49. Burbank's Story

To lighten the mood, Burbank told about when he went camping in England. His camp was on the coast, and the kids swam at the beach each day. But one say, a jellyfish stung a young girl. She was too far out and in too much pain to be able to swim back to shore. Burbank saw the girl struggling before the lifeguard did. Before anyone could stop him, Burbank leapt into the sea and swam after the girl, risking his own life with the threat of more jellyfish underfoot. But he was able to reach the girl without a problem, and he helped her back to shore. They hung a plaque in the mess hall after him. And the girl became Burbank’s first girlfriend. They were seven. Wow. I didn’t have a girlfriend until my last years in high school.