from the palace and headed far out. He swam and swam fast. He stopped in the middle of the ocean and waited for a ship to pass by. He waited and waited but no big ship passed by. When he was about to turn his back and look for the other flying fishes, he saw a small yacht approaching him from his right. He swam still and waited for the yacht to reach him. And when it passed in front of him, Raffy saw the most beautiful girl, a girl far more beautiful than all the beautiful mermaids and all the beautiful ladies he had seen on big ships. He swam still in the sea just looking at her beautiful face, her beautiful eyes, her cute pointed little nose, and her