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The name of the show appears along with a pirate flag. It reads "Bookaneers."

In animation, Pirates fall off the pirate ship

A song goes WE FIND OURSELVES
OUT IN THE SEA
WHERE AN EMPTY SHIP
HAD BLOWN
AND READING HELPED US
SAIL A BOAT

They climb up the old ship.

The song continues BECAUSE WE WERE ALONE

The spirit of a pirate appears behind them.

The animation ends.

Skaggs is a male pirate that wears black trousers, a red and white striped T-shirt and a black and white polka dotted headscarf.

Fibber is a female pirate that wears black trousers, leather boots, a white blouse, a red velvet vest and a red velvet headband.

Sitting on the deck, Skaggs says LUCKY THING WE FOUND
THIS BOAT, RIGHT?

Fibber says WE CAN'T SAIL A BOAT THIS SIZE
WITHOUT A CREW.

Skaggs says SURE WE CAN.
I BROUGHT ME
PIRATE HANDBOOK.
"WHEN ONLY TWO PIRATES
ARE PRESENT,
"ONE PIRATE SHOULD
MAINTAIN THE STERN,
"AND THE OTHER THE BOW."

Fibber says WELL, METHINKS YOU SHOULD
TAKE THE BOW, THEN.

The spirit of the pirate wakes up and mutters.

Skaggs says HOW LONG AM I SUPPOSED TO
HOLD THIS BOW FOR, FIBBER?
MY BACK IS GETTING SORE.

Fibber says I DON'T WANT TO HEAR ANOTHER
WORD OF COMPLAINING OUT OF YOU.
BECAUSE I AM VERY STERN,
AND I AM PUTTING MY FOOT D...

She sees the spirit and screams.

They both run up and down the deck.

The spirit says AVAST, YE SWABS.
WHAT BE ALL THIS
BLUBBERING ABOUT, HMM?

Skaggs says T-THE B-BOOK TOLD US,
ONE PIRATE SHOULD MAINTAIN
THE BOW.

Fibber says GOOD BOWING, SKAGGS.
THANKS.

Skaggs says AND THE OTHER PIRATE
SHOULD MAINTAIN THE STERN.

Fibber says DOESN'T ME VOICE
SOUND STERN?

The spirit says ARR, BOW AND STERN
ARE HOMONYMS.
THAT BE WHEN TWO WORDS
LOOK THE SAME
AND SOUND THE SAME,
BUT HAVE DIFFERENT MEANINGS.
FOR EXAMPLE,
BOW CAN MEAN TO PITCH FORWARD
AT THE WAIST,
LIKE SO.
I'M QUITE ELEGANT,
YOU SEE.
BUT IT CAN ALSO MEAN,
THE FRONT OF THE BOAT.
AND WHILE STERN MEANS
TO BE HARSH AND FIRM,
STERN CAN ALSO BE
THE BACK OF A BOAT.
YOU SEE MY MEANING?

Fibber says HOW ARE WE SUPPOSED TO TELL
WHICH ONE THE BOOK MEANS?

The spirit says WELL, IT DEPENDS
ON THE CONTEXT,
OR WHERE YOU'RE
READING ABOUT IT.
NOW SAY YOU WERE READING
A BOOK ABOUT,
OH, I DON'T KNOW,
BOATS!
WELL, YOU'D KNOW
WHAT THEY'D MEAN.

Skaggs says OH, I GET IT.
I'LL GO MAINTAIN
THE BOAT'S BOW THEN,
JUST LIKE THE BOAT BOOK
SUGGESTS.
(SHUDDERING)

Suddenly, the legs of the spirit separate from the torso and follow Skaggs.

The spirit says THAT'S...
THAT'S NOT RIGHT.
(CHUCKLING)
IT'S NOT RIGHT,
BECAUSE THEY LEFT!
(LAUGHING)
YOU GET IT?
THEY LEFT!
OH, I'LL EXPLAIN IT
TO YE LATER.

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