How the Whale Got His Throat
Last Modified: 05/10/2018
A whale gets tricked by a clever fish to eat a sailor who leaves his boat in its throat.
- 1There once lived a very large whale.
- 2This whale was always very hungry.
- 3He liked eating fish.
- 4He ate, and ate, and ate until there was only one fish left in the sea.
- 5This fish was very clever.
- 6He hid behind the whale's ear and said in a soft voice, "Have you ever eaten a man?"
- 7"No, I haven't," the whale answered.
- 8"You should try one," the fish suggested. "I'm sure you'll enjoy it."
- 9"Where can I find a man?" the whale asked.
- 10"There's one sitting alone on a boat," the fish answered.
- 11"He's a sailor. His ship sank and he lives on an island."
- 12"Follow me, I'll take you to it."
- 13The fish swam away and the whale followed it.
- 14Soon, they came to an island.
- 15"Can you see the man?" the fish asked. "He's sitting in his boat."
- 16"Yes, I can see him," the whale said.
- 17As quickly as he could, the whale swam toward the man in his boat.
- 18He opened his big mouth, and swallowed the man, and his boat.
- 19When the man found himself inside the whale, he was very angry.
- 20He jumped up, and down, and shouted for the whale to let him go.
- 21He ran around, and around inside the whale. He was very upset.
- 22All these movements made the whale hiccup.
- 23The small fish saw all of this.
- 24He said to the whale, "Go ahead and let the man out."
- 25The whale agreed and shouted to the sailor, "Come out! You are making me uncomfortable!"
- 26"I will come out," said the sailor, "but you have to take me back home to my island."
- 27"Agreed," answered the whale. "I will take you home now."
- 28The whale got to the island very quickly.
- 29He opened his mouth to let the sailor out.
- 30The sailor didn't want the whale to eat people anymore.
- 31As he was about to run out of the whale,...
- 32...the sailor made holes in his boat to make a grate.
- 33The grate got stuck in the whale's throat.
- 34He left his boat and ran out of the whale's mouth.
- 35The whale now had the grate stuck in his throat.
- 36He tried everything to get it out, but he could not.
- 37From then on, he could not swallow anything large.
- 38This is why whales never eat people, not even small boys and girls.
- 39They can eat only very small fish
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