Ain’t supposed to be lying sideways in the water…
We’re tourists sitting in an airboat for a tour of the Everglades; and our “captain,” who is not really a captain, spots an alligator and decides to move in for a closer look. But he turns the boat too sharply, and–
“Swim with the gators” doesn’t seem like a persuasive advertisement. All nine passengers, plus the not-quite-a-captain, got dumped into the murky water with the gator in it. A panic ensued. Rescuers arrived. Lots of screaming. For some reason the alligator decided not to bite anybody. Indeed, he seems to have left the scene. Maybe alligators don’t like panic.
I guess no one wants to see the Everglades from the bottom of a muddy pool.
Captain Whatsisname got hauled off to jail, the passengers got fished out of the water, and the lesson, if there is one, is “Keep up with your prayers: you might have a sudden, unexpected need for them.”