The Delivery Old Jack's Boat

Good day to you.

# This is the place to be For Salty Dog and me

# Down by the harbour We'll be there

# Round every corner There's something to share

# Give us a cheer Our friends are here

# Just Salty Dog and me... #

Ha-ha, come on, Salty!

# This is the place to meet

# Down at the end of the street

# Seagulls flying up in the blue

# There's always a cup of tea waiting for you

# Out in the sun, heavens above Just Salty Dog and me

# Haul away, haul away Sing the song of the sea

# Hoist the sail, I'll tell you a tale of Salty Dog and me

# This is the place to go

# And these are the people we know

# The village is busy with things to see

# And there's the Rainbow down by the quay

# There's stories to tell, join us as well, just Salty Dog and me. #

MOBILE PHONE RINGS

-Greetings, Emily. Lovely day.

-Hello, Jack. Nice to see you, Salty.

Now, then, how about some ice cream?

I've got a new flavour. You must try it.

Sounds good.

-Delivery, Emily! Hiya, Jack.

-Hiya.

Hello, Ernie. Do you want to try my new flavour, too?

Oh!

It's very handy being friends with an ice-cream lady, isn't it?

Oh! Smells nice.

Ooh-hoo-hoo!

It's chilly but it's hot, too.

That was a bit of a shock.

Oh, it's nice and icy and every so spicy!

That's because it's strawberry and hot chilli flavour!

The hot chilli gives it a bit of a kick.

-It does indeed, yes. Ooh!

-Delicious!

It's funny, the customers don't seem to be interested.

They all want vanilla. I haven't sold a single cone today.

Listen, you need to give your new flavour a fancy name.

Ooh, yeah, like Red Hot And Blobby Ice Cream.

Nah, that sounds like an ice cream from outer space.

Strawberry Fire Bomb!

Ooh, sounds dangerous to me.

-I'm sure you'll come up with something.

-I will.

-Now, then, Ernie, where's that box?

-Box?

Oh, yes! It's right behind me.

Ooh. Whoops!

GULL SQUAWKS

Ernie?

I'm fine. Here's your delivery.

Oh, this will be the umbrellas I ordered.

I might need them.

You know what they say...

When a seagull stands in a water pail

It might be rain, it might be hail.

-Seagulls.

-Seagulls.

Oh!

These aren't right!

They're too little.

What am I going to do with this lot?

I have never known you run out of ideas yet, Emily Scuttlebutt.

Neither have I. Well, I'd best get back to my fish.

Thanks for the ice cream.

GULL SQUAWKS

-Bye, Ernie!

-Yeah, Bye, Ernie!

Yeah, we're off to the Rainbow but we'll see you on the way back

-for another taste of that lovely ice cream.

-Oh, good.

-I've got tubs of the stuff.

-Bye.

SHE SIGHS

There she is.

The Rainbow. Well, what have you got for us today, my dear?

HORN BLOWS

Hey!

Come on, Salty.

HE HUMS

Here we are.

Go on, then, go on your bed.

Good girl.

Oh, dear.

HE LAUGHS

I wonder what Emily's going to do with that delivery of umbrellas.

We had trouble with a delivery once, didn't we? Do you remember?

Ah, yes, Salty, this will make your ears stand on end.

Right, once upon a twinkly time, the Rainbow set off from Staithes,

waved goodbye to Whitby and disappeared

over the horizon.

# Just Salty Dog and me

HORN BLOWS

# Upon the briny sea

HORN BLOWS

# There's no other place we want to be

# When the sun is shining constantly

# We'll just sit and relax in our shades and sunhats

# Just Salty Dog and me. #

HORN BLOWS

HE LAUGHS

What we needed was a seaweed smoothie,

but before I could pour us a glass,

Salty spotted a tiny dot in the sky.

"Something's coming!" she woofed.

Well, the tiny dot grew larger as it moved towards us.

"It's Brenda, the stork!" barked Salty.

"And she's carrying a heavy bundle."

Brenda was heading straight for us.

And she looked all... All wibbly-wobbly.

"You, down there!

"Catch my bundle!" she cried.

"I'm... I'm going to crash."

"Quick, Salty!" I shouted.

"Hold out your paws."

Well, Salty stuck her paws out

just in time to catch the bundle.

And seconds later, Brenda... crashed onto the deck.

Oh!

"Are you all right?" I asked.

"No," she said, untangling her legs.

"I'm on my way to Smoulder Island to make an urgent delivery,

"but my bill's as dry as a desert and my wings have run out of flap."

"What are you delivering?" I asked.

"Can't tell you," said Brenda.

"It's top-secret."

"It must be a baby," I whispered in Salty's ear,

"because I've heard people say that storks deliver babies

"to their mothers."

But Salty just rolled her eyes

because she doesn't believe these old tales.

"We can sail you to Smoulder Island with your bundle," I said.

"And while we're on our way, you can have a rest."

