The Journey of Captain Scaredy Cat

To Sergi , who converts ink characters into colored laughter.

José Carlos Andrés To Luna, my little pirate: Never be afraid to live what really makes you happy.

Sonja Wimmer

The Journey of Captain Scaredy Cat Somos8 Series © Text: José Carlos Andrés, 2014 © Illustration: Sonja Wimmer, 2015 © Edition: NubeOcho Ediciones, 2015 www.nubeocho.com – info@nubeocho.com Original title: Los miedos del capitán Cacurcias English translation: Amaranta Heredia Jaén & William Vercoutre First edition: March 2015 ISBN: 978 84 943691 4 8 Printed in Spain – Gráficas Jalón All rights reserved.

José Carlos Andrés Sonja Wimmer

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and the members of his crew were

very rude, tough, and

wild.

They loved their Captain very much, but they never told him, because pirates do not talk about their feelings.

When they knew that Captain Scaredy Cat was so scared, they decided to help him.

They thought, and they thought, and they The only idea they could come up with was to take him to the Blue-eyed Ghost’s ship.

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redy Cat.

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When Captain Scaredy Cat was left alone on the ship, what was expected happened: a ghost appeared.

But not any ordinary ghost‌ it was

THE BLUE-EYED GHOST!

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screamed the gho

Poor Captain Scaredy Cat almost doodied in his pants.

He was so scared that he could not even run. The ghost was getting closer, and closer, and closer‌ The pirate shook more than a ferocious lightning flash.