The Pirate and His Pet Show Running Time: 40 min Apropriate for All ages ( target age range 3+) Moral: To never give up hope and don't run off with strangers. Vocabulary Words: Treasure, banker, injury, orphan. Education Activities: Read a pirate story. Make a pirate hat and eye patch. Try some temporary tattoos. make a treasure map and bury some treasure. Ahrrr! Put your hooks in the air and salute Captain Snaggle Bottom! If you don't you're in for a good looting! Only one boy and his pet sea serpent can stop this notorious pirate. The Plot: A heroic boy named Joey is on a quest to find his parents, having lost his belongings to one banker's greedy ways. On his journey he meets swash buckling pirates, a courageous mermaid and a timid sea serpent. This brave boy will not settle until his parents are found.

Puppets were made of paper clay with fabric bodies. The new version of this show has puppets made of hand cast hard latex. Puppets were designed and built by Jason Ropp and Shawnna Cady.

A larger version of this show was produced for the 2007 Portland Pirate Festival! Check us out next time with new pirate stories every year!