The door was opened by a scaled hand, and a bag of treasure was thrown inside. All the gold, pearls, and gems held by the bag were strewn about the ground by the sea monster’s careless toss. A chair was pulled out from under the table, and it was sat in by the sea monster. The monster’s tail was curled through the legs of the chair as its fingers were drummed on the table. Its dinner was anxiously awaited.

“Where is my food?” were the words spoken by the sea monster.