cbeebies bedtime story
hello my name's sue do you dream of treasure maps
squawking parrots and pirate fun well the mums in tonight's bedtime story certainly do they
love everything to do with ships and the sea the story is called the pirate mums and it's
by jodie lancet-grant with pictures by lydia corrie billy's family was not what you'd call
ordinary when his friends came around for play dates billy's two mums love to dance jigs and sing
sea shanties other families had cats or dogs nice normal pets billy's mums had bird brain
they insisted on using smelly old maps to find their way on long car journeys and their taste
in house designs was well fishy billy just wished his family was a little more like everyone else's
which is why when mr smart asked for parent volunteers to accompany his class on a trip
to the seaside billy was horrified yo ho ho i hear there's a boat ride too said mummy
billy's mums loved boats sounds like a right laugh said mama count us in billy tried to make
them change their minds he pretended to have scurvy he hid mummy's favourite sailing hat
he fibbed that the boat had sprung a leak but mama said she'd know just how to fix it nothing worked
billy's mums just couldn't wait for the family to sail the high seas together perhaps it won't be
so bad billy thought maybe no one will even notice how strange we are uh no you're not coming dressed
like that said billy on the morning of the trip but we look right bonnie protested mummy we'll
be ship shape in this added mama oh please billy exploded can't you just be normal just for today
oh uh sure said mama aye said mummy that'll be um no bother my little buccaneer
nope no bother at all at the seaside when it was time to board the boat billy took the first
chance he got to dash off and join his friends anchors away mama holla'd as captain fish face
set sail shh whispered billy the shore quickly faded into the distance
oooo said the children watching the sea birds swoop and soar above them wow they exclaimed pointing
at the quick silver fish shimmering in the water it was mama who noticed the sky change first
shiver me timbers billy heard her mutter um mr smart he called pointing at the black clouds
building on the horizon but mr smart hadn't quite found his sea legs and was being seasick over the
side of the boat all at once the wind picked up speed the waves grew into giants thunder rumbled bang
a lightning bolt hit the boat and a mast came crashing down ripping through every single sail
the children ran and panicked up and down the deck bottoms and bother bottoms and
bother where's the captain when you need him moaned mr smart i'm stuck in the toilet holla'd
captain fish face help get me out if only there was someone else on board who knew about boats
mummy mama billy whispered i think we need your help billy's mums didn't need asking twice mama
fished a flare from her handbag and set it off to grab everyone's attention all right me hearties
first off we need your coats in a flash the pirate mums expertly knotted the coats together
then tossed a corner to bird brain who flew to the top of one of the remaining masts and hooked on
the makeshift sail the coats rippled in the breeze but the boat stayed put never
fear mateys said mummy she just needs a little push-off a cannon aimed right at the waterline
should see to that which of you scally wags gonna help us pack it with flares ready aim fire boom
land ahoy billy shouted by the time billy's mums had used mama's cutlass
to free captain fishface from his pongy prison the boat was sliding into harbour
bless black beards boots for your mums he said to billy they saved the day added mr smart
oo are that they did agreed billy who cares about ordinary thought billy it's a pirate's life for me
wow billy's mums not only save the ship but the whole class too maybe billy now feels a
little bit less embarrassed and a little bit more proud of his brilliant pirate
mums it's time for you to set sail now on the good ship slumber so pull up the anchor hoist
the mainsail and settle down for a lovely long sleep good night little pirate friends