Shiver Me, Shipwreck! by Brian James

Author:Brian James
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Penguin Young Readers Group

Chapter 6

Danger, Dead Ahead!

“Arrr! Don’t look now, but Shipwreck Pass is dead ahead!” I shouted.

The ship was sailing toward a large island. There was a narrow passage that went right through the middle, and jagged rocks stuck out in every direction.

“Good eye, matey!” Peg Leg Pedro said with a big smile.

Inna covered her eyes. Then she spread her fingers apart to take a peek. “It looks spooky,” she whispered.

“Aye,” Gary agreed.

“There’s nothing to be spooked about,” Peg Leg told us. “This here’s the finest crew and cap’n on the seas. We’ll get in there and get out with the treasure.”

“AYE!” Aaron and Vicky agreed.

I wasn’t so sure.

I wrinkled my nose and looked around. I saw one group of pirates playing cards and another group taking turns spitting over the railing. I even saw two pirates having a food fight and slinging slop about. But I didn’t see a single pirate working.

“I’ll go tell the cap’n we’ve made it,” Peg Leg said.

“Blimey! It looks like a ship graveyard!” Gary said once we were near enough to see the wrecks of a whole bunch of ships floating on the waves.

Inna reached over and yanked his hat over his ears. Then she gave him an extra-big bop on the head! “STOP SAYING SPOOKY STUFF!” she hollered.

“Arrr! But it’s the truth,” I said. “There must be one thousand hundred ships!” I wasn’t sure exactly how many sunken ships were there because pirates aren’t very good at counting. But I was sure one thousand hundred was a pretty good guess.

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