Family Folklore

By Alex Wilkinson

“Daddy, look there’s a dolphin!” the little boy said, “and the sea man on it!” Hurray take a picture!

The sea man, a great legend, let me tell you this heroic and wonderful legend. It is believed his name is Curtis. It is said that a baby was thrown into the sea when it was little, because its parents didn’t want it. He surprising survived; a family of dolphins took him in. Taught him to breathe underwater for minutes at a time and to swim at super fast speeds.

As the little boy grew into a man, he was almost like a merman, but not so, he didn’t have any fins. He could breathe underwater for 10 minutes at a time, swim just as fast as the dolphins. Little did he know, he was being trained to overthrow the Great but now evil King Titan.

King Titan was once a great ruler, but he had evil friends all around him and they turned him into the most evil ruler that has ever ruled the oceans. King Titan was forcing all poor fish out of Atlantis and terrorizing all the fish. They had to pay a fine, just to swim on the high stream. They had to pay him sand dollars. Which are very hard to find, the fish couldn’t even swim freely, which was what they were meant to do.
The dolphins were planning a revolution against the king and Curtis came at just the right time. He was strong enough to overthrow the king, had the intelligence to lead a revolution, he had wit, and had hands and feet. King Titan was a merman, so he could punch of hit any fish that came near him.

When Curtis was 21, he was informed on the purpose of his life. To overthrow King Titan and restore peace to the ocean. He started training hard, lifting coral shells, swimming as fast as he could, and tactically planning his attack.

Then the day came, he and almost he rest of the ocean started swimming for Atlantis. He rode on top of a dolphin so he wouldn’t be tired. They swam very slowly, so that the king’s radars couldn’t sense them coming. They had snuck all around the city and hid. They saw all the fish the king had imprisoned and made slaves. They got the slaves attention and the slaves were on board with the plan. When the signal was given the revolutionists and Curtis rushed into the city like water going into a cup. They had completely taken over the city and were heading for the palace.

When a HUGE group of the king’s soldiers showed up to stop them, they were the biggest, baddest sea creatures in the ocean. They had tattoos the size of Curtis. They had weapons that could destroy anything in there path.
But one thing they didn’t consider was Curtis. Their fish tazers did not work on him, all their weapons were like ineffective on him and he just soared right through them. Of course he was near the last one left of his army, he gathered the remaining men and they marched into the palace.

There were guards everywhere, and he was the last man left when he reached the King Titan’s quarters. As soon as he walked in, King Titan used his Triden and shot Curtis. This was the only weapon that could hurt Curtis, but it only left a little cut. He just ran up to King Titan, diving, jump, avoiding the rays.

Once he got to King Titan, he wrestled with him for what seemed like forever, but he finally overthrew King Titan. He grabbed the Triden, and destroyed King Titan. Then he rode through the whole ocean exclaiming his victory, showing them the King’s Triden. All the fish and inhabitants of the ocean voted and elected him the new king of the ocean. He lives in the palace, but now the palace has a whole section for dolphins, for he wanted them to live with him.
It is said that King Titan can be seen from the shores of various beaches, riding his dolphin friends. They say he wears a crown that is five stories high and can swim so fast, you can’t even see him. So, next time you’re on the beach, look for a man riding a dolphin that is muscular, and wearing a five story high crown. If you see him, then you’ve seen the Sea Man, and pass this story on.