The Pirate Substitute

The Pirate Substitute

Everyone was out of their desks and playing except for Jack. It was 8: 05, and Mrs. Martinez still wasn't there, which could only mean one thing: a substitute teacher.

The door burst open, and there stood a pirate. His peg leg thumped on the floor as he walked to the board.

" Me name is Pirate Chalk Beard, " he said. He pulled back his sleeve, showing a long piece of chalk in place of a hand. The students gasped. Pirate Chalk Beard wrote his name on the board. Everyone stared except Jack, who was busy drawing.

Pirate Chalk Beard taught at lightning speed. In Literature, he read to them from Treasure Island. In P. E. , they pretended the jungle gym was a pirate ship. In Geography, he held up a giant map and pointed out the oceans. The students laughed and tried yelling " ahoy" and “ scurvy dog. " Pirate Chalk Beard thumped to the back of the room.

" What have ye there, young Jack?" he asked. " Have ye heard a word of mine all day?" " Aye, " said Jack. Pirate Chalk Beard leaned over Jack's desk. He looked at his notebook, then looked at Jack. " May I?" he asked.