Pajama Pirates
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Hey, y'all. Niminy here. I'm the host of a brand new history podcast for kids and families called Historical Records. Executive produced by Questlove, The Story Pirates, and John Glickman, Historical Records brings history to life through hip-hop. Get the kids in your life excited about history by tuning in to Historical Records. Listen to Historical Records on the iHeartRadio app or wherever you get your podcasts.

Hello friends and welcome to Bedtime Stories with Mr. Jim. I was just getting ready for bed. Are you as well? Oh good. I hope you brushed your teeth and found all of your comfy things like pillows and blankets and stuffies. Oh yes, oh good. Well, as long as you have all those things ready...

then it's time for our story but first we must close our eyes so that we can travel to an imaginary world captain crusty beard and his crumbly crew were sailing their pirate ship around the shores of new england their plot to fill the bay in maine with oyster crackers was foiled

and they were feeling rowdier than usual. "Fire the cannons! Lay all the fiddles! Sing sea shanties as loud as ye can, me arties! No one is going to sleep tonight!" Captain Krusty Beard shouted to his crew. He went off to the crow's nest to look for sandwiches to plunder. A good sandwich always made him feel better.

As he was looking through his spyglass, he spotted something moving out on the open water. "'Ship ahoy!' he called down to his crew. They ran to the side of the ship to get a better look. "'That looks like another pirate ship there, Captain!' shouted a crumbly crew. "'Aye, tis a ship full of pirates!'

"'In pajamas?' added another. The captain peered through his spyglass at the other pirate ship's crew. They all wore pointy pirate hats. Some wore eye patches and some had peg legs. Where the crumbly crew all wore wrinkly and soiled dirty pirate clothes, they had on clean matching pajama sets."

Captain Krusty Beard zoomed in with his spyglass and noticed the pajamas were covered in skull and crossbone teddy bears. He knew who these pirates were. They weren't rough and rowdy like his crumbly crew, and they didn't even yell, Yo-ho-ho! This crew might not know them.

But all pirate captains who sailed the seven seas feared them the most. They were the pajama pirates. They sailed their pirate ship all night long looking for loud and rowdy pirates to put to sleep.

The pajama pirate's flag was covered in a large skull and cross-boned teddy bear, and it waved in the night air, moving closer toward them as their ship soared over the dark water. Captain Krustybeard gulped as their cannons fired toward his ship. "'Take cover!' he called down to his crew.

The pajama sets shot from the cannons landed on Krusty Beard's ship, covering the deck with enough bedtime clothes for his whole crew, including himself. He knew what was coming next. "'Steer away, me hearties! Quickly!' shouted Captain Krusty Beard, but it was too late."

The pajama pirates were already climbing aboard. The crumbly crew watched in fear as the pajama pirates climbed over the edge and onto the dock. The crumbly crew pulled out their swords while the pajama pirates pulled out their teddy bears. Two pajama pirates took the fiddles from the crusty crew members' hands and began to play slow and sleepy fiddle.

Some of the crew began to yawn. Cover ye ears, cried Krusty Beard. He watched as his crew began to switch out swords for teddies. He scowled. He climbed down from the crow's nest and ran toward the pajama pirates. He drew his sword and began to wave it when he slipped.

falling into a pile of blankets. So cozy! He said, yawning, but he shook the sleepies from his eyes and jumped out. You scallywags, I will not go to sleep. Then he ran. Good night, Captain. Grrrr!

yawned a member of his crew as they snuggled in with a pillow and teddy bear. Another pirate was wearing a pair of pajamas that were blasted over by the cannons. Yarr, can ye make me some warm milk, laddie? he asked the pajama pirate sleepily. Captain Krusty Beard ran to his captain's quarters and found pajama pirates near his treasure chest.

"'Get away from those!' he shouted. He ran over and opened one, finding it filled with pillows. He tossed open the next one and found it filled with eye masks and robes. "'Where is me treasure?' the pajama pirates responded by tossing a throw blanket over him and disappearing.'

The captain fought his way out of that big, soft blanket and ran after them. He heard noises in the kitchen and saw a few of his crew still awake. They were crowded around a table, and the captain pushed his way in to see why. A pajama pirate in a chef hat was putting fresh baked cookies on a tray. "A midnight snack for the captain?" asked the pajama pirate.

"'Yarr!' yelled Captain Krusty Beard. He stomped off back toward his quarters and entered slamming the door behind him. Turning around, he saw a bed. His one pillow and blanket had been replaced with loads of pillows and soft blankets, grumbled Captain Krusty Beard, but it looked so inviting. "'Well, a wee lie down won't hurt,'

Captain Krusty Beard put his head on the new fluffy pillow. Are we getting up soon? No sleep for Captain Krusty Beard and his crumbling... The pajama pirates headed back to their ship, having tucked in all of the crew, including the captain. They sailed off, looking for more rough and rowdy pirates to put to sleep. Uh...

Well, my friends, wow, that put me to sleep too. As we close our eyes and snuggle up in bed, may you have very sweet dreams. Good night.

Hey, y'all. Niminy here. I'm the host of a brand new history podcast for kids and families called Historical Records. Executive produced by Questlove, The Story Pirates, and John Glickman, Historical Records brings history to life through hip-hop. Get the kids in your life excited about history by tuning in to Historical Records. Listen to Historical Records on the iHeartRadio app or wherever you get your podcasts.