Yep, sounds like an old story. Last time I heard it, the person was in the belly of a whale.
And Jonah fled Nineva on his way to Tarshish. Fell asleep in the boat as Jesus did, but this time there was no peace be still. What manner of man was this? Just a very real prophet who was not willing to do the Lords work until the storm changed his mind and he begged them to throw him overboard. And immediately the storm became calm and the great Fish opened his mouth where the prophet prayed in the belly of the “whale” until he was spit out on the land of Ninevah where they worshiped fish and must have seen an awesome site where the preacher whose hair was bleached preached death and destruction on the whole city. Only to have them repent and their beasts fasted as well until God changed his mind and the prophet became angry that God showed them mercy and made him look bad.