The Man Whose Mother was a PirateA man gives up his office job and runs off to sea with his old mother who used to be a pirate. |
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66 Hrrrm asked barefoot beach become blue boom brown suit buttons called cloth crossly cutlass dance dangled dream EDUCATION farming fellow Figures in rows four weeks Go back goes gold gray green happy head heard Hold hornpipe I'm taking Mother kite string laughter less LIBRARY little man answered little man replied lived Margaret Mahy mother talk moved neat never seen night old pirate once philosopher picture Pirate By Margaret pirate mother pushing the wheelbarrow reinforced renewal respectable river ruffled Sailor salt sand scream sea captain seaside ship side silver pistol smell song stories storm Suddenly taking Mother There's thought tied toes told tosses trotted turning voice want to go waves white wings wild wind woman wonderful wore Zealand