Pirate Quiz, me hearties!

Happy Holidays, Shipmates!

Ahoy there shipmates!  Have a swashbuckling summer holiday, wherever you’re going. I’m off to the Caribbean - 300 years in the past - to see the crew of the Sea Wolf, of course. Let me know what you get up to and don’t forget to tell me about the strange places you have read a book. But make sure you stay safe.

My mum once read a book on the top of a mountain in winter and the pages iced up!

Ahoy there, Ash Class!

Knock Knock!

How Harry Hopp lost his leg

Harry Hopp told me how he lost his leg but I’m not sure I believe him. He said there’d been a tremendous battle with Blackheart and he was fighting ten men at once and only noticed his leg had gone when he fell over.

Ned said that was rubbish. Harry had lost it when he was cutting his toenails with his cutlass. Then Captain Blade chipped in. He thought Harry had stepped in Peter’s stew when he’d had too much rum. Ben had heard Harry had lost his leg in a race against a shark. Charlie said they were all wrong. He’d been born with one leg and his mum had sent him to be a pirate where his pegleg would fit right in. Sinbad didn’t say anything. He just sharpened his claws on it.

What do you think, shipmates?

Peculiar Pirate Pet Puzzle - the answers!

Here are the answers to my Peculiar Pirate Pet puzzle.

The weevil belongs to Blackbeard.

Mary’s pet is the parrot.

The shark is Henry Morgan’s.

Calico Jack is the proud owner of a blue whale.

Did you get it right?