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Chapter 5: The Wolf and the Crane
Jack had been pigging out on some yummy food in a tavern in Tortuga. He was smacking his lips and making various other sounds that showed just how much he loved his meal, when he got a small bone stuck in his throat, and couldn't swallow it.
"Ack!" he sputtered, for it hurt something terrible. He ran through the tavern, back and forth, knocking over various things in the process. When he was beginning to get evil glares, he began to run up and down the streets of Tortuga, groaning and seeking for something to relieve his pain.
Every time he saw a person, he began to run up to ask them to remove the terrible bone in his throat, but they ran away from what they thought was a wild, mad man.
Finally, he stumbled upon someone he knew.
"Scarlet!" he gasped, and then flinched as she smacked him across the face. "Darling! Just take this nasty bone out of my throat- I'll give you anything!"
She sniffed, and finally agreed to it. She told him to lie on his side and open his mouth as wide as he could. Then, she stuck her long arm down his throat, and removed the bone.
"Now," she said. "Where's that reward you promised me?"
Jack grinned, showing gold-capped teeth. "Be content, luv," he said. "You've put your hand inside a Sparrow's beak, and removed it in one piece. That ought ta be reward enough for ya."
She glared at him, and slapped him across the face again, before stalking off, waggling her hips around as she walked.
Gratitude and greed go not together. (Whatever that means! O.o)