Will Captain Ahab find Moby Dick?

Mariam
Hello again, I’m Mariam. Let’s continue our exciting seafaring adventure about a ship’s captain and his determined pursuit for vengeance on a whale that ate his leg.

Some of the crew fear bad things are going to happen but they can’t make Captain Ahab see sense and consider killing him to end his mad quest. But finally, Ahab spots Moby Dick and sees red. A chase begins. Ishmael and the rest of the crew spend three days trying to catch the whale.

They can see that it is going to be a difficult job but nevertheless, they go out in small boats to try and harpoon the creature, but each one is wrecked and the men are thrown into the water.

The remaining crew desperately want to return home, but they can’t see eye to eye with the captain - and then, it’s too late. On the third day, the whale attacks the Pequod - he hits the ship full on, smashing it to pieces and it sinks, taking everyone on board with it down into the deep waters of the ocean. There is just one survivor - Ishmael. Amazingly, he survives by clinging to the wooden coffin that was made for Queequeg - an object made for death, saving his life. He sits alone on the floating coffin waiting to see if he’ll be rescued.

What a mad adventure - but not a very happy one, except for Moby Dick who managed to escape being caught. Well I hope you enjoyed that story and I hope you’ll join me again for another one very soon. Bye for now.