George was a pirate, but he wasn’t a very good pirate.
Every night, George prayed to Saint Nicholas, patron saint of sailors, to make him a better pirate.
And every morning, George woke to the painful truth that he still wasn’t a very good pirate.
When the ship sailed into Neva Bay, George traveled to The Cathedral of Saint Nicholas in Saint Petersburg.
“Nicholas is the patron saint of sailors and reformed thieves,” said the bishop. “Not unrepentant pirates still committing piracy.”
George bonked him on the head and took the collection box.
“I’ll reform and repent later,” said George.