一身海草的人
一身海草的人 (第2/3页)
ler,whomnoshipcaptainwaseverwillingtosignon.
"Listen,"saidourcaptain,"howwouldyouliketosailwithme?"
"Idliketoverymuch."
"Comeaboard,then."
"SoSamphireStarboardwasthefirsttoembark.Afterthat,othersailorstookheartandboardedtheship.
Oncehewasontheship,SamphireStarboarddidnothingbutstandaroundalldaylongwithhishandsinhispocketsanddreamaboutthetavernshehadleftbehind.Theothersailorscursedhimbecausetherewasnoknowingwhenthevoyagewouldend,provisionswerescarce,andhedidnothingtoearnhiskeep.Thecaptaindecidedtogetridofhim."Seethatlittleisland?"heasked,pointingtoanisolatedreefinthemiddleofthesea."Getintoarowboatandgoexploreit.Wellbecruisingrightaroundhere."
SamphireStarboardsteppedintotherowboat,andtheshipsailedawayatfullspeed,leavinghimstrandedinthemiddleofthesea.Heapproachedthereef,spiedacave,andwentin.Tiedupinsidewasaverybeautifulmaiden,whowasnoneotherthanthekingsdaughter.
"Howdidyoumanagetofindme?"sheasked.
"Iwasfishingforoctopi,"explainedSamphire.
"Iwaskidnappedbyahugeoctopus,whoseprisonerInowam,"saidthekingsdaughter."Fleebeforeitreturns.Butnotethatforthreehoursadayitchangesintoaredmulletandcanbecaught.Butyourhavetokillthemulletatonce,oritwillchangeintoaseagullandflyaway."
SamphireStarboardhidhisboatandwaitedoutofsightonthereef.Fromtheseaemergedtheoctopus,whichwassolargethatitcouldreachcleararoundtheislandwithitstentacles.Allitssuckersshook,havingsmelledamanonthereef.Butthehourarrivedwhenithadtochangeintoafish,andsuddenlyitbecamearedmulletanddisappearedintothesea.SamphireStarboardloweredfishingnetsandpulledthembackupfullofgurnard,sturgeon,anddentex.Thelasthaulproducedtheredmullet,shakinglikealeaf.Samphireraisedhisoartokillit,butinsteadoftheredmullethestrucktheseagullflyingoutofthenetandbrokeitswing.Thegullthenchangedbackintoanoctopus,whosewoundedtentaclesspurteddarkredblood.Samphirewasuponitinstantlyandbeatittodeathwiththeoar.Thekingsdaughtergavehimadiamondringasatokenofthegratitudeshewouldalwaysfeeltowardhim.
"ComeandIlltakeyoutoyourfather,"hesaid,showingherintohisboat.Buttheboatwastinyandtheywereoutinthemiddleofthesea.Afterrowingandrowingtheyspiedashipinthedistance.Samphiresignaledtoitwithanoardrapedwiththekingsdaughtersgown.Theshipspottedthemandtookthemaboard.ItwasthesameshipthathadearlierdischargedandabandonedSamphire.Seeinghimbackwiththekingsdaughter,thecaptainsaid,"PoorSamphireStarboard!Herewethoughtyouwerelostandnow,afterlookingalloverforyou,weseeyoureturnwiththekingsdaughter!Thatcallsforarealcelebration!"ToSamphireStarboard,whodnottouchedadropofwineformonthsonend,thatse
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