Once upon a time, in the middle of the sea, there lived a chief named Chippy. He lived in a cozy cabin on a buoy that floated on the waves. Chippy was a chief of a special kind, he was the chief of a pirate ship.

One day, Chippy received a chit from the captain of the pirate ship, which said, "Chief Chippy, I need your help. We have lost our way and I need you to navigate us back to our course." Chippy was excited to help the captain and set off to the ship with his chart and compass.

As soon as he arrived on the ship, he noticed that the capstan, a big wheel used for winding the ship's anchor, was broken. The captain was worried that they would never be able to set sail again. But Chippy had a plan. He gathered all the sailors and asked them to hold onto the capstan and sing a pirate song. The sailors were hesitant at first, but Chippy convinced them to give it a try.

As they all started singing and turning the capstan, it suddenly started moving! It was as if the capstan had come to life and was dancing along with the music. The sailors were shocked but kept singing and turning the capstan until it was finally fixed.

With the capstan now working, the ship set sail and Chippy used his chart to guide them back to their course. The sailors were amazed at how Chippy had fixed the capstan and guided them back to their course. They made it back to port and the captain rewarded Chippy with a chest full of treasure.

From that day on, the sailors on the pirate ship always remembered to bring Chippy along on their adventures, because they never knew when they would need his special skills again. And whenever they ran into a problem, they would sing a pirate song and Chippy would always find a way to fix it.

The end.

Reflections

1. Who is Chief Chippy?
2. What did the captain of the pirate ship ask Chief Chippy for help with?
3. Why was the capstan broken?
4. How did Chief Chippy fix the capstan?
5. What happened when the sailors sang a pirate song while turning the capstan?
6. Why did the sailors always want to bring Chief Chippy along on their adventures?
7. What did the captain reward Chief Chippy with at the end of the story?
8. Why is Chief Chippy a special kind of chief?
9. What did Chief Chippy use to guide the pirate ship back to its course?
10. Can you think of another way that Chief Chippy might have fixed the cap