e been the v a h ld u o h s is h ckling tale of swashbu he seas t d le u r o h w s va gabond s with by blasting ship lls before a b n o n n a c g in whizz m of their e h t g in r e d n lu p s u re s . glistening trea he most t d a e t s in t e e Bu t m eferred r p o h w s e t a ir puny of p ndering and lu p o t g in r e p pam sting! bowling to bla s stor y that u o r e g g u d ll u k As he shins t n w o d s r e iv h sends s of piratehood!
Pirates who pretended
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Neil Griffiths Illustrated by Janette
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are a type of creepy beetle.
were used by pirates to help them board other ships.
They are usually tiny, less than
Having sneaked alongside, they would
6 millimetres long, and there are over
throw their grappling hooks, attached
60,000 species. They love to eat their
to ropes, over the side of the ship they
way through biscuits and flour!
were about to loot and secure themselves before boarding the ship and stealing its treasure!
or
, in seagoing
terms, can refer to the sinking of your A
is a deadly sword used by
own ship. Or to bail out of a bad
pirates. It has a short, heavy, slightly
situation before things get even worse!
curved blade with a vicious single cutting edge.
was a cruel form of punishment practised by pirates. Their captives were forced to walk off a wooden plank over the side of the ship where they were left to perish at the mercy of the sea or possibly eaten by sharks!
is the lowest part of a ship, below the waterline, where the two sides meet at the keel. It is also used to describe the water that collects in this area, which is often really stinky!
is the highest part of the main mast of a ship, that is used as a lookout point to spot the enemy approaching! In the early 19th century, it was just a barrel or a basket lashed to the tallest mast, but later became a specially designed platform.
A
is the roof of a
cabin built in the rear part of the ship. An ideal place to navigate the ship and watch the crew were behaving themselves!
is the term used to describe the system of ropes, chains and tackle used to support and control the masts and sails of a ship.
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This is a tale from long ago, when savage
ruled the seas. It was
a time when innocent sailing laden with
were set
upon by .
These
brought their pirate ships and blasted masts with their whizzing , boarded with and slashed the
their razor-sharp
“
with (usually shouting,
� in vicious tones).
Once on board, they dangled some of the by their toes from the to scare them, others to terrify them, then forced them all to
and
be left to the mercy of circling sharks! (Not that many were very merciful!)
Then as quickly as a ship’s rat could run up the , the pirates would disappear with their loot into the murky night.
Such ships were captained by cruel ruthless leaders such as and the very names of their ships,
, to mention but two. Even and , sent shivers down the timbers of many a seafarer’s spine!
But one pirate
led a very different life to most. They were forced
to become pirates and were sent out to sea in search of
by their
bossy wives (who certainly ruled the crow’s nests). The wives craved for jewellery that glistened and shone like a (and by the look of them, they certainly needed the help of something dazzling).
But this band of puny sea swaggers did all they could to avoid any encounters of a rough kind. Despite their names, the captain , the ship’s cook
, the ship’s doctor
, the ship’s navigator deckhands and
and the ship’s , , the last
thing they wanted to do was fight.
Who could spot an enemy ship fi ve miles away.
er his Named aft ot ls, n dusting skil s! his knuckle
Who has bee n vot Knobbly-kneed ed ‘The Most Pirate of the Year’ for six years in a row .
st the crow’s ne om fr ys a d o for tw Once dangled trapped in the rigging! got when his toes
The ship’s ‘b I mean ‘d utcher’, octor’!
of Tim’s Who accidently ate one sausage! toes thinking it was a
Whose he ad regularly is us crack coc ed to onuts!
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ed t Whilst their wives believ heir brave marauding husbands were e! t i s o p o u y l t s a u t o p i c s o e r a, in reality they were doing the o fighti ng fe
e been the v a h ld u o h s is h ckling tale of swashbu he seas t d le u r o h w s va gabond s with by blasting ship lls before a b n o n n a c g in whizz m of their e h t g in r e d n lu p s u re s . glistening trea he most t d a e t s in t e e Bu t m eferred r p o h w s e t a ir puny of p ndering and lu p o t g in r e p pam sting! bowling to bla s stor y that u o r e g g u d ll u k As he shins t n w o d s r e iv h sends s of piratehood!
Pirates who pretended
T
Neil Griffiths Illustrated by Janette
ISBN 978-1-908702-12-8
www.redrobinbooks.com
Red Robin
9 781908 702128
Neil G
an I l l u s ett trate e L d by ou de n
Louden
ÂŁ 6.99
J
r iffiths