"They're what pirates have," explained Laddie. "I know, 'cause I saw some pictures of 'em in a book. Pirates always keep their prisoners shut up in a cave."
"I'm not going to be in a cave," said Rose. "I was in the sand house when it caved in, and I don't like it."
"But you get good things to eat," explained Russ. "Pirates always have to feed their prisoners good things to eat."
"Then I'll be one, 'cause I'm hungry," said Vi.
"So'll I," added Laddie. "I'll be a prisoner. I guess I'd rather be a prisoner than a pirate, Russ. You can be the pirate and get us all good things to eat."
"All right, I will. Now come on, we've got to get a lot more wood to make this pirate bungalow. Get all the wood you can."
"Why don't you get some?" asked Laddie, as he saw his brother sitting down on a pile of drift pieces that had already been gathered.