Aaron was travelling to Tahiti on the SS Panama an old sluggish steamer was grateful that he had listened to the first mate who had explained to him lifeboat procedures as just 3 days into their voyage a fire had broken out in the galley and the captain had ordered abandon ship.
He made it a board one of the overcrowded little lifeboats which was quickly swamped by water.
He swam until he could swim no longer.
Resigned to his fate he made his piece.
Just as he felt there was no hope he spotted an island off in the distance.
He struggled with all his might and luckily he made it to the island just before passing out on the beach.
He awoke some hours later naked lying in front of a roaring bonfire surrounded by some of the most beautiful women he had ever seen in his life.
One of the women came over to him and made him drink deeply from a rough carved bowl.
The liquid was sweet and was made from a plant which was only found on this island.
Still exhausted from his ordeal it was a couple of days before he noticed what had happened to him.
Panic stricken and frightened he demanded an explanation.
The leader of the tribe explained to him this island was made for only women and any man who found himself on the island would be forced to drink a cup of the herbal tea which would either kill him or turned into a woman.
He should be happy with the result! That's a fate way better than death! I wonder why some men die while others transform.
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