The One Who Sinks Ships

Not far from where FeFuFyFa sleeps on a stone, a Lighthouse rises on a gloomy rock over the ocean waters. The Lighthouse Keeper lives here. Every day and night, he lights the lights in his high tower and watches the horizon. Sometimes, he goes down the twisting stairs and heads towards the domain of his friend Chaos. It's a nice place to be silent. You can be quiet at home, too. But being silent when visiting isn't lonely.

The Lighthouse Keeper is very old. He has big ears, a grey mane and the look of a seasoned sailor. But the Lighthouse Keeper isn't a sailor. In his youth, he loved to ride the waves. Sometimes, he would find a board on the shore and use it to slide on the water, entertaining the Young Shrimps from the Coral Reef. And as it got dark, the Lighthouse Keeper always invited the Cutest Shrimp to dance a jig. He had a carefree life.

One day, when the ocean waters were especially turbulent (so that no daredevil could stand on any plank), the Lighthouse Keeper sat on the shore and played "Romantic Storm" on the whalebone for the Cutest Shrimp. He listened to her delights mixed with fears and suddenly jumped up.

Far, far away, almost on the horizon, a beautiful ship was dangling like a driftwood. The waves tossed it up and then abruptly threw it down as if the ocean had decided to play with the vessel that had fallen into its arms. The spectacle was terrifying and mesmerizing. The Cutest Shrimp also noticed the ship. She oohed and ahhed and cried and giggled nervously. The crash was inevitable. The unfortunate vessel was again thrown into the air almost to the heavens and hit the water not far from the Island. The shrimp screamed, and the Lighthouse Keeper grabbed his board and threw himself into the waves without thinking. The ocean circled him, but he didn't give up until he reached the wreckage. The Lighthouse Keeper dived once, dived again, and pulled a coloured overseas bird ashore.

Clearing his throat, the bird introduced himself as Captain Parr and told the heroic story of the "One who sinks ships". Captain Parr told how he fought an invisible monster to the last drop of courage but couldn't save his ship. The Lighthouse Keeper left the Island deep in thought. Returning to the shore, he climbed onto a gloomy rock, collected stones and built a high tower. It took him a long time to erect it. Since then, much water has flowed, both salty and not so salty. But every day and night, the Lighthouse Keeper lights the lights and peers into the horizon. He's waiting for the One who sinks ships.