Part one of term paper
“The Sailor Boy’s Tale” is a story with an obvious moral. This is the old adage “what goes around comes around.” Many times in this story, situations arise in which this cliché is apparent. This saying applies to much of life, and this story does a wonderful job of showing how often this comes up. The story opens with a scene ...

Part two of term paper
... finally reached the point on the mast where the bird is hung, he proceeds to free the Peregrine Falcon. After freeing the bird, it pecked him on the hand, thus drawing blood. In retaliation, the boy struck the falcon upon the head with his fist. The action proves the saying “what goes around comes around.” A little later in the story another situation that proves this saying is displayed. The boy purchased himself an orange. His plan was to travel to the top of a bluff and devour the succ ...