Self-Help Sailor's Knots, Part 3.

"Self-Help" by W. W. Jacobs is a funny short story from long ago about a night-watchman whose good intentions go hilariously wrong, exploring what happens when people try to be helpful. The watchman thinks about being kind and tells funny stories about his pals, especially Sam Small. Sam gets tricked into a silly plan to catch thieves by pretending to be drunk to fool the criminals, but things quickly turn chaotic when his so-called friends try to trick him instead. The story shows how being too helpful can backfire leading to misunderstanding and showing the humorous failures people encounter.