Half Full by Maria Scrivan for June 01, 2019
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BrookFan
A seaman meets a pirate in a bar, and talk turns to their adventures on the sea.The seaman notes that the pirate has a peg-leg, a hook, and an eye patch. The seaman asks,how did you end up with the peg-leg?" The pirate replies, "We were in a storm at sea, andI was swept overboard into a school of sharks. Just as my men were pulling me out, a sharkbit my leg off." “Wow!” said the seaman. “What about your hook”? “Well”, replied the pirate,“We were boarding an enemy ship and were battling the other sailors with swords. One of theenemy cut my hand off." “Incredible!” remarked the seaman. “How did you get the eye patch”?“A seagull pooped in me eye,” replied the pirate. How could You loose your eye to a seagulldropping?,the sailor asked. “Well,” said the pirate, “it was my first day with my hook”