The Pirates

The Pirates

One spring morning, Jesse said, “ Let's play pirates. ” He had a bandana around his head, and he was holding his telescope. “ I don't want to play pirates, ” Sam said. “ But I'd like to find some pirate gold. "

“ We can dig for gold, " Jesse said. “ Where should we dig? And what do you think we'll find?” “ We'll find dirt, ” Sam said. “ And maybe we'll find worms. ” He smiled. “ But then we could go fishing. ”

Papa heard them talking. He said, “ You know, boys, there were pirates around here, long ago. " “ Really?” Jesse asked. “ Yes, ” Papa said. “ And the pirates did bury gold. Maybe the gold is right in this yard. "

Sam wasn't sure about that. “ Someone must have found that gold long ago, ” he said. " You never know, ” Papa said. “ I may have an old pirate map somewhere around here. Why don't you get some digging tools? I'll look for that map. ”

So Sam and Jesse got shovels out of the tool shed. Papa met them on the lawn. He had a rolled-up sheet of brown paper in his hand.