Tatlow The Sailor - Part Twenty-Five by J.M.Okano

     Saskia was chased by eight sharks that wanted to eat her.
     "Oh, where are you, Tatlow, when I need you?"  she wailed.
     Sometimes it takes a long time before men come along when you need them, and Tatlow didn't come.  The sharks chased her for a long time and it was very frightening.
     Right then, five mermen appeared, singing,
     "We are your friends
     We will help you
     Come to our palace
     We need your help, too!"
     They frightened away the sharks with their tridents, and showed the way to the palace.
     "How do mortals make rice pudding?"  they asked once they had reached the palace gates.  "Can you show us?"
     "Yes," she said.  "I certainly can!"
                                                                                   TO BE CONTINUED