The Adventures of Little Josh and Adartgicgul - Issue 5

“Captain Copperhead, should I prepare a welcoming party for the king’s knights?”

“Arr, me first mate.”

Little Josh wandered around the rocky hillside munching on sesame seeds he had in his pocket in search of the underground spring that led to the ocean where the giant squid guarded the entrance. Little Josh knew he had to find the family tree so he could prove the land belonged to his family, as his Grand pappy's stories said.

The clashing of swords, men shouting and horses neighing echoed in the valley below. Little Josh ran as fast as he could towards the battle. Splash, splash, Josh attempted to stop, “There was no water here before, whooah!” Before he knew it, he lost his footing. Splat! Flat on his back; all covered with mud. “Yes! I found the spring that leads to the ocean,” he thought to himself. Josh looked around, "Wait a minute. This is where I fed Bleo." The water was spouting from where he had moved the boulder earlier. Josh knew that he had to retrieve the sack of money. The water was rising faster, past his knees.

Little Josh pushed the boulder away, but the earth shifted and made it more difficult for him to retrieve the money that was wedged between the rocks. The water kept rising. He held his breath, and lowered himself under the water. He grabbed hold of the sack of money and climbed up on top of the rock where he sat down resting his foot on the other rock.

Little Josh sat for a while watching the water. He yawned and stretched, pushing hard on the rock his feet were resting on. The big rock sank through the surface of the earth leaving a wide gap as Little Josh’s feet dangled in the hole. The water around him quickly drained to the underground river. As Little Josh looked down, shaking frantically, he could see and hear the tumbling thundering waterfall on the other side. Before he could move, the rock he sat on began to slip, and the earth collapsed beneath it swiftly plunging the big rock into the underground river - splash - water spouting everywhere!

The heavy current pulled Little Josh down stream and landed him at the side of a seemingly abandoned pirate ship. He climbed on board and explored the cabins. He saw treasures and things from other parts of the world he had never seen before. Little Josh was tired and fell asleep on a cot in one of the cabins. He woke to the sound of singing pirates -

Set sail to the ocean

To find more treasure

We'll take their ship

They'll take a dip

Off the plank they'll go

Arr, me maties!

Little Josh looked through the cabin window only to discover the giant squid, that guarded the cave entrance shrunk smaller as the pirates ship sailed out to sea. Written by L.N.C.

How long before the pirates discover they have a 12-year old stow-away on board, and what will they do to him. Will Little Josh see land again?

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