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When everything seemed hopeless

'Errrrmmmmmmmmmmmmmm?' sighed Flossie. 'Not sure what to suggest really?' 'I blame myself!' replied Lefty. 'No! No! Not your fault!' said Flossie. 'But I'm the one who's got us lost!' bleated Lefty. 'Couldn't be helped,' replied Flossie. 'There must be something wrong with this plan.' 'It's easy enough to follow,' said Lefty. 'There are a heck of a lot of health and safety stalls!' '12!' replied Lefty. 'I counted them.' 'Strange thing is I can still hear the jamboree going on!' added Flossie. 'I know!' replied Lefty. 'But I can't see even a single tent or marquee!' 'We must be just on the edge of it,' said Flossie. Hooky tapped at a sign he was standing next to. 'Trouble is they don't seem to have helped,' replied Flossie. 'Made it worse if you ask me,' said Lefty. 'Well we have to find our way...

When it isn't what you expected

'No for once we're in agreement,' said Captain Bill. 'Really?' replied Bertha. 'I thought it would be all sword fights and ya ha ha me hearties, splice the main thingamy and where's me bottle of rum!' 'There's almost no sense of hostility,' replied Bertha. 'I suppose you could count the junior pirate pillow fight contest as hostile,' continued Captain Bill, 'but who's ever heard of a safety pillow!' 'And I got told off for running!' continued Bertha. 'Strange that?' said Captain Bill. 'You haven't even got a pointy sword!.....Do you think I should buy a hook?' 'Why?' 'I don't know,' replied Captain Bill. 'I just get this feeling that I aught to.' 'You don't need one.' added Bertha. 'Hmm,' said Captain Bill, 'I suppose I could nail it up in my cabin and hang my knitted compass on it when I wasn't using it.' Berth...

Pirate sheep and their dastardly plans

'It's just I've had a word with the lads and they'd rather not,' said Lefty. 'But it'd only be for a couple of hours!' replied Flossie. 'We'd all get to see so much more!' 'Still,' replied Lefty, 'the lads would prefer it if we all went around together...as a flock like.' Flossie sighed. 'We'll spend half our time queueing, you know that don't you!' 'Be more fun though,'  replied Lefty, 'being all together.' '...........................................OK!' bleated Flossie. 'All together it is!' And as one the pirate flock cheered. 'Is it...is it me,' continued Flossie, 'or is it more corporate this year?' 'Suppose it's only to be expected,' replied Lefty, 'must cost a lot to put something like this on. 'Makes it less piratey though,' said Flossie. 'So where do you want to start then?' asked Lefty. 'Du...