The story begins with the discovery of a corpse on a beach near a village. Children play with the corpse until adults of the village discover its existence and decide to give the body a proper burial. As the villagers clean the body in preparation the towns people discover the hidden beauty the body possesses that was hiding beneath all the seaweed. They quickly become entranced starting with the women of the village who wish the man had been a villager and admire his handsomeness and stature. They dress him up and attach relics to him as if he were actually a member of the the village at one time. This annoys the men but upon arriving to take the body they too fall under some sort of spell attached to this man's appearance. The whole village turns out for the man's funeral and send him off as if he was one of the most important people to have ever set foot in the town. Shortly after they realize the man may return and begin preparing by decorating their town with elaborate colors.
Why did the village act so strangely upon discovering the man's good looks?
Was this man the beauty the town was missing?
Was the town lacking something to believe in and did the man supply them with this?
Was this magic?
What was the man's name?
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