When Doris was a Mermaid 103

about the storm
that had frightened
us, though it was
dark in the deep
water. But there
must have been
wrecks, for we had
golden cups to
drink from and
rings upon our
fingers, and we used
to play with gold
and silver coins.
And once a storm
passed over and we
found a little baby
floating in a sort of
box on the waves.
We wanted to keep
it, but it would have
died if we had
taken it down to
our own place, and
so we swam to the