Sinker's Letter Swashbuckle

# A band of naughty pirates Took some jewels from me

# I hid onboard their pirate ship And sailed off out to sea

# But they weren't watching where they went

# And shipwrecked on the sand

# I want to win my treasure back Will you give me a hand?

-ALL:

-# Hey-ho, Swashbucklers, go Take on the pirates, yo-ho-ho!

# Hey-ho, Swashbucklers, go Take on the pirates, go, go, go! #

Will you help me win my treasure back?

Yeah!

-Shall we make the pirates walk the plank?

-Yeah!

Well, let's hear you then, me hearties!

# Hey-ho, Swashbucklers, go Take on the pirates, yo-ho-ho!

# Hey-ho, Swashbucklers, go Take on the pirates, go, go, go! #

Swashbuckle cheer!

-AUDIENCE:

-Arrr-harrr!

Well done.

Ahoy there, my hearties. Welcome to Swashbuckle!

Arrr-harrr!

My name's Gem and it's great to have you all aboard.

Are you ready for a rip-roaring pirate adventure?

Arrr-harrr!

And will you help me to win back my five jewels

from those very naughty pirates?

Yeah!

Great. Now, where's Captain Sinker?

Can you see her?

AUDIENCE BOOS

Boo all you like.

You're not going to win any jewels this time.

My crew are far too mean and tough.

COOK AND LINE GIGGLE

-Cook, Line. BOTH:

-Yes, Captain Sinker, sir.

What are you doing with those feathers?

They're not feathers, Captain. They're quills. For writing letters.

And tickling.

THEY LAUGH

I'm writing a letter to my mum and my dad.

I'm writing a letter home, too.

It's the letter M. Mmm.

It's my mum's favourite letter.

She's got two of them. Mm, uh, mm. Mum.

-Do you have a favourite letter, Sinker?

-I do actually.

I have a letter that describes how I feel about you. The letter R.

Because it sounds like aaaarrrrr!

You're driving me crazy.

Ooh, and I've got a favourite letter, too. It's W. W for winning.

So, let's win back my jewels.

Squawk, let's meet today's Swashbucklers.

Playing today, we've got three Swashbucklers.

Meet Kenny.

He's seven years old and likes maps,

so he should be fantastic at the Shipwreck Rummage.

His Swashbuckle name is Wild Kenny.

Next, it's Ifeoma.

Ifeoma is also seven and loves skipping,

so she should have lots of energy for the pirate games.

Her Swashbuckle name is Sneaky Ifeoma.

Finally, here's Lewis.

Lewis is also seven and enjoys football

and his goal is to win back all of Gem's jewels.

His Swashbuckle name is Sea Lion Lewis.

Welcome aboard to my team of three Swashbucklers.

How are you doing today? Good to see you.

So, you're going to help me win back my jewels

from naughty Captain Sinker but I need to make sure

that you three are ready by doing the Swashbuckle Salute.

So, let me see you all marching.

Put your hands on your heart.

Here we go.

-Eye patch.

-Eye patch.

-Pirate's hat.

-Pirate's hat.

-Swashbuckle cheer.

-Arrr-harrr!

Well done, my hearties. We are ready.

So, Squawk, what do we have to do today?

You daring Swashbucklers need to work as a team

as you take part in different pirate games.

Every time you win a game,

Captain Sinker will give you a jewel for your treasure chest.

Win all five jewels

and one of the naughty pirates will walk the plank into the ship's mess.

And here is our treasure chest, where we will put my jewels

when you win them back from naughty Captain Sinker.

I'm not sending you any jewels today.

The first game is far too tricky.

Well, we are ready for the challenge, so you know what I say.

Bring it on!

The first game is Shivering Timbers.

The aim of the game is to make the octopus jigsaw.

All you have to do is walk along the plank to collect the jigsaw pieces.

But be careful, Cook and Line will stop you from crossing

and hide the pieces, too.

And here's the picture of the octopus we need to piece together.

There are eight pieces altogether

but I've managed to put two in there to start you off.

And the other six pieces are way over there

but do look out because Cook and Line will be trying to put you off.

