The James T. Callow Folklore Archive

DESERT ISLAND NARRATIVE

Historical record from James Callow Folklore Archive.

IT SEEMS A SHIP HAD SUNK WITH ALL PASSENGERS GOING DOWN
EXCEPT A SMALL BOY WHO WAS TIED TO A PIECE OF WRECKAGE
AND SOMEHOW LASTED LONG ENOUGH TO BE WASHED UP ON A
DESERTED ISLAND. HE MANAGED TO SURVIVE BECAUSE OF THE
PLENTIFUL FOOD SUPPLY ON THE ISLAND. HE ATE NUTS, BERRIES,
CLAMS, ETC. AND GREW TO MANHOOD. ONE DAY, A WOMAN WAS
WASHED UP ON THE SHORE. THE BOY DID NOT KNOW EXACTLY
WHAT SHE WAS AND THEY SPENT HOURS GETTING TO KNOW EACH
OTHER. SHE WAS FASCINATED BY THE YOUNG MAN'S STORY
AND HE WAS BY HER'S. EVENTUALLY, SHE ASKED HIM WHAT HE
DOES FOR SEX AND, OF COURSE, HE DID NOT KNOW WHAT SHE
WAS TALKING ABOUT. SHE VERY CAREFULLY EXPLAINED
ALL ABOUT IT, BUT HE WAS STILL PUZZLED. FINALLY, SHE
DECIDED TO DEMONSTRATE. SHE LAY DOWN ON THE SAND, HE
GOT ON TOP OF HER, AND WITH HER ASSISTANCE, THEY
HAD INTERCOURSE. AFTER THE ACT HAD BEEN COMPLETED,
SHE ASKED HIM WHAT HE THOUGHT ABOUT IT. HE REPLIED,
"IT WAS FUN, BUT LOOK WHAT YOU DID TO MY CLAM DIGGER!"