acquisitionsThe_Masked_Cleaning_Ladies_meet_the_pirates(典范英语6-09)

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The masked cleaning ladies meet the pirates

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Queen Norah was showing Princess Jane the Royal Treasures.

‘Jane’ snapped Queen Norah. ‘You aren’t listening!’

‘I’m’ yawned Princess Jane.

‘Then,’ said Queen Norah, ‘what is this?’

She pointed at a model of a horse.

‘It’s er…’ began the Princess.

‘You’re as bad as King Harry. He doesn’t care about the Royal Treasures either.

This is the Golden Horse of Tong.

It belonged to your Great, Great, Great Grandfather. H…’

King Harry came in.

‘The postman’s just been,’ he said. ‘This is for you.’

Queen Norah opened the letter.

‘Bad news,’ sighed Queen Norah.

‘My sister’s crown is missing.’

‘Stolen?’ asked King Harry.

‘I expect she’s just it down somewhere. You know what she’s like. I shall have to go and

help her find

it.’

‘What day is it?’ said Queen Norah.

‘Monday?’ said King Harry.

‘Correct. The cleaning ladies will be coming. The front of the castle needs a jolly good

scrub, I want you to stay here and make sure those cleaners do a good job.’

‘Yes, dear,’ said King

Harry.

‘I shall lock up the Royal Treasures. I don’t want our Royal Treasures being lost or

stolen.’

King harry waved goodbye to Queen Norah.

‘Now,’ said King Harry to Captain Smith and Captain Jones.

‘It's time for up to change into the Masked Cleaning Ladies of Om.’

The King and his two captains took over the housework when the last cleaner left. They

kept it a secret from Queen Norah by dressing up as cleaning ladies and wearing masks.

The Queen would have been furious if she ever found out.

A few moments later the three men came back, dressed as cleaning ladies.

‘The Queen won’t be back for ages,’ said Princess Jane.

‘You don’t need to wear the masks today.’

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‘Ahoy there!’ came a cry from outside the castle.

‘We are a gang of very dangerous pirates, hiding behind a rock..’

Princess Jane peeped over the castle wall.

‘Where’s your ship?’ she asked.

‘We’re saving up for one. Now give us your treasure.’

‘No!’ shouted King Harry.

‘Then we will make you walk the plank,’ yelled the voice.

‘Have you got a plank?’ called the King .

‘No. We’ll throw you to the sharks, then,’ shouted the voice.

‘There aren’t any sharks round here,’ called Princess Jane.

‘Look,’ shouted the voice.

‘Just hand over your treasure.’

‘We can’t give them the Royal Treasure,’ said King H

arry.

‘Because the Queen has locked the room and she has the key.’

‘We will have to fight them,’ said Princess Jane.

‘Fight?’ said King Harry.

‘You mean us?’ gasped Captain Smith and Captain Jones.

Princess Jane took out her telescope and looked at the rock.

‘I can only see three pirates. They don’t look fierce, but they are dirty.’

‘Dirty! Said King Harry.

‘The Masked Cleaning Ladies know about dirt. We shall need hot water, soap, polish and

duster.s’

‘You can’t start cleaning now,’ said Princess Jane.

‘Ah,’ said the King. ‘This is a very special cleaning job. Captain Smith, go and polish the

big shield in the main hall. Captain Jones, you must the floor. I shall run a nice, hot, soapy

bath.’

‘What shall I do? Asked Princess Jane.

‘You keep them talking,’ s

aid the King.

A bit later King Harry yelled, ‘OK, you dirty pirates, came and get us!’

The three pirates rushed out from behind the rock.

They ran across the drawbridge. The doors opened.

The pirates stopped. There in front of them was a cleaning lady. She was armed only

with a duster.

‘This is going to be easy,’ said the first pirate.

The pirates raced forward. The cleaning lady was really Captain Smith and he pulled his

duster to one side.

Beneath it was the royal shield.

It was so shiny that the pirates were dazzled. They hid their eyes.

They did not see the floor that Captain Jones had polished.

‘Help!’ yelled the pirates as they skidded on the slippery floor.

They slid down the hall, straight into the bathroom.

The three pirates landed in a lovely hot, soapy bath.

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