The Beach (Near the Lifeguard Tower)
For Sale: My Sandcastle, With Ocean Views
Built this summer, one owner, steps from the water. Very few steps. Here's the listing for my sandcastle, priced to move.
This summer I built my best sandcastle yet: four towers, a moat, a drawbridge made of a flip-flop and a flag on top. I’ve decided to sell it while the market is hot. The tide comes in at four. Here’s my listing.
The Listing
For sale: A stunning castle on the beach, with one careful owner.
Location: Beachfront. Very beachfront. There’s beach in the front, the back and the middle.
Features: Four towers, each with a shell on top. A moat with real seawater, changed twice a day by the ocean. A drawbridge (flip-flop).
Views: The ocean, from every room. Also from inside every room, after four o’clock.
Price: Offers in the region of one ice cream cone.
Viewings: Today only. Please hurry.
The Viewings
At two o’clock, a family stopped to look at it. They said it was lovely, and asked if the ice cream could be a small one. I said I’d think about it.
At three o’clock, a seagull came for a viewing. It walked around every tower, looked into the moat and left without making an offer.
At four o’clock, the tide came in for a look of its own. It took the moat first, then the drawbridge, then the towers, one by one.
The ocean is now the owner. I wasn’t paid, and I never got my ice cream. But the family came back and bought me one anyway, to say sorry for my loss. So in the end, I got my price.
Frequently Asked Questions
Was it a good deal?
For the ocean, a wonderful deal. It got a castle for nothing. I've decided to call it a gift.
Will you build another one?
Yes, further up the beach. In property, location is everything.