silly story #3 - Stephen and the Whale

[grace_poppy]

Title:  Stephen and the Whale (from Stephen Sails the Seas: Stories for Children)
Authors: des_pudels_kern and grace_poppy
Characters:  Stephen, a whale, shrimps, fishes, orcas, Jack
Rating:  G

Stephen and the Whale

The sleepy great whale loved tiny shrimps.  He loved to eat them.  One day, the sleepy great whale saw a big big crowd of his favorite

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[ozfille]

Are there any plans for stories of terrestrial animals becoming besotted with The Stephen Maturin? Rambunctious wombats rampaging through the bush chasing him or an adoring aardvark aiming to cuddle up in his lap or perhaps a sloth wishing to swing from his neck.

[grace_poppy]

Awwwwww... Well, no, I don't think so. I think they've been pretty much covered by canon and fanfic already. But who knows?

[tootsiemuppet]

Shrimps were remarkably stoic creatures, and even being devoured by a whale was something they simply shrugged of.

"I hope everybody knows they are distant cousins."
AHAHAHA oh dear *wipes away a tear* AHAHA

Well, maybe a part of him had. A small part. Tiny. Virtually non-existing.
XD I like the image of that.

he quite sensibly sank like a stone
I love these stories. XD

He was gratified to note, however, that Stephen Maturin shared his reluctance to part.

Awww, so sweet!
I'm glad one of these stories has a happy ending. ^__^

[grace_poppy]

Heehee, yay! Thanks!

dpk will be pleased. Most of those were her contributions. Hee, we do have fun.

[grace_poppy]

Stephen Maturin (might whatever deity looked after humans bless his worldly innocent mind)

Heehee! Aww, bless him. I don't think I told you, dpk, how cute that was!

[sidlj]

rise up from the foam on a scallop shell

Wouldn't that be a sight? Dangling his wig in one hand to preserve his maidenly modesty...

;-)

[grace_poppy]

Haha! That would be it exactly.