The Good Pirate

Paddy the pirate was a good person. He wasn't like all the other pirates at all.
His ship was gold and red with huge white sails and he sailed the seas because he liked the water. Really he did!

One day as Paddy sailed his ship, the sky became very grey indeed.
The wind was whistling and the sea was becoming very choppy. Paddy knew that there was a storm ahead. He prepared to ride the waves and was having fun as his ship bobbed up and down on the crest of the waves.

Suddenly, a huge wave swept over his ship and turned it upside down!
The waves tossed Paddy's ship around like a toy and Paddy clung to the handrail as tightly as he could.

"Ooo-er Jim m'lad!!" Paddy shouted as the salty water splashed on his face and soaked him to the skin.
Paddy could feel his hands slipping on the wet rail, and before he could stop himself he had been thrown from his ship into the angry ocean.
"glug,glug,glug" gulped Paddy as the water went in his mouth.
He tried to swim but the waves were too strong and soon Paddy had no strength left to

do anything but float!

Paddy woke up and looked around.
"Where am I?" he said out loud.
He could see trees and flowers, grass and birds, and oh! goodness, there were little

houses too!

"Eeek! I'm on dry land!" Paddy cried. He stood up and took off his boots.
"Splosh! Splash!" Paddy emptied the water from his boots onto the grass.
He took off his shirt and wrung it out then hung it over a branch to dry.
Paddy looked around him. He cupped his hands to his mouth and shouted as loud as he could.

"Helllllloooooo! Is there anybody here!!!?"

Philip Frog almost jumped right out of the pond! What on earth was all that shouting?
Fuzzy peeked round from behind a tree. Who was making all that noise?!
Buzzy and Bizzy who'd been helping Mrs Bee to stack the honeypots stopped and

stared in the direction of the voice.

"Hellllllllloooooo!!" Paddy called again.

Everyone raced to the edge of the woods. This was where the noise was coming from.
"Oh look!" squealed Bizzy as she pointed at Paddy. "A pirate!".
Everyone stared in amazement at Paddy.
"Who are you?" asked Buzzy, sticking his chest out and trying to be very brave.

Bizzy hid behind his back. Pirate's were bad! Bizzy was afraid.

"I'm Paddy the good pirate" said Paddy. *My ship was caught in a storm at sea, and somehow I've landed here. Where is this place I'm standing in?"

Bizzy pulled herself up to her full height and said in a very small voice,
"This is Honeycombe Hill. Did you say you were a good pirate?"

Paddy threw back his head and laughed a hearty chuckle.

"Yes me hearty! I am indeed a very good pirate". He stood with his hands on his hips and Fuzzy could not stop staring at his big black boots with the shiney silver buckles.
"Now then!" said Paddy. "Can anyone help me to get out of here? I really must find my ship before the bad pirates get it and steal my belongings"

The Beezles didn't know what to say, or what to do,.
"I'll go and find Uncle McBuzz" said Bizzy. "or Mrs Bee" and with that she scuttled away.

Uncle McBuzz was snoozing in his comfy armchair at home. He'd had his lunch and decided to have a nap.

"Uncle McBuzz! Come quickly!" cried Bizzy as she knocked on his door.

Uncle McBuzz rubbed his eyes and put his spectacles back on his nose.
Was he dreaming? He was sure he had heard someone calling his name.

"UNCLE MCBUZZ!!!" called Bizzy as she knocked on his door.

"Bizzy my child! Whatever is the matter?" asked Uncle as he opened the door and saw Bizzy shaking in her shoes.

"Oh Uncle McBuzz there's a pirate at the edge of the woods! He said his ship was caught in a storm at sea and he's somehow ended up here! On Honeycombe Hill!!"

"Now now Bizzy, calm down. Let me just get my jacket and we'll go and see this pirate."
Uncle McBuzz thought Bizzy must be seeing things. A pirate here in the garden at Honeycombe Hill? Never!

As they approached the woods, Bizzy and Uncle McBuzz could hear Fuzzy and Buzzy, Philip Frog and Zubby all giggling.

Pirate Paddy ws telling them some stories of his adventures at sea.
He was a funny pirate!

"Hello Sir" said Paddy when he saw Uncle McBuzz approaching.

Uncle McBuzz tipped his hat and smiled.

"Hello young man. I believe your ship was caught in a storm?"

"That's right m'lad. Ive landed here and I don't know how!" Paddy replied.
"I really must be on my way. I have to save my ship from the bad pirate's."

Unlce McBuzz rubbed his chin.
"Right then. If you climb on my back, I can fly you to the ocean and we can search for your ship"

Paddy slapped his leg. "That's the stuff! So when can we go?"

"We can go right now if you wish" said Uncle McBuzz.

Paddy said his farewells to the Beezles and their friends, and waved goodbye as Uncle McBuzz flew out of the garden.

"Oh he was very nice!" said Fuzzy.
"Yes.! And his stories were funny too!" said Buzzy. "I hope he comes back some day soon. I liked him"

Uncle McBuzz flew as fast as he could over the seas until he saw a red and gold ship bobbing about on the water.

This would make for a great bedtime story when he got back to Honeycombe Hill.

As he left Paddy the pirate standing on board his trusted ship, Uncle McBuzz couldn't wait to get back to Honeycombe Hill and tell the Beezles all about it.

Maybe Uncle McBuzz will tell all you boys and girls the story too!!

THE END