Coming to swallow everything in it' s path , rushing into whatever is capable of containing it , the villagers are at their wits end.
Their efforts to secure their "precious valuables" are short yet stern , but their committment is unwavering. Absolute heroes. Anyone , would marvel at such heroism for such an obscure act until..... those "precious valuables" are exposed and highlighted alongside ; their "precious" allegiance woven with an unbreakable committment. The villagers are much more sinkers , than swimmers.
But, there IS a God. A God that DIDN' T send an ark because He DIDN' T send a flood that the villagers could drown in. No , instead He Sent a flood that the villagers can stand in.
But yet and still , the villagers are nothing without that ark.