Boat Trip
It’s time for Friday Fictioneers again – the weekly 100 word photo prompt hosted by Rochelle! This week’s photo comes to us courtesy of Jan Wayne Fields. You can view other entries here. Why not have a go, it’s fun!
Photo copyright Jan Wayne Fields
The little boat tossed on the choppy waters of the bay as the old man demonstrated a simple reef knot to his grandson. The young lad watched entranced as the old man’s gnarled fingers once again worked their magic.
Scant yards away the shark, lost and hungry after a long journey through unknown waters, tracked the large beast. It had broken such beasts before. Hard and tasteless on the outside, it knew that these beasts always contained tasty morsels of flesh within. It had only to break the shell.
The shark altered its course towards the boat and increased speed.
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Behind this story there is the sound of the music from Jaws…So what happened next? Need a bigger boat?
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I’m waiting for someone to claim that no shark could smash that boat – I’m ready with the “Jaws Defence”!
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I’m hearing that same music but although it sounds like the “Jaws” script, it’s well-written.
janet
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Thanks!
Funnily enough I didn’t think “Jaws” until after I’d posted it and I was thinking, “Could a shark really damage that boat – well, it did in Jaws. Uh-oh.”
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And we all know “Jaws” is true, right? 🙂
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Absolutely! Best nature documentary I ever watched 🙂
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Oh, I loved the turnaround in this, the man and child as catch of the day, lol 🙂
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Thanks! In the words of Qui-Gon Jinn from “The Phantom Menace”, “There’s always a bigger fish” 🙂
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The old man and the sea … with grandson?
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Yep. And shark 🙂
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“We’re going to need a bigger boat.” This is just chilling. Darkly funny too, with the boat being like candy to the shark. Crunchy on the outside and a chewy middle!
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That’s the best sort of treat 🙂
Glad you enjoyed it!
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I assumed the shark might had met his match with the old fisherman. It’s possible.
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You never know what he might have hidden in that boat, anti-shark-wise.
Like an oxygen cylinder and a gun perhaps, ahem 😉
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Awesome!
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Thanks, glad you enjoyed it!
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Dear Draliman,
You took a bite out of story telling this week. I would think the boat would be hard to digest…loved the “morsels within the hard shell” like someone cracking the shell of a lobster to get to the sweet flesh.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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I’m glad you liked it 🙂
I’m thinking the shark will probably spit the boat out and enjoy the humans within. It sounds like he’s done it before so he know what he’s doing!
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Interesting to read the point of view of the shark…well done!
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I thought it might work quite well to split it into two points of view.
Thanks!
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I can hear that music starting to play…
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Possibly the most recognisable music in the world!
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Great description of the meal as seen through the shark’s eyes. And mouth. Hopefully, those gnarly fingers can ensure the shark’s demise.
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Thanks!
It does sound like the old chap has pretty much seen everything by now. I’m sure a hungry shark will pose no problem 🙂
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Dear Draliman,
I kept waiting for the reef knot to come back into play. Guess it’s curtains for the two of them.
Aloha,
Doug
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Maybe granddad is going to do something clever with knots to incapacitate the shark.
You’re probably right, though!
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Nice one!
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Thanks!
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