Emma was a hi sprung girl. She was dressed in a yellow dress and yellow and white striped stockings. She had merry green boots. Her hair was curly and yellowish. She leaped around and said, "Welcome, children!"
The children all looked at her. "Today, I will take you to the bank. We will camp there at night for a s..special ssurprise!"
They all followed. Emma was 13, and the kids were mostly around 6 or 7..
She took hand of one girl and said, "Now, tell me, does the water on the bank at night.. f..righten you??" She looked at her with her 2 glaring eyes.
The girl responded, "I don't know.."
"Well," it's time to find out!" said Emma. She leaped over and grabbed a bucket, swooshed it thru the water and handed it to her accordingly.
Next, she took them down the dock, where the boats were. She looked right and then left and then at the children.
"Now, my dears, this is where the boats come .. and t..ake us away!"
They walked on further. There was an elegant cafe of colored glass windows.
"Now, be merry! This is where someone said to have seen the likeness of a T monster who loves to drink the l..etter T!"
Suddenly came up a huge catfish.
"Well, let's move along!"
Night came. Emma gave them a serenade with lemonade as the trade!!
The children played London Bridges, and for them it seemed it was great fun while it lasted. The older kids stared at the water.
There were more people there. 1 came back over to them. She was only 11, and her friend was 12. She was bent in deep sorrow that seemed to linger into tomorrow. She cut thru and went to Emma, who immediately embraced the 11-year-old with curly dark red hair and her green eyes, which were streaming in teariness, "Oh!" she said. Emma knew exactly the matter was. Finally the boat came. The year was 1633. Everyone got on. The children, no doubt, were in surprise yet under the care of Miss Emma. They all were in the ship which was run by pirates.
"Alas!" said Emma. "I am a sparkling pirate meeself, argh!" She swabbed the deck with a forceful heart. They caught fish and cooked it in a hole in the boat and ate it all.
"Jack Farrow!" she called.
"Coming, my dear," he simply replied naturally.
"Let's show these kids what it's all about!!"
They broke into a jig, and Emma sang while Jack was bending his knees up and down like a frog. They were all over the place.
The night was long and so was the talk. Emma was the captain, now.
"LAND HO!" said a child.
They all got off and were welcomed by royalty and went into a castle that must have been as big as a city. They were happy to be there for themselves and cared for each other how they could. They learned of many things of the law of the land and the entertainment there. It was an excellent time these Hollanders could swear. Where were they? Why they had traveled to Wales! They told many tales. They soaked in the beauty of the earth.