18-ALL CATS AT THE READY!

ALL CATS AT THE READY! Tomcat Jack quickly grabbed a silver megaphone and began shouting out orders. "All cats at the ready! Hoist the jenny! Lower the flying jib! Tighten up that boom lift! Keep an eye on the topsail!" Talon, the ship's officer, rushed over. "What's going on, Jack?" he cried. "Have you been eating catnip again? Why are we changing course?" Tomcat Jack wiped the sweat from his

whiskers. He looked dazed and confused. "I can't understand it," he muttered. "One minute we were sailing along just fine. The next minute we were headed in the wrong direction! But it's ok now. We're back on course." I grinned and lowered the lid. Yes, we were back on course, all right. We were headed straight for Ho-hum Island!