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Early one Saturday morning, Andrea and Jack were eating 

breakfast when Jack said to Andrea, "It's going to be a 

beautiful weekend, why don't we surprise the boys and take 

them fishing.   We could drive to California, rent a boat, and 

fish all weekend."   Andrea thought it was a great idea and 

said, "The boys would really enjoy the trip."

Jack and Andrea walked into Logan and Taylor's bedroom.  

Daddy said, "Boys, how would you like to go to California 

for the weekend and go fishing."   The boys were so excited; 

they leaped out of bed and into Mommy and Daddy's arms.

Logan and Taylor quickly got dressed, ate 

breakfast, and packed for their trip.

Taylor asked, "Daddy can we take Daisy with 

us?" Daddy thought for a second and said, "I 

think that would be a great idea!"

The trip to California was a lot of fun.   They 

played games and sang songs, all except Daisy 

who slept during the whole trip.

Once they arrived at the ocean, Logan, Taylor 

and Daisy ran toward the shore.   Daisy started 

to run after a crab.   The boys ran after Daisy 

yelling, "Be careful, the crab is going to bite 

your nose."   Daisy heard the boys calling her, 

so she stopped chasing the crab and ran 

toward them.

While the boys were chasing after their dog, Daddy rented 

a large boat.   He packed the boat with bait and fishing 

gear.   In the meantime, Mommy when to the store and 

bought food and treats for the trip. 

When they boarded the boat, the sky was blue and not a 

cloud could be seen.   The man at the boat rental shop 

suggested they could fish off a small island about 10 miles 

from shore.   He told them there was a reef that was filled 

with all types of fish; sailfish, sharks, large sunfish and 

more.   He gave them a map, and they were on their way.

They were about an hour out, when all of a 

sudden a huge storm suddenly appeared.   The 

sky became black and the wind started to blow 

the boat around in circles.   Logan, Taylor, 

Mommy, Daddy and Daisy huddled in the front of 

the boat holding each other as tightly as they 

could.   The ocean's waves were tossing the boat 

all around.   Water was pouring into the boat 

from all sides.   Logan and Taylor grabbed a 

couple of bait buckets, filled them up with the 

water that poured into the boat and threw it 

back into the ocean.

As quickly as the storm came, it suddenly stopped.   Now 

everyone was scooping water out of the boat, so they could 

stay afloat.   They couldn't see the shore anymore.   Logan 

was looking around and spotted what looked like a small 

island.  

Daddy and Taylor steered the boat toward the island.  

Mommy was gathering the fresh water and food that didn't 

fall overboard.   They were lost and had no idea where they 

were.  

Logan reassured everyone by saying, "It doesn't matter that 

we're lost, we made it through the storm safely and we're 

all together."   Everyone smiled.   Daisy had no idea what 

happened, but she was glad the boat stopped moving back 

and forth.

The boat barely made it to the shore.   The 

storm had damaged the motor and steering 

gear.   Once they made it to the island, they 

were hoping they would find someone who 

could help them get back to California.

The island had a large beach area and was 

filled with trees, bushes and plants.   Daddy 

said, "Let's take the fishing gear and food out 

of the boat, then build a fire so we can dry 

off."   While everyone was drying off, Mommy 

made lunch.

After they finished eating, Daddy said, "We need to 

come up with a plan.   So far, we haven't seen anyone 

else on the island.   We need to explore and see if 

anyone lives here.   But first, we need to find fresh 

water and build a shelter."  

Taylor said, "Daddy, Logan and I will explore the 

island."   Daddy said, "That sounds like a good idea.  

Why don't you take Daisy with you.    Mommy and I will 

explore the other side of the island.   But first, we need 

to build a shelter."

They built a shelter with branches and wood  

they found on the island.   Then Logan, Taylor 

and Daisy left to explore the island.   As they 

continued to walk deeper and deeper into the 

island it started to look more and more like a 

jungle.  

Daisy ran ahead sniffing at all the plants.  

Daisy spotted a small chipmunk and started 

chasing after it.   When the boys called for her 

to come back, she turned to look at them and 

ran right into a tree.

A little further down the path, Taylor spotted a 

pond and hoped it was filled with fresh water.  

Taylor walked to the edge of the pond; bent 

over to taste it, looked up, and saw two eyes 

starring back at him.   He didn't move   Taylor 

whispered to Daisy, "Get Logan."   Daisy slowly 

backed up and ran to find Logan. 

Daisy saw Logan and started to jump up and 

down on him. Logan said, "What is it girl?"  

"Did something happen to Taylor?"   "Go ahead 

and I'll follow you."

As Logan came near the pond, he noticed that 

his brother was only inches away from an 

alligator.   Logan quietly walked around to the 

other side of the pond and behind the alligator, 

grabbed its tail and flung it as hard as he could 

against a tree.

Taylor, Logan and Daisy ran as fast as they 

could away from the alligator.   When they 

stopped, they were so out of breath, they 

could hardly breathe.   Taylor hugged his 

brother and thanked him.   Logan said, "No 

problem dude, you'd do the same for me."

After that incident, the boys decided they 

would stay together.

While they were walking on a narrow path, 

Logan stopped dead in his tracks.   Next to his 

foot was a large brightly colored snake.

Taylor, who was walking behind Logan, saw the 

snake and quietly took a few steps backward.   He 

noticed a branch with a tip that was "Y" shaped.   He 

picked up the branch, walked quietly around to his 

brother and with all his strength, jabbed the branch 

over the head of the snake so it couldn't move.   The 

boys ran away as fast as they could.   Logan turned 

toward his brother and said.   "Thanks dude, now 

we're even."   They looked at each other and 

laughed.

The boys noticed a hill up ahead and decided to 

climb it.   When they got to the top, they looked out 

toward the ocean.   The boys couldn't believe what 

they saw.   There was a small cove with a boat 

sitting inside it.   The boat was black, had white 

sails and a flag on the top.   The flag had a skull 

and cross bones on it.   Logan exclaimed, "What is a 

pirate ship doing here?"   Taylor said, "We better be 

careful and not let them see us.   We need to go 

back and tell Mommy and Daddy."

When the boys got back to the shelter, they 

were out of breath.   They told their parents 

about the pirate ship in the cove.   Their 

parents couldn't believe that pirates could be 

so close to California.   But, then again, since 

the storm blew them off course, they had no 

idea where they were.

Mommy said, "We better be careful.   We need 

to find out what the pirates are up to.   Jack, 

why don't you and the boys go to the cove and 

check out the situation."

"Daisy and I will stay here and protect all of 

our belongings in case the pirates come by our 

shelter." 

"I'll build a fire as a signal so we can be 

rescued, since there doesn't seem to be 

anyone else on the island to help us."

The boys and Daddy gave Mommy a hug and 

kissed her before they left on their journey to 

the cove.

They were in the middle of the jungle when all 

of a sudden, Daddy fell.   His foot got stuck in a 

large hole.   He tried to get up, but it was too 

painful.   Daddy thought that he sprained his 

ankle.   Logan said, "Daddy what are we going 

to do now?"   Daddy said, "I'll stay here and 

you boys check out the cove, but be extremely 

careful."

Logan and Taylor said that they would be 

careful.   They'll check out the pirate's ship, 

come back, and let Daddy know what's 

happening.

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