Once upon a time a thresher shark and a brown booby were feeding in peace and harmony on a shoal of fish. Then the shark decided to take a closer look at the booby…
So he swam right up to him and they came face to face. They stared each other in the eyes until at last it dawned on the booby that evil was lurking close by…
“Oh shit!” thought the booby and beat a hasty retreat. The big, bad shark lunged forwards and almost managed to grab the frightened booby by its tail.
With desperate flapping of his wings the booby managed to escape by a feather’s breadth – not a second too soon.
After its successful and
timely escape, the booby circled around to have a good look at its adversary –
no doubt giving him the bird…
… and unbelievably, it landed right next to the shark again! Looking at the size of the shark, one has to wonder if tempting fate a second time really is a good idea? Maybe that’s how the booby got its name!
And they all lived happily ever after… (Maybe! Depending on just how hungry the big, bad shark was...)