And now you're off to Port Caynn. Watch them sailor lads. They'll have your skirts up and a babe in your belly afore you know what you're about."" Everyone keep warning me about sailors, " I complained. "Why can't someone tell the sailors to stay clear of me?" Granny snorted. "Oh, you're the fierce one now! Just take care no one else catches you unawares and knocks you on the nob! Tamora Pierce
About This Quote

This quote is warning about sailors. It is also a story about Granny and how she was warned by her friends about sailors. This story is actually a joke. The idea of the joke is that Granny has always warned everyone else about sailors, but she was warned by someone else.

This story is actually an example of hyperbole. A hyperbole is an exaggeration. This story of Granny warning others was too far of an exaggeration for the truth to be believable.

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