THE STORMY FOLLY OF JACKDAW AND BROLLY
They headed out onto the Great Salt Sea that day, as that was what they did to make ends meet. The weather looked as if it would soon turn sour and Jackdaw grew skittish at the thought of a sea storm. The unhurried bear paid no heed to the ever tizzying bird and they soon found themselves in roiling storm laden waters. Brolly had caught something on his line and slowly proceeded to bring it in. Jackdaw felt quite on the pother and gave serious thought to flying off and leaving his friend. What could have been worse? He thought of the old sailor tales of the ‘Beast of the Salt Sea’ who they said caused the sea to boil before his appearance and to swallow weary sailors whole. Unbeknownst to them, from the deep, inky depths a great behemoth, a great beast of a fish arose with its wide maw open, looking to swallow the hapless, unknowing pair.
