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Once upon a time, in a land far from here, there was an old
retired pirate. The pirate’s name was Gandalf. One day Gandalf
decided to go through his dresser drawers. He found his lucky
socks, his old friend Thorin’s glass eye, and at the bottom of the
drawer he found a map. He had no idea what this map was of, but it
looked like a bunch of water with different pictures on the water.
The pictures were of some whales, sea serpents, and a tiny cove. In
the cove there was a black dot and under it, it was labeled “the
Black Pearl”.
Now this struck an interest in Gandalf, because he had
never seen a black pearl before. There were many old legends
about a black pearl, but he thought it was all nonsense. He
immediately thought of his old crew member, Thorin. Thorin
believed all that nonsense about the black pearl.

Gandalf started to write letters to old crew members saying” I
just found an old map that leads to a supposed black pearl. Do you
want to find it with me?” Gandalf sent five of those letters to Thorin,
Bilbo, Brelor, and to the twins Fili and Kili.
In the next two weeks, all five letters came back. Four out of five
replied yes. The old crew would be reunited to find the black pearl.
The old, yet new group would consist of Gandalf, Thorin, Bilbo, Fili,
and Kili. Gandalf wrote back to those four,” When do you want to
meet?” They all said the fifteenth of the next month, so they met at
Gandalf’s house the next month.




















































































“Hello, my old friend. How old are you now, 79?” that comment
was joined with laughter.
“No, my friend, I am only 78,” said Gandalf. He then
quieted
down the crew. “Now, we have had many laughs, but do you know
where Thorin is?” The question was answered with many no’s.
Knock, Knock, Knock! This startled the crew and they all rushed to
the door. It was Thorin. By his dignified appearance you wouldn’t
tell that he was a retired pirate, but he still had his eye patch and
that gold tooth smile.

“Now, since Thorin was late we now have to get straight
down to business,” said Gandalf,” First, as you know I found a map
that shows us where a black pearl is. The problem is, it is guarded
by a giant sea serpent. Now, I don’t know about you, but I don’t own
boat anymore. I sold it to buy this house. Do any of you own a
boat?”
Fili and Kili said in unison, “We sold ours so we could afford
our wives.” Everyone laughed except Bilbo.











































































































Thorin slammed his fist against the table, “Let’s get down to
business. The legends say that the pearl was the most prized item in
all the land. I want to find this, and we’re going to it as fast as we
can so we can all be rich while we are still alive.”
“I have to agree with Thorin,” said Gandalf,” we should get right
on this so we can be rich and famous.”
“Maybe it was just me who heard this, but didn’t you say there
was a giant sea serpent?” said Bilbo.
“Yah, he did,” said Fili,” I’m not going if I’m not coming back.”
“We will all come back just fine, and I’ll find a boat to use,” said
Gandalf, “I’ll see you two days from now, and we’ll get started on
our journey.”
So with that they all said their goodbyes and left to get their
supplies for a very long journey ahead of them.






In two days they all arrived on time, even Thorin. Gandalf had
borrowed a boat from someone who owed him a favor. It wasn’t a
very big boat, but big enough for five people and a pearl. Fili and Kili
loaded up and stole the bottom hammocks, while Bilbo was loading
up with his head low and a frown on his face.
“What is the matter my friend?” asked Gandalf.
“I just want to live and come back, and I’m not sure that I will,”
answered Bilbo.
“Cheer up; we’ll be back in no time, and with the black pearl and
we will all be rich.” With that, Gandalf walked away, leaving Bilbo to
his imagination of what could go on. “Full sails, here we go!” It was
too late now; there was no going back.












































“And on the left you will see a big whale, and on the right you
will see a rock. Steer clear of the rock! Hard left!” yelled Fili. They
steered clear of the rock by a mere three feet. “That was too close
Kili; watch where you’re going!”
That was the most excitement they had in three days on the sea.
Then, suddenly, the wind stopped. The boat slowed down and there
was much groaning when the boat completely stopped.
“This is the worst place to stop. There are sea serpents in these
waters,” said Thorin, who had been in this area of the sea before.
“I know, but there’s not much we can do about it. The wind has
stopped, so we can’t just get out of here right now. We have to wait
and hope the wind picks up soon,” said Gandalf,” and we were
almost there,” he mumbled.
“Well, we can’t wait too long; the serpents could awake any
minute since it is already nine hours past lunch.” So they waited
hoping and praying (Bilbo) that the wind would start again and also
that they would still live.

