Queen Norah unlocked the door.
‘This is the room where we keep all the Royal Treasures,’ she said proudly.
‘Are they worth a lot of money? ‘ asked the first pirate.
‘This is the Golden House of Tong. It is worth thousands,’ she said.
‘Thousands, eh?’ said the second pirate. ‘When I come back,’ said Queen Norah, ‘I want to see those treasures shining.’
‘Right lads,’ said the first pirate.
‘Let’s grab the stuff.’
The pirates stuffed the treasures into their aprons. They ran towards the main door.
King Harry, Princess Jane and the two captains came out from behind the curtain.
‘Not so fast!’ said King Harry.
The pirates stood still.
‘Give those Royal Treasures back at once!’
Sadly, the pirates took the treasures out of their aprons.
‘Now,’ said King Harry to Jane.
‘Take those treasures back before the Queen finds out that they are missing,’
‘I will,’ said Jane. She dashed off carrying the treasures.
‘Let's face it,’ said King Harry. ‘You are no good as pirates.’
One of the pirates began to sniff.
‘Why don’t you do something honest?’ said Captain Smith.
‘You made a very good job of cleaning the castle,’ said King Harry.
‘You should become cleaners.’
‘That reminds me,’ said Captain Jones.’
You still have the cleaning money. Hand it over.’
The first pirate gave him back the money.
‘The pirates can have half,’ said King Harry, ‘because they did half the work.’
‘Thanks very much,’ said the first pirate.
‘Cor,’ said the second pirate. ‘This is like doing a real job.’
‘I was going to keep this,’ said the third pirate.
‘But you’ve been so kind.’
He handed King Harry the Golden Horse of Tong.