Hey Pandas!
We got to the bottom of where all that rattling and hammering in the harbor has been coming from: next week Pandabeard’s gonna open up a pirate bar! I don’t really know what to think of old Pandabeard yet. I mean, he did steal the treasure and blame it on Kamaria’s son! Not only a thief, but a swindler!
Give him a chance, Max. Maybe he’s changed. To find out more about the bar and get to know Pandabeard a bit better, we invited him for an interview. Here it is!
Mr. Pandabeard, why exactly did you steal that treasure?
Well…I’m a pirate, aren’t I? That’s just what we do. The pirate’s life for me!
What?! Just being a pirate allows you to steal and pillage?
Well…I dare say it, but I am a gambling man. Me men do nothin’ more than play cards all day on the ship and I couldn’t help but dabble in a little game or two here and there. Before I knew it, I had gambled away every penny of me own money and quite a bit that I had borrowed. They mutinied against their beloved captain and told me they’d make me walk the plank and be sent straight to Davy Jones’s locker if I didn’t pay back me debts. So I stole some treasure.
That’s no excuse!
Is this an interview or an inquisition?! I said I was sorry! I really thought me poker face was better…arghhh…
Sorry, back to the questions. What kind of surprises do you have in store for the pirate bar?
I bet ye’d like to know! Come by yourself to see, and bring that young scallywag, Max while you’re at it! I’ll think about taking a photo of me set-up. To all you other Pandas: I promise on me mother’s grave that you’ll have lots of fun and be able to let off some steam. Maybe I’ll even tell you a pirate story or two…
And how can we be sure that you don’t rob us and disappear again?
I swear on my peg-leg not to.
Okay then! Thanks for the interview, Mr. Pandabeard. We’ll see you tomorrow at the bar!
Be good Pandas,
Max and Ella
