam, "I won’t be long. I’ll catch up with you. I won’t be long." As Hazel walks back to the downstairs café, she notices a red flashing button at the top of the stairs, making an awful lot of noise.

She starts to worry. This sounds like an emergency, she hesitates, as she thinks to herself. KABOOM! The dam shakes. One loud, angry monster voice echoes from the bottom floor. "Who dares take my favourite spot to make my home?" Hazel runs hurriedly to find her parents, who were also running towards her. They held each other while the monster kept breaking the walls of the dam, making concrete pieces fall around them and into the water. They have to escape to survive. The Clyde manager, Mr Thomas Tank, tells them and lots of others to follow him quickly to a safe escape tunnel.

All the people rush to follow Mr Tank and run through the tunnel until they see a light at the end, reaching far from the monster and safe again on the opposite side of the dam. From their safe spot, they could see the great monster continuing to destroy the new dam until it was unrecognisable. Mr Thomas Tank let out a sigh and said, "I’ve heard about these creatures, but this is the first time I’ve ever seen one. There is a myth that a long time ago these Central Otago waters belonged first to ancient beaver monsters who built original natural dams for their families. Like the moas, many were killed. Humans came in and started building in their waters.

The giant monster beavers tried to fight them, and a war started between them about who owned the waters. This monster is one of the last remaining descendents of these ancient beavers, and he still remembers losing his home and family. He is angry at us." Hazel asked, "What can we do to make this monster feel better and not always want to take revenge on us humans for what happened long ago?" Mr Tank remembered that the myth of the giant beaver had a weakness—a love for beautiful music. He asked the group, "Can anyone sing? This will calm him and make him see we can share the waters and want to help him." Suddenly Hazel sprinted to the monster.

When Hazel got there, she sang a song like this... Midnight lake, so calm and deep. Ancient waters, yours to keep. We took your home without a word. We should have stopped, we should have heard. Please forgive the things we've done. Together now, we'll live as one. We'll share these waters, clear and wide. With you beside us, side by side. No more anger, no more pain. Let peace and kindness rule again. Guardian of this treasured land, Together we'll protect your land. When she was finished, she realized that all of the people were around her, but Hazel did not care.

The monster slowly dropped to one knee and said, "I will leave your home, but you can not build another dam." We said yes and that we will care for his waters and not stop them flowing. The people all agreed as the monster silently disappeared into the flowing river.