“Get off the ship! It’s gonna blow! Give me your hand, Tuvia, and jump overboard! Quickly, now! We don’t have much time!”
“We’re losing this battle! I can’t keep the birds back any longer!” the Captain called to Tuvia over the deafening din of talons snapping and wings flapping.
“Fire in the hole!” Jack the parrot screeched. “Fire in the hole!”
“Would you just be quiet already! Just this once?!” the Captain roared, fending off several birds at once.
“He’s got a point, Captain. We need firepower.” Tuvia leaped onto a wooden box and swung his sword in a wide arc, momentarily scattering the birds.
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