Well, we hadn't gone far

when we saw a ship approaching.

"Uh-oh! Looks like the Hurly-Burly," I said.

Now, then, the Hurly-Burly is no ordinary ship.

It belongs to Kitty Cutlass,

the trickiest pirate to sail the seas.

"Ahoy, Jack and Salty!" she cried.

And she brought her ship up alongside.

"Good to see you, me old diamonds," she said.

"Can I share a seaweed smoothie?"

And before we knew it,

Kitty had jumped aboard.

"Where are you heading?" she asked.

"South," says I. "We are helping Brenda the stork

"with an urgent delivery."

Kitty eyed Brenda with interest.

She eyed the bundle too and she thought she saw

a glimmer of gold.

Off I went to get the drinks, but I hadn't turned my back for a second

when I heard Salty bark, "Stop!"

Kitty Cutlass had gone.

And she'd taken Brenda's bundle with her.

"Bring back my bundle immediately!" cried Brenda, who had woken up.

"This is outrageous!"

"Chase her!" Salty yapped.

So, we turned the Rainbow around and we made chase.

Meanwhile, on board the Hurly-Burly,

Kitty Cutlass had opened up the bundle

and found a fabulous, glittery, egg-shaped thing inside.

"Ha-ha! Treasure!" she cried joyfully.

But suddenly, she heard a tapping sound.

OLD JACK TAPS

"What's that?" she wondered.

It was coming from the treasure.

She peered at it closely and she saw a crack.

CRACKING

And the crack grew larger and larger

until the egg-shaped treasure

suddenly burst open

and, to Kitty's amazement, a scaly beast with leathery wings

and a long tail forced its way out.

It crumpled up its face, let out a sneeze...

OLD JACK SNEEZES

..and breathed out a wisp of smoke.

"Tickle me dimples! It's a dragon!" cried Kitty.

The baby dragon looked at Kitty lovingly.

"Ah...

"Mummy!"

"I'm not your mummy. Shoo!" cried Kitty.

And she looked around wildly and she saw our boat in the distance.

"Help!" she cried.

"Help!"

Well, we raced to the Hurly-Burly and we jumped on board.

"I-I'm in trouble!" Kitty cried. "I shouldn't have taken that bundle.

"I thought it was treasure, but it was a dragon's egg."

The baby dragon looked lovingly at Kitty,

puffing fiery clouds of smoke.

And then Salty sniffed the smoke

and her whiskers whiffled.

She was having one of her bright ideas.

We all dashed back onto the Rainbow

and she skittered to the engine room.

Then she jumped up and pulled the puffer rope.

HORN BLOWS

Four large clouds of smoke puffed out of the ship's funnel.

"Salty, you are a genius!" I cried,

for she was sending a smoke signal to show the dragon's mummy

where we were.

"It's coming!" cried Kitty. "Look!"

And sure enough,

an enormous beast was flying towards us.

It was Thelma, the dragon.

She swooped down and she perched on the stern of the ship,

making us dip dangerously low in the water.

Well, when it set eyes on the little dragon, it let out a powerful roar.

"Baby!" it cried.

The little dragon looked in amazement,

first at the huge dragon and then at Kitty.

"You see? I'm not your mummy. That's your mummy," said Kitty.

Thelma blew out a heart-shaped puff of smoke

which drifted towards the baby dragon.

"Mmmmm!

"Mummy!"

squealed the baby dragon.

And it leapt forward joyously

and nuzzled its mum with its snout.

Then with a huge whoosh

they flew off to Smoulder Island.

Ha-ha!

"Ah, I think that's made us all a bit hot around the collar,

"hasn't it, Salty?" I said. "But don't worry,

"I think a seaweed smoothie will cool us all down."

So we sipped our drinks as the sun dipped low.

HORN BLOWS

And with that, we sailed off to Staithes and home.

HORN BLOWS

Did you like that story, Salty?

Yeah? All true, of course.

Mind you, my stories always are!

Come on, girl.

Hello, Emily, my dearest.

I've just come for my strawberry and chilli ice cream.

-How has it been selling?

-Almost run out!

-Really?

-I've had queues all morning.

-Right.

I've been so busy.

-Ha! Really?

-Yes. Unbelievable.

-You see, I thought up a fancy name like you said.

-Yes.

-And it's been a huge hit.

-Wonderful, wonderful.

But don't worry. I've remembered to save the last cone for you.

Lovely!

HE LAUGHS

Here we are, Jack.

Your very own Smoulder Boulder!

Smoulder Boulder! What a good name!

I knew you'd find a use for the little umbrellas as well.

Yes, it wasn't such a bad delivery after all!

You know, that is delicious!

-GULL SQUAWKS

-Uh-oh.

Oh...

Weather's turning. I'd better pack up.

We'll be on our way as well. Come on, Salty. Thanks, Em! Goodbye!

Bye, Jack!

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