And, if you fall in,

you have two go back to the side that you were coming from.

You have as long as it takes for the octopus

to reach out across the screen

and close the treasure chest to play the game.

We're going across in pairs.

Ifeoma and Kenny, you're going first for me. Are we ready to play?

ALL: Arrr-harrr!

Swashbucklers away. Off you go. That's it.

Come on, everyone, let's cheer them on.

Careful, Ifeoma.

Go on.

Bet you can't get this piece.

Well done, Ifeoma, you've got the first piece.

But you can't get this piece.

Keep going. Brilliant.

Well done. There you go, Lewis.

Get in their way!

Well done, Lewis.

Oh, no. Kenny's in your way.

Easy does it.

Yeah, good job.

Well done, Kenny.

Off you go, Ifeoma. Right, you've got the octopus's eyes there.

Right, we need four more pieces over.

Come on, Lewis, you're doing really well.

And we're halfway with the time now, team. Brilliant.

Good carrying on your head. There you go, Kenny.

Right, we're going to get another piece in.

We need two more pieces to finish this puzzle.

That's it, Kenny. Bring it back as fast as you can.

OK, Ifeoma, you can go again.

There's a last piece that needs coming across.

Watch out for a Kenny and Cook in the middle.

As soon as they are back, we put the jigsaw together, OK?

Hide the last piece, Line.

Oh, line, stop hiding the pieces!

We're running out of time. Come on, Ifeoma!

Well done. That's it. Brilliant. Come on. And into the puzzle.

Boys, help out.

Ten, nine,

eight,

seven, six... Yay!

Well done, Swashbucklers.

Squawk, you've got the bird's-eye view. Over to you.

That was picture perfect.

There was brilliant balancing on the beam.

Faultless footwork from Ifeoma and Kenny.

And level-headed Lewis carried his piece of the jigsaw on his head.

The team finished the picture in time. So, Gem, that's a win.

Well done, my hearties. You've won our first jewel. Brilliant.

So, Captain Sinker, you know the rule. Send down a jewel.

Oh, all right, all right. I'm sending it now.

ALL: Yeah!

Oh, look, it's the white one. Fantastic.

There you go, Lewis. Put it in the chest, please.

Good work! Yeah!

So, we only need four more of those sparkly jewels and then one of

those naughty pirates can walk the plank into the smelly ship's mess.

-Look what I found, Line. You're going to be so impressed.

-A bottle.

Brilliant. I am impressed. That's just what we needed.

Why do we need a bottle?

So we can put our letters in it and then send them home across the sea.

Cook, Line, have you slopped out yet?

-Sorry, we haven't yet.

-Oh, Captain, have you written a letter, too?

No, I haven't written a letter but I have drawn a picture

to sum up how I feel about you.

A picture for us. That's so nice.

-Why are you looking so cross?

-Have you slopped out yet?

-We forgot again.

-That's why I look so cross. Slop out, you buffoons.

Well. I hope those pirates forget how to play the next game

so that we can win back another jewel. Squawk, what is it?

The second game is Tumbly Barrel.

The aim of this game is to make a picture that matches what the

pirate is wearing.

All you have to do is run through the giant barrel,

find the dressing up bits

and bring them back to make your picture.

But be careful. Cook or Line will be trying to make you tumble.

And here is Line wearing the six items you need to collect.

We are looking for a black pirate's hat,

a red and white spotty eye patch,

an orange beard,

a feather earring,

a blue and white spotty shirt

and a seagull.

SEAGULL BARKS

And those are the six items that you can find

through the tumbly barrel over there in those crates.

But look out, because Cook is spinning that tumbly barrel

and it might just make you tumble.

Now, Lewis, you're going first for me? Brilliant. Are we ready to play?

-Arrr-harrr!

-Then, Swashbucklers, away!

That's it, Lewis! Oh, very speedy, well done.

You're looking for the pirate hat, the seagull,

the spotty T-shirt, the spotty eye-patch.

Oh, the seagull, brilliant! Let's have that one. OK, well done!

Ifeoma, off you go! Good work!

Oh, brilliant running through there!

