Pirates! (a dream)

There is a pirate ship on the horizon. Its sails are a light brown and fully out. It looks beautiful in the sparkling green sea. On board a man with a marvellous red coat and a brilliant black beard is steering. Children (around the age of 12) wash the deck with mops and buckets. They are all deeply tanned with long, tangled hair. One boy's mess of blond hair stands out, shining in the bright sunlight. Fat sailors wander amoungst the children, whipping any they think are washing too slow. One sailor sits on top of a barrel of rum, chewing tobacco. He spits it onto the floor and a child runs quickly to clean it up.
Dinner time. Two boys struggle under the weight of a huge pot of stew. They walk along the rows of men. A girl dishes the stew into the mens' bowls, which are wooden with initials engraved on the bottom. The captain, the man who had been steering, is not present. Neither are the children. The captain is alone in his private chamber. Children serve him a roast duck with all the trimmings and large glasses of red wine. He eats greedily in the candle light. Once the men have eaten the children file into the room and sit quietly on the benches. When all the men have left the children start to chatter and laugh. They eat stale bread, some cheese and an apple each. After they've eaten their rations and quietened down a bit the blond boy stands on the table and all falls quiet. They creep closer and whisper together.
Another day. The ship is tied to a dock. The sailor-men are out at a pub. The children have been left to guard the boat, some sent to get supplies. They all look nervous and excited. Something is up.

[the rest is a bit hazy so please forgive me for any inaccuracies]

There is a small rowing boat filled with soft toys tied to the side of the ship. The sailors return to the ship, some children following them carrying barrels of rum and caskets of food. The ship sets sail. A scrawny girl tells the captain that there is a present for him, tied to the side of the ship. The captain, excitedly, looks down and sees the boat of toys. He gets angry and throws a bone at the boat. It hits it and the boat shudders angrily. The captain rolls his eyes and walks off.

[something happens]

Chard (big Chard- the Chard you and I know) leaps out of the boat from underneath the toys. He jumps up to the ship and starts yelling stuff.

[something happens]

Chard is fighting the captain. He is the blond boy grown up. All the children fight the sailors and there is lots of sword clanging and swashbuckling. The sun beats down on them all and the sailors get tired but the children fight on. Soon all the sailors have been thrown over board, except the captain who is saved to walk the plank once the children have built one. Chard, who is now the captain, gives the captainhood to little-Chard (the blond boy), who grins a huge grin and starts to sing the star wars theme tune. Little-Chard says the girl who was dishing out stew is the First Mate and she is happy too. Then big Chard says, "I have to go now." and vanishes into thin air. The children pirates clap and sail off into the sunset, playing with the toys.

[I wake up and go and have a bubble-bath.Very fun!]