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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.

In the middle of a storm, Skaggs says I DON'T THINK WE CAN
HOLD THIS COURSE MUCH LONGER!

Fibber says AYE, SKAGGS,
IT BE TIME TO FURL THE MAINSAIL
UNTIL THESE WINDS DIE DOWN.
ALL HANDS ON!
CAREFUL, NOW.
IF YOU PULL THE WRONG ONE,
YOU COULD SINK THE SHIP.

Skaggs runs into a sign and says says OH, IT'S WRITTEN RIGHT HERE.
"RELEASE MAINSAIL
WITH SHORTEST LEVER."
HEY FIBBER,
WHAT DOES "SHORTEST" MEAN?

Fibber says DO YOU KNOW WHAT
"SHORT" MEANS?

Skaggs says YEAH, BUT THEY ALL LOOK
PRETTY SHORT TO ME.

Fibber says WELL, IT SOUNDS LIKE
YOU CAN PICK ANY SHORT ONE.
QUICK, BEFORE THE SEA
TAKES ITS OWN.

The ship starts rocking side to side.

(CRACKING AND CREAKING)

The spirit of the pirate wakes up and goes to the deck and says ARR.

Skaggs and Fibber hang from the side of the boat.

Skaggs says RUN!

The spirit says I DON'T MEAN TO TELL YOU
"PIRATES" HOW TO SAIL,
BUT IF YOU DON'T LOWER
THE MAINSAIL SOON,
YOU'LL SCUTTLE THE SHIP
IN THESE HIGH WINDS.

Skaggs says THAT'S WHAT WE'VE BEEN
TRYING TO DO.
BUT THE SIGN'S
A TRICKY ONE.

Fibber says IT SAYS TO PULL
THE SHORTEST LEVER,
BUT THEY'RE ALL
PRETTY SHORT.

The spirit says SHORTEST.

Fibber says AYE.

The spirit says SHORT-EST.

Skaggs says AYE...
DON'T UNDERSTAND.

The spirit says YOU SEE, WHEN YOU ADD
THE SUFFIX "EST."
ON THE END OF A WORD,
IT CHANGES ITS MEANING TO MEAN
THE MOST.
SO SHORTEST WOULD MEAN
THE MOST SHORT.
AND LONGEST WOULD MEAN
THE MOST LONG.

Skaggs says OKAY, OKAY,
I SEE WHERE YOU'RE GOING.

The spirit says COMIN' THROUGH,
LOOK OUT.

The spirit walks through Fibber down the deck and straightens the ship.

(GRUNTING)
(CREAKING AND WAVES CRASHING)

Skaggs says ARE YE POSSESSED NOW?

Fibber says NO, HE JUST WENT
RIGHT THROUGH ME.
BUT I DO HAVE THE STRANGEST
OF FEELINGS IN ME HANDS.

She looks at her hands and they are gone.

They scream.

(SCREAMING)

She takes them out of her sleeves and says OH, WAIT.

Fibber sighs with relief.

(music plays)

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