"there's a thief." the Captain announced. The crew looked around suspiciously, they where going to share the gold when they got home but someone had already stolen half of it. "When I find who tried to steal our gold ill throw them overboard!" the captain yelled. The captain went below deck to search everyone's rooms. It didn't take long for him to find the gold hidden in Joe's room. "your plan has been foiled!" the captain triumphantly shouted at Joe. It was tradition to execute prisoners at noon so they tied Joe to a chair and waited until the next day. At 11 the captain asked Joe what he wanted his last meal to be. The ship only had potatoes and carrots so it wasn't an exiting choice, but Joe said something surprising. "A plank of wood." The captain was confused by Joe response. "Are you sure?" the captain asked. "Yes" Joe replied looking completely serious. The captain brought a plank of wood and the rest of the crew to watch. Everyone was surprised when he took the first bite of the plank. It was slow but Joe managed to eat the entire plank. "It's finally time" the captain said. "But it isn't twelve" Joe said, looking confident. The captain checked and saw that it was already almost 1. "We will have to toss you tomorrow" the captain said. The next day the captain came in five minuets before 12 to see Joe. "You forgot my last meal" Joe said. The captain realized that he wouldn't have time to execute him today and brought another plank to Joe. The next day the captain gave Joe his plank at 9. The captain looked happy to finally be done when Joe finished eating but then realized that it was five minutes past 12 already. The next day they reached the shore. The captain realized that they would have to release Joe when their ship was inspected. As soon as he did Joe started walking off the ship while laughing. They never saw Joe again. Now in honor of Joe's escape, whenever they execute someone they make them walk off a plank.
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Nikolova
10/15/2018 01:53:36 pm
This is an awesome and creative story! Good job!
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