On
Captain Jack Sparrow's most recent expedition at sea, he let his pet monkey named Aboo tag along to tell jokes, do magic tricks, and cuddle with him at night before he went to bed. After setting sail at Athens, Greece, they headed towards
New Orleans, Louisiana for a
Mardi Gras parade. They had heard about a dessert called
King Cake that was in abundance during this
Mardi Gras holiday, so they organized a trip just to try this famous pastry! Captain Sparrow and his crew knew this trip would be a long one, but they did not know exactly how long. They miscalculated the amount of food and supplies they would need to survive their journey to Louisiana. After two long weeks, the food supply was dwindling quickly, and Aboo was catching the eyes of some hungry crewmembers. Sparrow reassured Aboo not to worry, but that did not keep him from losing sleep at night. The next afternoon they could spot the port to New Orleans, but a horrifying one hundred and fifty foot wave flooded over Captain Sparrow's ship. After being tossed around and flipped upside down, Captain Sparrow's ship was destroyed, leaving Sparrow and his crew to swim to the shore. Surprisingly, the monkey had survived the storm. A dolphin witnessed this tragic incident and caught a glimpse of the monkey struggling to keep himself afloat. This dolphin had recently lost her husband and child, and seized this opportunity to find someone else to care for. Instead of helping the monkey back to shore, the dolphin kept the monkey for herself. She taught him how to hold his breathe for long periods of time, how to catch fish with his teeth, and many other dolphin useful skills. He became the furriest dolphin that ever did live in the sea!
Author's Note:
I decided to give names to the character, so I chose
Captain Jack Sparrow for the sailor and Aboo for the monkey. I'm from
Louisiana, so I decided to add that as a reason for traveling to
Louisiana. Also, I did not like the sad ending of the monkey dying, so I changed it up a bit. The dolphin takes the monkey in as a child, and takes care of it, conforming the monkey to the ways of the dolphins!
Here is the original story:
The Monkey and the Dolphin
Laughing Dolphin by Naotake Murayama
Marissa-
ReplyDeleteI had never heard of the story "The Monkey and the Dolphin" before. I was curious, so I went to your link and read the original story. While the monkey did lie in Aesop's original fable, I felt like the dolphin kind of set him up. So i must eagerly admit that I enjoyed your version of the story much better. As I've seen from reading other classmates' posts, we all seem to integrate some part of our personal lives to enhance our storytelling. I like that you included your home of Louisiana. Great story!
What a great retelling of the story! I really enjoyed how you took a modern twist of a movie popular today and changed the ending of the story in such a twist. It's cool to see because a dolphin and a monkey are such different animals so seeing them come together and live in the water is interesting. I love that incorporated your home and pieces of who you are, it always gives a great twist on all the stories. You can tell things about someone based on the stories they pick and the way they retell them. Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteHey Marissa, I though that your twists in the story were certainly for the better - especially because you saved the little monkey! I thought that it was also fun that you gave your characters such well known names. It really gave the story a little something extra with that added imagery! Great story and I hope to get to read more of your writing throughout the semester!
ReplyDeleteMarissa I really enjoyed the twist and turns of this story. There were so many different trials the characters had to endure before they could achieve a happy ending. I am also loving the fact that you turned a sad ending into a happy one for everyone (as I did in my story). I am all about happy endings and really enjoyed that this was a family situation as well.
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