Sailor to Lubber — Jill Whalen

The worst punishment imaginable for the sea people was to be put ashore. Some were put ashore because they had been hurt; others were put ashore to get them off the ships; still others went willingly to avoid being fed to the fish. Life on the sea was rough. They paid for every drop of water and every mouthful of food. Ashore the water was free, food animals were there for the taking, and firewood abounded. These twelve tales show what kinds of adjustments these sailors turned landlubbers had to make.