It called more of its friends , and they also landed the rock . That ’ s when it became a problem . The rock rolled over me and broke my tail and I was stuck there until you two came .” The mermaid continued , “ I live over there .” She pointed to an island . “ Well , there ’ s a shark in the water , so legally we can ’ t help you ,” I said . My sister frowned . “ Legally ?! Has living in New York made you soft ?” She pushed me aside . “ If you live over there , then we can surely get you there very quickly . I ’ m going to go grab a boat . Don ’ t listen to what this knucklehead says , and I ’ ll be right back .”
A couple minutes later , she returned with the boat . She put Grusilla in the boat and started pushing it into the water .
I ran up behind her . “ This is a really bad idea . I think I ’ m going to stay here .” “ Fine , softy . Stay here . Doesn ’ t change my mind .” “ You can go , but if you get your finger bitten off , it ’ s not my fault ,” I said . Grusilla spoke up . “ Oh , did I not mention that the shark ’ s name is Fred and I can easily tame him ? He ’ s my pet , you know .” “ Oh , you did not mention that ,” I said . “ I guess I ’ ll come along , then , but make sure he doesn ’ t do anything to us .” “ Chillax ,” said Grusilla . “ I hate to say it , but your sister ’ s right . Living in
New York has made you soft .” Then I got in the boat and we started paddling toward the island .
The lifeguard jumped up . “ Hey ! You can ’ t do that !” “ Later , ya stinky-poo lifeguard !” my sister said . “ Sorry about her , she ’ s intense sometimes !” I called back to him . “ Oh , butt out ,” my sister said . About five minutes later we arrived at the island . “ Thank you !” said Grusilla . “ Actually , my real name is Zeña and my tail was never broken , and I just tricked you stupid humans into doing this whole illegal trip . So , smell ya later , stinky-poo people ,” and she jumped into the water and swam away . A second later she jumped out of the water screaming ,
“ Okay , okay , my tail is really broken and it hurts a lot !” She flopped back onto the island .
My sister said , “ I ’ m not much of a practical joker , because I ’ m not very good at it . But I like being the person who got the joke played on them better .”
I finished telling the story of Gruisilla to my kids and my sister ’ s kids . All the children went WILD . They jumped up and down on the couch chanting “ Grusilla ! Grusilla ! Grusilla ! Grusilla !” They loved the story . They ran around in
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