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The Sea Fairies

CHAPTER 20
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He has never sent in a bill, so I think he must be terribly ashamed of himself." "You're lucky, sir, to have escaped so easy," said Cap'n Bill.

"But you seem pretty well now." "Yes, I'm more careful of what I eat," replied the Sea Serpent.

"But I was saying when Trot interrupted me, that you all belong to me, because I have saved your lives.

By the law of the ocean, you must obey me in everything." The sailor scowled a little at hearing this, but Trot laughed and said, "The law of the ocean isn't OUR law, 'cause we live on land." "Just now you are living in the ocean," declared Anko, "and as long as you live here, you must obey my commands." "What are your commands ?" inquired the child.
"Ah, that's the point I was coming to," returned the King with his comical smile.

"The ocean is a beautiful place, and we who belong here love it dearly.


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