“Where to, Captain?”
“We will cross the Ocean Sea on a voyage of great discovery.”
“You’re mad!”
“We’ll all die!”
“Why do such a fool thing?”
“To bring new lands to our King!
“What?”
“To bring new souls to God!”
“Are you kidding?
“To bring back gold!”
Aye aye, Captain!
Alexander Key is a high school teacher whenever the moon and stars align perfectly.
An exciting adventure and a political statement about imperialism all in fifty words!
Any nautical story with the word ‘captain’ in it gets my vote. Well done!