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"You read it!" Cap'n Bones shoved the map in Jack's face.

"Why don't you read the map?" said Jack.

The gold-greedy pirates seemed to have lost their minds.

"Aye, it's the map telling about Kidd's treasure."

"The rest of the treasure!" roared Cap'n Bones. "I know it's on this island. I have a map!"

"Which kid's treasure? Not us kids," said Annie. "We don't know anything about a kid's treasure."

Jack and Annie watched in horror.

Cap'n Bones grinned his black-toothed grin. "Tell old Bones where the rest is," he growled. "Or prepare to meet thy doom."

"What -- what rest?" said Annie.

He reached into a belt pouch and pulled out a torn piece of paper. He waved it at Jack and Annie.

"Is that a treasure map?" asked Jack.

Jack and Annie froze.

"Halt!" Cap'n Bones shouted. He aimed his pistols at them. "Not another step, lubbers!"

Jack stared at the strange marks on the paper. "What does that mean?" asked Jack.

Jack nudged Annie. Together they started to back slowly away from the pirates. Toward the tree house.

"Heh?" Cap'n Bones scowled. "What's that supposed to mean, lubber?"

"Okay," said Jack. "I'll read it to you." He looked at the map. "It says, The gold doth lie beneath the whale's eye."

"Shut up!" Cap'n Bones roared at his men.

The pirate squinted his good eye. "Aye, lubber. When the treasure's in me hands, I'll let you go."

"Hang it! Take 'em hack to the ship!" shouted Cap'n Bones. "They can rot there till they're ready to tell us how to find Kidd's treasure!"

"Those words." Jack pointed at the words at the bottom of the map.

"What does what mean?" asked Cap'n Bones.

"Aw, leave him alone," Pinky growled at Jack.

"Jack and I can read," Annie piped up.

"Shhh," said Jack.

Cap'n Bones gave Jack and Annie a dark look. "Read it," he growled.

"Then will you let us go?" said Jack.

"Well, it means…" Cap'n Bones' good eye squinted at the writing. He frowned. He coughed. He rubbed his nose.

"You know he can't read," said Stinky.

"Cap'n, make 'em read the map!" said Stinky.

Jack shrugged.

Waves splashed the sides. The sky ahead was dark with thunderclouds. A strong wind had started to blow.

"Row, dogs, row!" said Cap'n Bones.

Jack and Annie were tossed into the rowboat.

"Look!" Annie said to Jack. She pointed to the shore.

Polly started to fly out over the waves. But the winds were too strong. She turned around and flew back to the island.

Pinky and Stinky began rowing toward the big ship.

"She wants to help us," whispered Annie.

Polly the parrot was flying over the sand.