Once upon a time, there was a whale in the sea, and he

ate fish...

The whale eats so many fish that, eventually, only one

very small fish remains in the sea. It is a Stute Fish.

If I swim behind his ear, he can't catch me

and he can't eat me!

The whale stands up on his tail:

I'm hungry!

Noble Cetacean, d-d-do you like the taste of

man?
I don't know. What does man taste like?

Very nice, but a bit lumpy.

Mmm... Well, go on! Find me some men to
eat!
One man is enough. I can tell you where you
can find a man. You must swim to latitude
Fifty North, longitude Forty West and there
you can find… a ship-wrecked mariner on a
raft in the middle of the sea. He is wearing
blue trousers and suspenders.
So, Whale swims and swims as fast as possible across
the sea, and when he finds the mariner, he opens his
enormous mouth and eats him... and the raft too!
But the mariner is very clever. When he realizes where
he is, he says:

No whale can eat me! I'll show him!

... and he starts to jump ...

Take that!

... and thump ...

And that!

... and dance a jig on Whale's ribs!

That will teach you!

Poor Whale is very unhappy. He feels ill.

 This man is certainly very lumpy, hic! ... and
now I've got a stomach ache, hic! hic! ... What
can I hic... do, Stute Fish?
I'll ask him to come out.

Come out, Man! Please! Whale's got hiccups!

He feels ill!
No! You must take me home to England, then
I'll come out.

Whale and Stute Fish decide to take the mariner home

as fast as possible. But when they arrive, the mariner
has a surprise for Whale.

Listen Whale! I used my suspenders and raft ...

... to make a grate for your throat. Now you can

never eat men again!

Whale is very angry. He coughs and coughs, but the

grate doesn't move.

Cough! Cough!

Goodbye, Whale! Don't be angry! You can still

eat small fish!
That man was too lumpy anyway! Maybe
small fish taste nicer...
I think it's time to hide!