Okay, our friends.
So today we are pirates in training.
And because we are in training to become pirates,
we're going to read a book that's very important to all pirates.
It's called Pirate Stew.
It was written by Neil Gaiman.
It's illustrated by Chris Riddell.
And it is read today by Pirate Mommy and... I long to join the stew.
I long, John Silver, are ye ready?
Me hearty, yar, I am too.
Here we go.
Pirate stew, pirate stew, pirate stew for me and you.
The night my mom and dad went out, I said, we won't be babysat.
They said, you must not grump and pout.
We're going out, and that is that.
We've planned a quite exciting night.
At first, we'll dine by candlelight,
then we'll watch the most instructive show in which we'll learn how flowers grow.
You have to promise to behave.
Then from the hall, there came the pitter-thump.