The Black Pig Quotes

“An hour or so later, the Black Pig slipped out of the port and began the Channel crossing. The barrels were stowed safely in the hold...the mate was at the wheel... Willie and Barnabas snored in their hammocks below...”

“That night, the Black Pig lay peacefully moored in the moonlit harbour. A small rowing boat slid out from the quayside with two figures aboard. One of thedm tied the boat up under the stern of the ship, while the other climbed up to the deck.”

“It was quite early in the morning, and the Black Pig lay at anchor in the shelter of a little rock bay, by an island far away in the blue Pacific ocean. On any other day Captain Pugwash and his pirates would still have been fast asleep, but this morning was different.”

“Well, who would ‘ave though it?’ said Pirate Willy, as they watched the little boat moving further and further away from the Black Pig. There weren’t too worried about doing without their Captain, but losing Tom was a disaster.”