statements from all the ship passengers looking down on the once high and mighty merman Raffy.

           Raffy could see the sadness from the eyes of his ten mermen friends and the amusement from all the ship passengers. Not knowing what to do, Raffy submerged, dove and swam down as fast as he could. He swam and swam deeper into the sea. He swam and swam until there was no more to swim to. Raffy hit the bottom of the sea. "Ouch!" Raffy just said, shook his head, and laughed so hard. He laughed and laughed until tears flowed rapidly down his eyes. He cried and cried aloud until he could cry no more. Lying on the bottom of the deepest sea, Raffy looked up from where he used to be at the top of the sea, at the top of all mermen from their kingdom. Raffy screamed. He screamed and screamed until he could scream no more. He lay on the sea bottom and closed his eyes.