{"id":230,"date":"2022-07-22T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-07-22T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/katrina.effexhost.com\/index.php\/2022\/07\/22\/story-sneak-peek-yo-ho-ho\/"},"modified":"2022-07-22T12:00:00","modified_gmt":"2022-07-22T12:00:00","slug":"story-sneak-peek-yo-ho-ho","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lifewithkatie.com\/index.php\/2022\/07\/22\/story-sneak-peek-yo-ho-ho\/","title":{"rendered":"Story Sneak Peek – Yo Ho Ho"},"content":{"rendered":"<\/p>\n
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A long time ago, I used to live with a lot of other cats in
\na place they called \u201cthe schoolyard.\u201d It just never really felt like the place
\nfor me though. Don\u2019t get me wrong. I really loved the other cats that lived
\nthere. My best friend\u2019s name was Mittens. She was so much fun. We used to hang
\nout together and play all sorts of games together. One of my favorite games was
\nto pretend that we were swashbuckling pirates. We\u2019d talk in fake pirate voices
\nand swing our sticks around, pretending that they were swords. <\/o:p><\/p>\n

Then, one day, someone took Mittens to live somewhere else.
\nI was so sad to see her leave, but happy that she\u2019d always have a warm bed to
\nsleep in and yummy food whenever she wanted it. Living in a nice, warm house
\nwas Mittens\u2019 dream and it was coming true. <\/o:p><\/p>\n

After she left, I sulked around. I didn\u2019t want to talk to
\nanyone. I didn\u2019t even come out when the man came who fed us. After a while,
\neveryone thought that I had left. Then, one day, I was thinking about how
\nMittens\u2019 dream came true, and I decided that it was time to help make my own
\ndream come true. I would become a real life pirate.  I would find my own ship and I would sail the
\nseas. <\/o:p><\/p>\n

Finding a ship shouldn\u2019t be hard. I lived in Florida which
\nis surrounded by a lot of water. There had to be boats somewhere. The next
\nmorning, I packed up my few things and headed out towards the closest water
\nthat I knew of. When I got there, I followed a man who looked like he might be
\na sailor. I was right! He led me right to the biggest boats that I had ever
\nseen.<\/o:p><\/p>\n

I walked up the dock. The further I walked, the bigger the
\nboats became. Some of them were big enough to have entire cities on them! I
\nwasn\u2019t interested in a boat that big. I wanted a smaller boat, one where I
\nwouldn\u2019t get lost every time I tried my paw at swashbuckling.<\/o:p><\/p>\n

I decided that I had better head back the way that I had
\ncome. Sure enough, the boats kept getting smaller, but they were all pretty
\nbig. I was about to give up by the time that I got to the end of the dock. All
\nof the ships were just too big for this pirate cat. Then, right there, at the
\nvery end of the dock was the perfect pirate ship! As I stood there watching,
\nthey even lowered a gangplank. This was the ship for me.<\/o:p><\/p>\n

Keeping my eyes on the gangplank, I slowly approached the
\nboat. This was the part that I wasn\u2019t sure about. I couldn\u2019t just take over
\ntheir ship. That would be like the bad pirates that I had heard about. I didn\u2019t
\nwant to be one of those. I wanted to be the kind that swished swords as they
\nsang sea shanties. That kind didn\u2019t seem like they would just take over a ship.
\nI guessed it was time to talk to the captain.<\/o:p><\/p>\n

I had perfect timing. As soon as I got to the end of the
\ngangplank, the captain appeared at the top. He was a tall man with a big, bushy
\nbeard that was as white as the ocean spray. His face looked like it had been in
\nthe sun for days, but he had a twinkle in his eyes that gave me the confidence
\nto walk up the gangplank towards him. <\/o:p><\/p>\n

When I reached the top, he smiled down at me while I saluted
\nhim. <\/o:p><\/p>\n

\u201cWhy are you saluting me?\u201d he asked.<\/o:p><\/p>\n

\u201cYou\u2019re the captain of this fine ship, aren\u2019t you?\u201d <\/o:p><\/p>\n

\u201cYes, yes I am.\u201d<\/o:p><\/p>\n

\u201cThen you deserve the respect of a simple salute.\u201d<\/o:p><\/p>\n

Sadie could have sworn that the man blushed beneath his
\nrugged tan. <\/o:p><\/p>\n

\u201cWell then, Miss, what can I do for you?\u201d<\/o:p><\/p>\n

\u201cI would like to officially join your crew as a pirate. I
\nwill swab the decks, swashbuckle, sing sea shanties, and wear a fancy hat. I
\nwould prefer not to wear an eyepatch though. Those are hard to see through.\u201d<\/o:p><\/p>\n

\u201cHave you ever been to sea? It can be a rough life.\u201d<\/o:p><\/p>\n

\u201cI have not, but my life up until now hasn\u2019t been easy.\u201d<\/o:p><\/p>\n

Sadie told the captain about her life in the schoolyard and
\nhow her friend, Mittens, had followed her dreams and now it was time for her to
\ndo the same. The captain nodded often, listening to her tale.<\/o:p><\/p>\n

\u201cThat does sound rough. Well, Miss\u2026I\u2019m sorry, what is your
\nname?\u201d<\/o:p><\/p>\n

\u201cSadie, sir.\u201d<\/o:p><\/p>\n

The captain smiled. \u201cWell, Miss Sadie, if you\u2019re sure you
\nwant to do this, we would be happy to have you. Come aboard.\u201d<\/o:p><\/p>\n

Sadie smiled and picked up her bag. She took one last look
\naround and then marched up the gangplank, ready to start her life as a pirate. <\/o:p><\/p>\n

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