In its equine form the kelpie is able to extend the length of its back to carry many riders together into the depths, a common theme in the tales is of several children clambering onto the creature's back while one remains on the shore.
"A short while before landing on the shore [at Lesbos], I was able to start moving my leg again, and bit by bit I was able to move it fully," he says.
For hours, those on the boats monitor the net, while those on the shore pace back and forth, or sit on the back of the truck for a cigarette.
We're getting hot just looking at the photograph of Rihanna staring seductively at the camera while sitting on the shore in Rio de Janeiro.
I listened to Quiet is the New Loud on repeat while reading Kafka on the Shore and it was a lovely background to the words.
While we sat on the shore eating our lunch we watched the otter tucking into a butterfish with the same enthusiasm – and completely oblivious to our presence.
We often cannot imagine, while reading "Kafka on the Shore," what will come next, and our suspicion — reinforced by Murakami's comments in interviews, such as the one in last summer's Paris Review — is that the author did not always know, either.
"I miss my mother while walking alone on the shore.
Horses gallop along the black sand, through crashing waves, while villagers play football on the shore.
Those who had not, sat at the back, raising the likelihood that they would be arrested while waiting their turn on the shore.
