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Seaweed.

Walking along the sandy beach enjoying the sand between my toes and under my feet I came across some queer looking seaweed. Picking the seaweed up I noticed that there was some nylon thread running through it. Sitting in the sand I unravelled the nylon thread it was in the form of netting. I was surprised at how long it was, it must have been lost from a fishing boat I decided to take it back home with me, it would be useful for tying up plants like peas or even beans.

Back home I took the nylon and placed it on a shelf in my garden shed. I must admit I had forgotten all about it when one Saturday afternoon I needed string to tie some cucumbers in my green house. The plants were quite big and the cucumbers were hanging down to the floor. I had not done very much in the greenhouse this year just planted a few tomatoes and cucumbers. I watered them whenever I thought about it and must admit I was one very lazy gardener this summer.

Taking the nylon thread I went to the green house to tie up the heavy cucumbers. Imagine my surprise when the nylon thread took on a life of its own and before my eyes it tied all the plants in the greenhouse. I looked carefully at the nylon thread it was just the same as when I had unravelled it on the beach a couple of months ago. Although all the cucumbers and tomatoes had been tied the nylon thread had not lost any of its quantity.

I used the same thread a week or two later to tie up my beans it was just the same, although all had been tied not a piece of nylon thread had been used. This was indeed a puzzle. Taking the nylon with me I went into the woods and tried a little experiment. Tying one end of the thread to a tree I walked deep into the woods trailing the thread behind me. The thread remained the same it was just the same amount that I had on the seashore unravelled. I must have walked about three miles unwinding the thread behind me. It remained the same.

I decided to go back home and rewound the nylon thread but the ball did not get bigger it remained the same although I had unwound three miles of thread and now rewound the same. At home I got my magic mirror and placed the nylon thread onto it. The mirror glowed and I saw this series of pictures. Mermaids had been swimming in the sea when they were caught in the nylon mesh of  a boat’s fishing nets.

Neptune on seeing his lovely daughters caught in the nets sent a heavy storm that caused the fisher boats to abandon the nets and make their way into harbour. To unravel the knots in the nets King Neptune got some Octopuses to unravel the nets with their many arms and free his daughters. The nylon thread that they unravelled as they freed one daughter after another caught King Neptune’s eye He placed a spell on the nylon thread saying that whoever unravelled any of this netting would never have to want for nylon thread again. By unravelling the thread that I had found wrapped in seaweed I had invoked the spell of King Neptune.

Now I always have thread for tying the plants in my garden. I even use it for wrapping up parcels for birthday presents or if I want to post a packet I always have thread. The nylon has only one disadvantage and that is the strong smell of seaweed. If you do not like the smell of seaweed then do not unravel any netting that you might find on the seashore. Yes the smell gets stronger on hot days. If you have neighbours that are not friendly do not use the nylon thread. I have even had complaints from the Post Office about the strong smell of seaweed in and around my parcels. One other use for the nylon thread is, if you cut it up into very small pieces and dig it into your garden you will have the best manure in your neighbourhood. The smell is as I say not very nice in fact it stinks. If you live by the seaside then it does not matter whether the nylon smells or not you can always say the tide is in early, or something like that, if and when your seaweed starts to smell.