Once upon a time, there was a pirate 

ship sailing through the seas and the 

oceans of the world in quest of a 

precious treasure. Not a day went 

by without the pirates seeking for 

clues, hints or treasure maps in heavy, 

dusty books, in the stories of old men 

or in the sea itself. Years went by 

without them finding anything...

Until one day...

"Hey, what's that over there?",

 shouted Tina, the only girl pirate on board.

"It...it looks like a mermaid!, she cried out.

In a moment, all pirates had gathered 

on the deck to find out what Tina was 

talking about. 

"Well, it sure looks like a mermaid", 

said Captain Jack who never showed 

his surprise or any other emotion.

When she saw the pirates looking at 

her, the mysterious mermaid dived in 

the water and swam away leaving 

something on the rock she had been

resting. 

The pirates quickly reached the rock 

and took on board what appeared to 

be...a treasure map! They could not 

believe it! After all these years they 

had finally managed to get a clue that

would lead them to their desired 

destination, to a real treasure!

The map was carefully designed, 

showing a red cross near a forest on an 

island they could clearly recognize.

"It's the Turtles' island!", they all said 

together. 

"There is a treasure on Turtles' island?", 

asked Tina, but she got no answer 

as everyone was thinking there was 

something strange about this map. 

After all, they knew this island very well. 

Without wasting any time, they sailed

to the Turtles' island and followed the

clues of the map, until they reached 

the spot where the red cross was.

It was to their surprise when they 

saw  a huge turtle guarding her nest 

which was full of tiny eggs. The pirates

were very frustrated until something

unexpected happened; the turtle 

started talking!

"Please help me protect my eggs from 

that horrible fox that lives on the island. 

Soon my little turtles will be born and 

they will never make it to the sea  without 

help."

Although they were disappointed for

not finding their treasure, the pirates 

decided to help the giant turtle protect 

her little ones, which got out of the eggs

a few hours later. In a way, they even felt

happy and proud of doing the right thing.

After saying goodbye to the turtle, 

the pirates set sail again. It was to their

great surprise, when they discovered that 

the mermaid who had mysteriously led 

them to the turtle's nest, had also left them 

a big treasure on the rock they had once 

found the map...