Jim Banning was a fisherman.In summer he gave guided tours of the island. He told the tourists stories about a sea monster which lived off the coast of New Zealand. He had never seen it himself and didn’t really believe it existed. One day Jim set off to do some fishing on his own.He had just cast his fishing line into the water when the boat began rocking from side to side. Jim was surprised, then frightened. Suddenly, giant tentacles curled around the sides of the boat and lifted it out of the water.Jim started screaming, but there was no one around. Suddenly, a school of whales appeared in the distance. The squid let go of the boat and quickly disappeared. Jim couldn’t believe what had happened. When he reached the beach, he told the tourists what had happened. Everybody started laughing, except for a middle aged woman. She explained that she was a scientist. She was waiting for her colleagues to arrive. The team of scientist searched for the giant squid for two months, but they found nothing.But Jim's guided tours became the most popular attraction on the island.
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Jim Banning was a fisherman.In summer he gave guided tours of the island. He told the tourists stories about a sea monster which lived off the coast of New Zealand. He had never seen it himself and didn’t really believe it existed.One day Jim set off to do some fishing on his own.He had just cast his fishing line into the water when the boat began rocking from side to side. Jim was surprised, then frightened. Suddenly, giant tentacles curled around the sides of the boat and lifted it out of the water.Jim started screaming, but there was no one around.
Suddenly, a school of whales appeared in the distance. The squid let go of the boat and quickly disappeared. Jim couldn’t believe what had happened.
When he reached the beach, he told the tourists what had happened. Everybody started laughing, except for a middle aged woman. She explained that she was a scientist. She was waiting for her colleagues to arrive.
The team of scientist searched for the giant squid for two months, but they found nothing.But Jim's guided tours became the most popular attraction on the island.