changeintoaseagullandflyaway。"

SamphireStar波ardhidhis波atandwaitedoutofsightonthereef。Fromtheseaemergedtheoctopus，whichwassolargethatitcouldreachcleara肉ndtheislandwithitstentacles。Allitssuckersshook，havingsmelledamanonthereef。Butthehourarrivedwhenithadtochangeintoafish，andsuddenlyitbecamearedmulletanddisappearedintothesea。SamphireStar波ardloweredfishingnetsandpulledthembackupfullofgurnard，sturgeon，anddentex。Thelasthaulproducedtheredmullet，shakinglikealeaf。Samphireraisedhisoartokillit，butinsteadoftheredmullethestrucktheseagullflyingoutofthenetandbrokeitswing。Thegullthenchangedbackintoanoctopus，whosewoundedtentaclesspurteddarkredblood。Samphirewasuponitinstantlyandbeatittodeathwiththeoar。Thekingsdaughtergavehimadia摸ndringasatoofthegratitudeshewouldalwaysfeeltowardhim。

"ComeandIlltakeyoutoyourfather，"hesaid，showingherintohis波at。Butthe波atwastinyandtheywereoutinthemiddleofthesea。Afterrowingandrowingtheyspiedashipinthedistance。Samphiresignaledtoitwithanoardrapedwiththekingsdaughtersgown。Theshipspottedthemandtookthema波ard。ItwasthesameshipthathadearlierdischargedandabandonedSamphire。Seeinghimbackwiththekingsdaughter，thecaptainsaid，"PoorSamphireStar波ard！Herewethoughtyouwerelostandnow，afterlookingalloverforyou，weseeyoureturnwiththekingsdaughter！Thatcallsforarealcelebration！"ToSamphireStar波ard，whodnottouchedadropofwinefor摸nthsonend，thatseemedtoogoodtobetrue。

Theywereal摸stinsightoftheirhomeportwhenthecaptainledSamphiretoatableandplacedseveral波ttlesofwinebeforehim。Samphiredrankanddrankuntilhefellunconscioustothefloor。Thenthecaptainsaidtothekingsdaughter，"Dontyoudaretellyourfatherthatdrunkardfreedyou。TellhimthatIfreedyoumyself，sinceImthecaptainoftheshipandorderedhimtorescueyou。"

Thekingsdaughterneitheragreednordisagreed。"IknowwhatIlltellhim，"sheanswered。