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

     The Scrounger swam back to the ship and climbed on board, once it had set sail again.  Tatlow had just hung out his washing and gone to eat his lunch when the Scrounger took a look at Tatlow's socks and threw them overboard (into the sea).  He did the same thing with Tatlow's shoes (yes, those were hanging on the washing line, too).  Wasn't he a silly man?  The owner of the shoes and socks noticed this had happened.
     At the next port the authorities escorted the Scrounger off the ship again, because they were very patient and kind in this story.  He didn't get to ride on the cruise ship and have fun like everybody else.

TO BE CONTINUED