Further Adventures of the Woogleboogles: Book 2

By Black Bart Jim

Again, this is a book for young children. Woogleboogle sets out for some more adventures, meeting new people and more mythical creatures. Join him on his travels and imagine the wonderful creatures he meets.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Xlibris AU
• Release date: Feb 16, 2017
• ISBN: 9781524522681

Black Bart Jim

This is his second book of Woogleboogles adventures, he has been writing stories for many years, but has only now ventured to have them published and share them with you.

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Copyright © 2017 by Black Bart Jim. 743651

ISBN:   Softcover   978-1-5245-2269-8

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This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places and incidents either are the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously, and any resemblance to any actual persons, living or dead, events, or locales is entirely coincidental.

Rev. date: 02/16/2017

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Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Island in the Mist

Chapter 2 The Wizards’ Gathering

Chapter 3 The Old King out and the New King In

Chapter 4 A Long-Lost Island

Chapter 5 Mystery Island

Chapter 6 Old Crow

Chapter 7 Humans in Need

Chapter 8 New Tenants on the Desert Island

Chapter 9 New World Island

Chapter 10 The History of Mystery Island

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Chapter 1

Island in the Mist

A s the privateers sailed back to the Hybridise Islands, they were caught up in a terrible and violent storm, one of the worst they had ever sailed in. The first thing they had to do was fold away the sails. Because of the strong winds, they could get torn, snap the ship’s mast, and put the ship in danger. The Woogleboogle cabin boys were first up the mast. Unfortunately, the top of one of the masts did snap off, taking one of the Woogleboogles with it into the sea. Though the privateers searched high and low, they could find no sign of him. Everyone was upset at the loss of the little fellow, but their main objective for the time being was to ride out the storm and make sure no one else fell overboard.

When the storm finally died out, they floated in a calm sea. The ship was completely covered in a mist, and the privateers had no idea where they were. They dropped the ship’s anchor to wait for the mist to clear. While they waited, the young Woogleboogles called out to their lost companion, hoping to find him. The captain made the Woogleboogles take turns calling out, but they had no luck. After four days, the mist showed no sign of clearing. The privateers decided that they must try to find the young Woogleboogle. If that failed, they had to find a way of getting home to give the bad news to the king. Although they had lost part of the mast, they could still put up enough sails to get moving.

They had just gotten under way when one of the Woogleboogles rushed up to the captain and told him that he had just received a faint answer to his call. He took the captain to the stern (the back of the ship), where all the other Woogleboogles were gathered, calling out in reply. The captain told them to be quiet and listen. A faint sound was heard, and all the young Woogles pointed their fingers in the same direction. The captain shouted to his men to prepare the ship to come about (turn the ship around) until it was facing the direction the Woogles pointed. How the captain did this in the heavy mist, you may ask. Well, he was a very clever man. He got one of his men to row a boat in the direction the Woogles had pointed and told him to hold that position until the ship turned to face him. He then had to be very strict with the Woogleboogles. He told them to take turns listening and for the others to rest. If they were all listening at the same time, they would have all been tired and of no use to anyone.

What of the young Woogleboogle who fell overboard? When he hit the water, he hit his head and was unconscious for some time. When he came to, he was lying on the broken mast in the water, his arm entangled in the ropes. The storm was quieting down, and he noticed a heavy mist rolling over the sea and around him. He looked around but could see no sign of the ship. He tried calling out to his friends, but with the sea spray and a dry throat, he could barely manage a croak. He sat up, though his head throbbed, and tilted his face to the sky to catch raindrops in his mouth to moisten the dryness in his throat. This eased his thirst, but not enough to allow him to call out to his friends. He clung to the mast, hoping he would soon be found. As long as he was saved from the sea, he didn’t even mind if it was by humans.

On the second day, he came upon an island. When he was near enough, he jumped off the mast and waded ashore. The last thing he remembered before blacking out was seeing a griffin and thinking that by some miracle, he had made it home.

When he regained consciousness,