Selkie

Chapter 1

The sky was filled with heavy grey clouds and Adam Warrington was out on the ocean cacthing fish for his familys seafood shop unfourtuntaly he had not caugt anything except for seaweed and the occasional starfish.

He casted out his fishing net again and this time he felt something in his net trying to wiggle free he quickly realed in the net hoping to find some fish but instead he found a grey seal.

Adam pulled the net onto the beach and turned his back to retrive some sissiors to cut the seal free but when he turned back around the seal was gone and in its place was the figure of a man.

Adam was shocked at first but quickly rembred the folk tales of the selkie people that his great grandfather use to tell him and his brothers when they were little.

"I wish granfather was here to see this,"Adam thought to himself as he began to cut the ropes of the net.

Once the selkie was free he sat up on the beach and looked directly at Adam before standing up and diving back into the icy ocean water.

"So long friend,"Adam said as he waved goodbye to the selkie and packed up his fishing nets.

"Looks like a storm is brewing I better get back,"he spoke as made his way back into town Adam felt like he should tell somone about his experience with the selkie even though his parents or brothers probaly wouldnt belive him.

Luckly he knew some folks who would so he decided to pay the local pub where the towns fishermen would hang out and tell their stories of the sea a visit.

He walked through the doors of the dimly lit pup to see a group of fishermen at the bar deep in coversation Adam quietly slid into an open bar stool and asked for a pint of guinsess before turning twards a burly fishermen.

"Have you ever seen a selke,"he asked.

The fishermans eyes grew wide "yes sonny I have many years ago she was beautiful if only I could have taken her seal skin she would have made a lovely wife,"he replied.

"Thats amazing I just caught one in my fishing net today but It was not a woman it was a man,"Adam wispred trying not to alret the others of his discovery.

"A man eh thats intresting usualy lassies find male selkies they usualy fall in love with them and run off into the sea never to be seen again,"the man spoke.

"Hmmm facanating I didnt know that, my grandfather use to tell me stories about fishermen finding selkie wives he hever told me about women finding selkie husbands,"Adam said.

"Do you think I could find the selkie again I didnt get to ask its name,"Adam questioned as the took a sip of his drink.

"You could you will need alot of luck for that kinda thing but its not impossible,"the man replied. "Thanks,"Adam chirped as he payed for his drink and left the pub he had to find that selkie again for some odd reason he felt drawn to it.

Unfortunately Adams selkie seeking exploits would have to wait the storm had finaly reached his small seaside town and he had to get back home.

Once Adam reached the row house that his family shared he kicked off his fishing boots and went straight to bed for all that fishing had tired him out.

But before he could go up to his room his father had a question a question that he knew all to well. "Did you catch anything son,"he asked. "No father only sea weed and a seal,"Adam replied.

"We didnt cacth anything either,"Adams brothers spoke solemnly hainging their heads.

"It has not been a good year for cacthing fish I hope it gets better soon if it doesnt we might have to file for bankruptcy,"Mr. Warrington sighed.

Adam felt awful for his family they had not caught a good harvest of fish in a long time and it was realy beginning to hurt their business.

This thought weighed heavy on Adams mind as he drifted off to sleep that night he dreamed of his family having to move back into the city and of the selkie he couldnt keep his mind of the pretty creature even though he was worried about his families lively hood.