Uh-oh, what's he up to?

Don't just stand there, Line. Tip it in!

There's some fish coming in the barrel.

Here they come! Whoops!

Oh, that's not going to help things at all! Good work, brilliant!

OK, Kenny, off you go.

We need the hat and the spotty eye patch and the orange beard

and the feather earring.

Oh, he's got it! You've got the orange beard, brilliant!

Lewis, you're going to go back next. We need the eye patch.

Keep going, Kenny. Yeah! Good work! Off you go!

-Spin it faster, Cook!

-Three pieces over, we need three more.

Keep going, that's it! Jump up and off you go again.

Well done, team, yeah!

Get the pirate hat...

The pirate hat, brilliant!

Ifeoma, we need to get the feather earring.

Let's get the pirate hat on.

The feather earring we need.

Have a good look... Yes, yes, yes!

And now we need the spotty eye patch, OK, Kenny?

It's red and white... Oh, hahahaha!

That's it, nearly there! Jump up, yeah! Kenny, off you go.

We just need this last one back now. That's it, Kenny, keep going.

We've got 20 seconds left. The spotty eye patch!

The spotty one!

Ten, nine, eight,

seven... Quick, quick!

Five, four, three... Quick!

Didn't quite make it. Never mind!

Squawk, you've got the bird's eye view. Over to you!

Terrific tumbling, Swashbucklers!

Speedy Lewis was off to a flying start to bring back the seagull,

but despite a skip and a jump, running on the spot

and a final dash from Kenny, the time ran out.

Sorry, Gem, you lose!

It was so close!

We didn't quite manage to get that eye patch on in time,

but we could still get that jewel back a little bit later.

Oh, Gem? I've got a special delivery for you.

Ooh, what is this, Sinker?

Some seaweed in a bottle?

I'm trying to stop Cook and Line

with their silly idea of sending a letter home

so I'm hiding all the bottles I can find.

Well, I wonder why Sinker doesn't want to write a letter home.

-That's a lovely thing to do, isn't it?

-I've had enough of this!

I'm going to find Cook and Line. Cook! Line!

-There we go - both our letters are now in their bottles.

-Captain!

-We're just sending our letters home. Would you like to send one too?

-No.

Oh, come on, Captain.

-We'll just make the second tide if we send them now.

-No.

But why don't you want to write home to your mummy and daddy? Eh?

I must be such a big disappointment to them and I'll tell you why.

# My mother wanted me

# To help the family

# We found a little shop that was right next to the sea

# What did you sell in the shop?

# Ooooooooh

# We sold seashells on the seashore

# Big shells, little shells, shells galore

# Shells on the shelves and shells on the floor

# Mummy's seashell shop was the best, I'm sure

# My father wanted me

# To help the family

# He had a little fishing boat he took out on the sea

# Ooh, what did he catch?

# Oooooooh

# He caught shellfish by the seashore

# He sold the shells in our seashell store

# Shells on the shelves and shells on the floor

# The Sinker seashell shop was the best, I'm sure

CRASH!

# He didn't understand

# Why I wouldn't lend a hand

# It just was not for me

# I had to go to sea

# I wish I could explain I feel I ought

# They'll be cross I sailed away

# No, they won't!

# But I have some things to say

# You know how you'll feel better

# Why not sit and write a letter?

# Dear Mummy and Daddy

# I know you wanted me

# To help the family

# In the seashell shop or the fishing boat

# But I had to go to sea

# Ooooooooh

# I couldn't sell shellfish shells any more

# Not in the seashell shop on the shore

# An urge to sail that I couldn't ignore

# Has made me a pirate captain

# I'm sure! #

CHEERING

"I hope you're proud of me. Your daughter, Captain Sinker."

Oooh! "Kiss-kiss-kiss"!

-Oh, I feel so much better!

-Time to send the letters.

My letter!

SPLASH!

Line's letter!

SPLASH!

And Captain Sinker's letter.

-You didn't put mine in a bottle?

-Did we put it in a...

-No.

-No, we didn't.

Grrrrrrrrr!

It's the...

