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    Rosa felt her spirits lift. She was starving after all the work they had been doing. “Should we put the buckets and mops away first?” she said to Nutmeg.
    “No, let’s just leave them here,” said Nutmeg. “No one will notice. I’m really hungry!”
    They went over to the steps that led down to the living quarters. The treasure chest was still in the centre of the ship by the main mast. Every time King Rat came out of his cabin he opened the lid and ranhis paws through the diamonds, chortling to himself.
    Rosa and Nutmeg followed the other pirates down the steps. They were all queuing around a table where the food was being served.
    “Oh,” said Rosa when it was her turn. She was given a hard ship’s biscuit and a bowl of watery fish stew that looked completely revolting. Rosa was sure she could see a fish’s head floating in her bowl.
    “Yuck!” she said, pulling a face.
    One-Eye looked round.
    “I … I mean, yum!” said Rosa, hastily pretending to eat a mouthful. The pirate grunted and looked away. Rosa put her bowl down.
    Nutmeg shoved her bowl away too. “Come on, let’s go back on deck. It’s horrid down here.”
    They took their biscuits and found a quiet spot on the deck where the ropes were kept near the stern – the back of the ship.
    Nutmeg looked at her biscuit. It was the size of a dinner plate. “These biscuits don’t look very tasty,” she said doubtfully.
    Rosa tried a cautious nibble, but her teeth couldn’t break off any of the biscuit. It was like biting into a rock!
    She looked further up the deck. The mice were managing all right with their sharp teeth, and the human pirates were hacking off bits with their daggers and thenchewing hard with their mouths open. But there was no way Rosa or Nutmeg could eat the biscuits at all.
    Rosa’s tummy rumbled as the delicious smell of sausages and chips wafted up from King Rat’s cabin. It was obvious that he wasn’t eating ship’s biscuits for his supper!
    “I know,” said Nutmeg suddenly. “I’ve had an idea.” She checked no one was looking and then quickly tapped her wand on the floor. There was a small silver flash and two large currant buns appeared, smelling sweetly of nutmeg and cinnamon.
    “Thanks!” Rosa said in relief as she and Nutmeg ate their secret supper in silence.
    “The sooner we get off this ship the better,” Nutmeg sighed, as one of thepirates rolled a barrel of bilberry wine to the front of the ship and all the other pirates clustered round, filling up their tankards.
    “We’ll wait until everyone is asleep tonight and then have a proper look round for the stolen goods,” said Rosa.

    However, they didn’t have to wait that long. The more bilberry wine the pirates drank, the louder they got, and some of them began to sing while others argued or slumped down on the ground.
    “They’re all getting drunk,” hissed Nutmeg as she and Rosa watched from their hiding place.
    “What shall we do with the drunken pirate,” sang the pirates, clinking tankards together.
    “They’re so busy enjoying themselves I bet they won’t notice us having a look round,” said Rosa. “This is our chance, Nutmeg!” Her eyes shone. “Let’s start looking for the stolen goods!”

The two girls got up quietly and made their way to the centre of the ship. The big treasure chest they’d brought on was still there, its lid shut. “Well, we know the stolen goods aren’t in the living quarters or King Rat’s cabin,” said Rosa. “Maybe they’re down this other set of steps in the hold.”
    “Let’s go and see,” whispered Nutmeg.They started to tiptoe down the staircase. A floorboard creaked and they froze, expecting someone to come and shout at them. But to their relief, no one seemed to have heard. They carried on.
    At the bottom of the staircase was a heavy wooden door. Rosa unlatched it and pushed it open. “Look!” she breathed.
    There were chests of jewels, fine silks, shining satins and delicious