When Long John Silver awoke he found himself washed up on the shore of of a desert island. Most of the crew were still alive.
'Look!' cried one of the sailors in terror, 'It's the seamonster again!'
'Don't worry, it's not alive anymore!' said Long John Silver. 'Where's the map?' he shouted. As Long John was speaking they suddenly became surrounded by spears, and we all know what that means.
'So, do you know where the map is?' he asked the natives nervously.
They took Long John away and tied him to a stake in the ground. Then, they started to build a fire around him. 'What's on the menu?' he asked.
' I think we are,' replied one of the sailors whose hands had been tied behind his back by another of the native warriors. How would Long John and his crew escape?
Wednesday, 15 May 2013
The Lost Treasure: Chapter 3
'Up ahead! It's getting closer!' shouted one of the sailors.
'Well then, what are you waiting for? Get to the cannons!' shouted Long John Silver.
When one of the sailors climbed on the mast to get a better view, he saw what it was. 'It's a seamonster!' he screamed in terror.
The seamonster got closer and closer. It was black with green eyes and a spiky mane around its head.
'Fire!' yelled Long John Silver. But the sailors kept missing because it was too fast as it moved through the water. It smashed its tail onto the deck. The tail had a big spike on the end of it. It landed directly on a sailor, who was crushed under its weight.
Suddlenly a big wave came along and both the ship and seamonster were swept away. Where would the wave take them?
'Well then, what are you waiting for? Get to the cannons!' shouted Long John Silver.
When one of the sailors climbed on the mast to get a better view, he saw what it was. 'It's a seamonster!' he screamed in terror.
The seamonster got closer and closer. It was black with green eyes and a spiky mane around its head.
'Fire!' yelled Long John Silver. But the sailors kept missing because it was too fast as it moved through the water. It smashed its tail onto the deck. The tail had a big spike on the end of it. It landed directly on a sailor, who was crushed under its weight.
Suddlenly a big wave came along and both the ship and seamonster were swept away. Where would the wave take them?
The Lost Treasure: Chapter 2.
Long John was very curious about the letter. He ran into a couple of Naval Officers as he was thinking about it. They tried to arrest him. He span them around and threw them into the water. He quickly ran to a nearby inn, The Red Skull. There he found his crew.
'Are you happy with this bunch of drunkards?' asked the innkeeper, who was a very mean and stubborn man. He didn't even wait for an answer; he turned and got on with his work.
The crew didn't look very useful. 'Oh well, I suppose they'll have to do,' said Long John Silver. Off he ran to the Black Beauty with his crew following him. 'Hoist the main sail!' shouted Long John as they all jumped aboard.
It was night-time once more, and a storm blew up from the East. The ship rocked backwards and forwards on the waves. One of the sailors got seasick and bent over the side of the ship to vomit but he leaned too far, fell into the sea and drowned. 'There goes my first sailor,' said Long John Silver. 'That happens all the time on these voyages.'
Just then the dinner bell went. A sailor who had eaten earlier took over the ship's wheel. The meal was leek and potato soup. After dinner they all felt very tired. They all went to their hammocks, except for Long John Silver who was steering the ship and thinking about his dead uncle. He too was feeling very tired and he looked at the map once more. Then he looked out to sea and straight ahead he saw something strange. What could it be? Whatever it was it didn't look friendly. he ran below deck to warn the crew, who ran up quickly onto the deck to see this strange thing for themselves.
'Are you happy with this bunch of drunkards?' asked the innkeeper, who was a very mean and stubborn man. He didn't even wait for an answer; he turned and got on with his work.
The crew didn't look very useful. 'Oh well, I suppose they'll have to do,' said Long John Silver. Off he ran to the Black Beauty with his crew following him. 'Hoist the main sail!' shouted Long John as they all jumped aboard.
It was night-time once more, and a storm blew up from the East. The ship rocked backwards and forwards on the waves. One of the sailors got seasick and bent over the side of the ship to vomit but he leaned too far, fell into the sea and drowned. 'There goes my first sailor,' said Long John Silver. 'That happens all the time on these voyages.'
Just then the dinner bell went. A sailor who had eaten earlier took over the ship's wheel. The meal was leek and potato soup. After dinner they all felt very tired. They all went to their hammocks, except for Long John Silver who was steering the ship and thinking about his dead uncle. He too was feeling very tired and he looked at the map once more. Then he looked out to sea and straight ahead he saw something strange. What could it be? Whatever it was it didn't look friendly. he ran below deck to warn the crew, who ran up quickly onto the deck to see this strange thing for themselves.
Tuesday, 14 May 2013
The Lost Treasure: Chapter 1
Once, a ship was sailing the Atlantic ocean. It was a rough and stormy night. The ship's name was The Daystar and the captain's name was Yellowbelly Silver. Suddenly, a big wave came and hit the ship. The ship was sunk with Yellowbelly still on board.
Yellowbelly sank down to an underwater cave with a pocket of air in it. He thought it was safe but then a shark came along and ate him. The only part that was left of him was his hand, which was holding a letter. The tide carried the hand out to sea.
Several years later, Yellowbelly's nephew, Long John Silver, was standing on the edge of the jetty, looking out to sea. A wave splashed up against the jetty, bringing with it a dirty and wet piece of paper. He picked it up and looked at it. Most of the writing had washed away but he could still make it out, because he could see the marks where the writing had been. This is what it said:
To whoever reads this,
if you open up this piece of paper
you will find a treasure map
leading to the long lost treasure
that was aboard my ship,
The Daystar.
From Yellowbelly Silver.
'That's the name of my dead uncle', said Long John in surprise! 'I'm going to need a crew to find that treasure! It's a good job I have my ship, The Black Beauty!'
To be continued....
Yellowbelly sank down to an underwater cave with a pocket of air in it. He thought it was safe but then a shark came along and ate him. The only part that was left of him was his hand, which was holding a letter. The tide carried the hand out to sea.
Several years later, Yellowbelly's nephew, Long John Silver, was standing on the edge of the jetty, looking out to sea. A wave splashed up against the jetty, bringing with it a dirty and wet piece of paper. He picked it up and looked at it. Most of the writing had washed away but he could still make it out, because he could see the marks where the writing had been. This is what it said:
To whoever reads this,
if you open up this piece of paper
you will find a treasure map
leading to the long lost treasure
that was aboard my ship,
The Daystar.
From Yellowbelly Silver.
'That's the name of my dead uncle', said Long John in surprise! 'I'm going to need a crew to find that treasure! It's a good job I have my ship, The Black Beauty!'
To be continued....
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