The aim of the game is to collect the rest of Gem's jewels

that have hidden around the shipwreck.

Use the map because X marks the spot

where each of the jewels can be found, but be careful -

Cook, Line and Captain Sinker have hidden the jewels well

and they must all be in the chest before the time runs out.

OK, you three, we need to find four of my jewels

and here's where they're hiding.

Up on the top deck, the purple jewel is in one of the barrels of maps.

Then on the middle deck, the red jewel is over in the laundry.

And the blue jewel is in the basket of sea creatures.

And on the lower deck, the green jewel is over in the cannonballs.

Now, Lewis, we're going to go one at a time.

Will you go first? Brilliant!

-Which colour are you going for?

-Blue.

-All right.

Are you ready to play?

-AUDIENCE:

-Arr-harr!

Then Swashbuckler away!

Come on, Lewis, we can get those jewels back.

There's four jewels to find

and Lewis is heading to the basket of sea creatures

to get the blue one.

That sneaky Line, emptying a barrel!

And Cook's waiting to surprise him.

-Keep going!

-I don't think you're going to do it!

I think they're going to do it because he's got the blue jewel!

-Which colour?

-Purple.

Right to the top, all right then! Well done, Lewis, off you go!

Good work, let's get it in the chest.

Brilliant, well done!

Oops! Keep going, Ifeoma.

-And watch out for Cook's beach balls!

-Keep going!

-All the way at the top!

-Ifeoma's heading for the purple jewel.

-Pull yourself up!

-Keep going!

-Shove it, Sinker!

-Ha, you tell her, Ifeoma!

Yes, she's got the jewel!

Great. Kenny, you have to go next. Which one are you going for?

-Green.

-The green one? Great.

Ready? Off you go! Good work!

The purple's safely back as Kenny reaches the cannonballs

in search of the green jewel.

Oh, no, the Captain doesn't want you to look in there.

Ignore naughty Line! It must be in that sack somewhere.

He's found the jewel!

You need to get the red one in the laundry, OK?

Off you go, really fast now!

Brilliant! That's it, good boy.

Brilliant! One jewel left to find!

-Lewis is heading for the laundry.

-Oh, you're running out of time!

-I don't think you're going to do it!

-That's right, have a good rummage.

Oh, it's fallen down!

It's on the floor! On the floor!

Yes, come on!

Yes, Lewis has got it. Quick, back to Gem!

The tentacle is almost at the chest. Down he comes!

In the chest, in the chest!

-Here we go!

-CHEERING

We've made it, brilliant! Squawk, you've got the bird's-eye view.

-Over to you.

-The brave Swashbucklers rummaged one by one.

Lewis set the pace with an easy find in the sea creatures.

Ifeoma wasn't put off by the pirates and picked up the purple.

Kenny grabbed the green and Lewis raced home with the red.

All five are safely back. Gem, you win!

Well done, my hearties! You won back all five of my jewels.

That's brilliant! So now I can share them out with you.

-There you go, Ifeoma.

-Thank you.

You're welcome. A red one for you, Lewis.

-Thank you.

-And green for Kenny.

-Thank you.

And look, two for me. Let's have a big cheer for my Swashbucklers.

CHEERING

And now we have all five of these sparkly jewels,

you know what it's time for -

one of these nasty pirates has to walk the plank!

But who's it going to be? Kenny, let's spin the wheel to see.

Will it be Cook with the white hat,

Line with the red banana or Captain Sinker with the black hat?

It's going to be...

..Line!

Ohhhhh!

It's time for Line to...walk the plank!

-AUDIENCE:

-Walk the plank! Walk the plank!

Walk the plank! Walk the plank!

CHEERING

A naughty pirate in the ship's mess?

Now, that is something to write home about.

We'll see you next time for more Swashbuckle!

# Hey-ho, Swashbucklers, go

# Take on the pirates, yo-ho-ho

# Hey-ho, Swashbucklers, go

# Take on the pirates, yo-ho-ho

# Hey-ho, Swashbucklers, go

# Take on the pirates, go-go-go

# Swashbuckle cheer!

# Arrr-harrr! #