Hello, hello. Yes, you, you are there! Are you listening to me? Ahh, okay now I have your attention let me tell you about myself, but you must listen carefully…<\/p>\n
My name is Rohan and I live with my parents and my annoying little sister. I am no ordinary boy, and I am only 5 years old! And I have been on many adventures, but today I will tell you about my best adventure with the pirates.<\/p>\n
I found a treasure map in a box in the attic. I didn\u2019t know it was a treasure map until I saw the \u2018X\u2019 that marks the spot. I didn\u2019t tell mummy or daddy about the map because they wouldn\u2019t let me go my adventure. Shhhh this is our secret, okay? I can\u2019t read very well so I looked at the picture on the map and the first picture was of a very old house, but I wasn\u2019t sure where this house was.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat you doing?\u201d called Sumita. Oh, that\u2019s my annoying sister who is a little older than me.<\/p>\n
\u201cNothing Sumita, I am playing with my toys,\u201d I tell her.<\/p>\n
\u201cLet me see that paper, otherwise I will tell mummy and daddy you are up to something again,\u201d said Sumita.<\/p>\n
\u201cOkay, but only if you help me. Promise me you will help me,\u201d I told Sumita.<\/p>\n
Sumita promises to help me and so I show her the map.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s a treasure map!\u201d she shouts.<\/p>\n
\u201cHush Sumita. Mummy and daddy will hear you.\u201d I tell her.<\/p>\n
\u201cOh no I am sorry Rohan. Let\u2019s go on an adventure and find the treasure,\u201d whispered Sumita.<\/p>\n
\u201cRight then we need to prepare for it. We need two backpacks with rope, water, food, and tools. Just in case,\u201d I tell Sumita.<\/p>\n
When I turn around Sumita isn\u2019t there and then she comes running in with her already packed backpack.<\/p>\n
\u201cI packed this a very long time ago just in case for emergencies like this one,\u201d Sumita said.<\/p>\n
\u201cWow, Sumita that\u2019s great. Let\u2019s go and find some treasure. Arghhhh,\u201d pretending to be a pirate.<\/p>\n
We both look at the map together and Sumita says \u201cLook Rohan these lines lead towards that haunted house!\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cBe brave, be brave,\u201d I tell myself.<\/p>\n
We count the lines and head out towards the haunted house. As we got closer to the house I start to shake and hold onto Sumita. Creeekkkkk\u2026 the door made a sound as we opened it and we both jumped.<\/p>\n
\u201cShhhh, don\u2019t make a sound,\u201d whispered Sumita.<\/p>\n
We tiptoed to the middle of the room where there was a box, half opened and a green cloth half hanging out. \u201cLet\u2019s open it,\u201d I tell Sumita<\/p>\n
We open the box carefully, trying very hard not to make a sound and inside we find two outfits! One was green and one was purple.<\/p>\n
\u201cWow, Sumita look they are pirate outfits for us,\u201d I tell her.<\/p>\n
Sumita put on the purple one and I put on the green one.<\/p>\n
\u201cAy, ay captain,\u201d she laughed.<\/p>\n
Bang!\u00a0We hear a noise coming from upstairs and we freeze staring at each other thinking what to do.<\/p>\n
\u201cSh… sh… Shall we go and find out what that is?\u201d I ask Sumita.<\/p>\n
Sumita grabs my hand and takes me towards the stairs going up. We climb the stairs one at a time making sure not to make any sound at all and when we get to the top of the stairs, I burst out laughing.<\/p>\n
\u201cHahahahahahahahaha… Look Sumita look we were scared for no reason. It\u2019s a black and white cat!\u201d<\/p>\n
Sumita opened her eyes (that she had shut earlier because she was scared), looked at the cat and said, \u201cAww he is cute. We should take him home.\u201d<\/p>\n
With the cat in Sumita\u2019s arms we take another look at the map.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt says that from the box we have to take 10 steps towards the garden door,\u201d I tell Sumita.<\/p>\n
We both run downstairs and from the box, we count \u201c1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10!\u201d and we end up at the back garden door. We looked out the window, it looked very scary.<\/p>\n
\u201cRohan what does the map say now?\u201d Sumita whispered to me.<\/p>\n
\u201cWell, I\u2019m not sure Sumita because some of it is rubbed off,\u201d I said.<\/p>\n
\u201cLet me see that!\u201d Shouted Sumita looking annoyed.<\/p>\n
\u201cDon\u2019t shout Sumita, you are scaring me,\u201d I tell her.<\/p>\n
\u201cI am sorry Rohan. I didn\u2019t mean to shout at you. Look it looks like this hut thingy here is where the treasure might be. Come on let\u2019s go!\u201d\u00a0Sumita pulled my arm, opened the garden door and we both ran out to the hut.<\/p>\n
When we opened it, it was dark inside and I searched around for a light switch. When the light was open, we both gasped and froze!<\/p>\n
\u201cYes, yes, yes, yes. We found it Sumita, we found it. Look that\u2019s the \u2018X\u2019 that marks the spot,\u201d I said with joy.<\/p>\n
I jump up and down telling Sumita. Sumita grabbed the shovel and started digging!<\/p>\n
“Sumita be careful, you are going to hurt yourself. Here let me do it.”<\/p>\n
I take the shovel out of her hand and start digging. We take turns digging until we bang something.<\/p>\n
\u201cSumita! Sumita! I think we found something.\u201d I shout with excitement.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat are you two up now? And where did that cat come from?\u201d I turn around and mum is standing behind us.<\/p>\n
\u201cOh, nothing mum, we were on a pirate adventure, and we dug up the sand pit to look for treasure,\u201d Sumita told mum.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe found the cat mummy. Can we please keep it? Please, please, please, mummy, can we?\u201d I pleaded at mum looking at her with my cutest face.<\/p>\n
Mum looked at us annoyingly and said, \u201cLook at the state of you two. Come on inside get cleaned up. Bring the cat with you too.\u201d<\/p>\n
We both smiled at each other and ran inside to get ready for bath time as we came to the end of our pirate adventure!<\/p>\n
So, did you like my pirate adventure? What adventure will you go on?…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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