Then around midnight a high pitched scream woke them from
their slumber. They all knew what it was. It was a sea serpent. It
broke the surface of the water and circled the ship, screaming the
whole time.
“Quick, there are some weapons down under the deck. Those who
don’t know how to use a sword or a bow stay down and take
shelter,” ordered Gandalf. Bilbo gladly took shelter.
“Aim for the head or the tail! Those are its two greatest
weapons!” yelled Thorin. Thorin was swinging like an uncontrollable
mad man, but he nicked the scales.





































”Never mind, aim for the underbelly!” Fili and Kili were working
together and chopped off the tail, and then realized what Thorin just
said. Gandalf was on his own trying to figure out his bow, since he
had not shot an arrow for about forty years. Then finally after a long
fifteen minutes, Gandalf shot a straight arrow and it disappeared
into the serpent’s underbelly. It screamed and writhed with pain
and fell into the water. Bilbo peeped up, hearing nothing, looked
around seeing blood splattered on the deck and on his friends. They
were so quiet and so much blood he almost thought they were dead.
Then Fili jumped up, but fell back on the deck. Bilbo rushed over to
him.











“What’s wrong?” asked Bilbo.
“I think it broke my leg,” grunted Fili. “Put a splint on it, now!”
Normally Fili was a very polite nice pirate, so Bilbo could tell that he
was in serious pain. Bilbo rushed over and picked up some big
splinters of the ship railing and got some rope from under the deck.
He made the splint, and Fili though still in pain said thank you. While
that was happening, the others got up and were limping to their
hammocks and again prayed that the wind would pick up.
When they woke up, they realized that they were not in the same
place as before. They looked back and could see where they just
were, so they had not gone far. Then they realized that the wind had
started up again. Still sore and tired no one cheered, but they pulled
out some bread and ate breakfast. No one spoke that breakfast; they
were all too tired and sore. Later in the day, they talked to Fili, who
had a very painful night of rest, and he said he would be ok.

“Land ho!” yelled Gandalf as he finished his breakfast early. It
was true. On the horizon there was a little rock covered with grass,
and there was an opening.
“Is it the cove, we’re looking for?” asked Bilbo.
“Yes, I believe it is.” It had been only about two weeks on the
water, but it had been clear sailing the whole way. In a few short
hours they had reached the cove. They then went into the cove
forgetting that there was another sea serpent there. They hung
close to the walls so they wouldn’t fall into the water. There it was
the black pearl. It was not as big as they fantasized, but the price
would be the same, and they all would die wealthy. Then there was
a scream.
“Another one!” Kili whisper yelled at Gandalf and Thorin.
“Sorry, just be quiet and hang to the walls; don’t let him see you,”
ordered Thorin.
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Kids, don't procrastinate.
This book was created and published on StoryJumper™
©2015 StoryJumper, Inc. All rights reserved.
Publish your own children's book:
www.storyjumper.com












Once upon a time, in a land far from here, there was an old
retired pirate. The pirate’s name was Gandalf. One day Gandalf
decided to go through his dresser drawers. He found his lucky
socks, his old friend Thorin’s glass eye, and at the bottom of the
drawer he found a map. He had no idea what this map was of, but it
looked like a bunch of water with different pictures on the water.
The pictures were of some whales, sea serpents, and a tiny cove. In
the cove there was a black dot and under it, it was labeled “the
Black Pearl”.
Now this struck an interest in Gandalf, because he had
never seen a black pearl before. There were many old legends
about a black pearl, but he thought it was all nonsense. He
immediately thought of his old crew member, Thorin. Thorin
believed all that nonsense about the black pearl.

Gandalf started to write letters to old crew members saying” I
just found an old map that leads to a supposed black pearl. Do you
want to find it with me?” Gandalf sent five of those letters to Thorin,
Bilbo, Brelor, and to the twins Fili and Kili.
In the next two weeks, all five letters came back. Four out of five
replied yes. The old crew would be reunited to find the black pearl.
The old, yet new group would consist of Gandalf, Thorin, Bilbo, Fili,
and Kili. Gandalf wrote back to those four,” When do you want to
meet?” They all said the fifteenth of the next month, so they met at
Gandalf’s house the next month.
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