Show AN extravagant STORY STOR Y an fn n the year the sh ship of was on the coast of japan after the s sperm erm whales she had bad been unusually buce successful and was nearly full when one day two of her boats being out the headmost boat struck a very large female whale which having at the ti time a young one in in company was unusual unusually lv fierce upon ling being wounded before they could starn all she raised her tail with a tremendous blow stove the boat i in n tut pieces ieves killing or wounding every one on board but one sailor who on finding himself in the element seized upon an oar for his support until antil he could be picked up by another boat the whale had haa not done all the injury she intended for upon looking round and spying jack upon his frail support she made towards him with wath open jaws and swallowed him oar and all for a few moments jack utterly confounded but having recovered began to think how he should extricate himself from his unpleasant situation the entrance to the abyss looked too well defended b by y a row of teeth for him to make his exit that way whilst the il monster onster was in her element and not having jonass journal that he might do as his predecessor had done before him he well nigh gave up to despair 3 but 64 nil despe 1 is 6 jacks motto he at last bethought himself of the only remedy which was in his power and taking out his jackknife jack knife ne cut cat a hole near the tail odthe of the monster and putting his our oar through happily I sculled her ashor e after she rhe was dead he made his way through the same aperture by which lie be entered was picked up by by another vessel homeward bound boand and was on the wharf ti t meet his old shipmates on their return and received his share of the oil if you never let a child read an extravagant story how shall he learn the meaning of the term and how then learn to Be separate parate between truth and fiction |