George was a pirate, but he wasn’t a very good pirate.
He was usually the first pirate to be out when the crew played Simon Says.
He’d sit on the rail and watch the birds while the other pirates kept playing.
Eventually, there’d be a winner, and the group would regather to play another round.
George would lose quickly again, and go back to watching the birds.
“You’re not very good at this, are you?” asked the captain.
“I have no idea,” said George. “I try to lose quickly so I can go back to watching birds.”
And he smiled.