1- Intro
1.1-The Story
The Ghost Pirate is a true ghost story about an island off the
coast of Louisiana that is said to be haunted by the ghost of a pirate. It
is based on a supposedly true story that was collected in the book, “Gumbo
Ya-Ya: A Collection of Louisiana Folktales”. A version of this tale
appeared as “The Dripping Cutlass” in the book Ask The Bones. Another
version appeared in “Chilling Ghost Stories” by Bernhardt J. Hurwood.
Gombi Island lies just off the coast of Louisiana, near the mouth of Bayou
Caillou. People say it is haunted by a vicious and barbarous pirate who
buried his treasure there. According to the legend, every night, after
dark, the pirate’s ghost returns to protect his gold.
Many years ago, there was a young fisherman named Louis who had heard the
legend and wondered if it was true. He didn’t believe in ghosts or spooks,
but he often dreamed of becoming rich by finding the spot where the pirate
buried his treasure on L’Isle de Gombi.
Late one night, Louis left his house and went down to the bayou where his
small boat was moored. He rowed out to the tiny island and dragged the
boat up on the beach. Looking around, he found two trees that were
entwined. It looked as if it might be a likely spot for pirates to bury
their treasure, so he took his shovel out of the boat and, by the light of
the moon, he began to dig.
All of a sudden he heard a noise and when he turned around, he saw his
boat floating away. He ran after it, dragged it back onto the shore and
tied it to a tree. Then he returned to his digging.
He had barely dug two or three feet down when he heard another noise. When
he looked over his shoulder, he saw a sight that almost scared him out of
his wits.
Standing behind him, there were three pirates. They were soaking wet and
covered in seaweed. Their faces were twisted in anger and each one was
clutching a long knife, dripping with blood.
Louis was shaking with fear. He dropped his shovel, fell to his knees and
began praying for his life to be spared. Then, to his surprise, as he
finished the prayer, the ghosts suddenly vanished before his eyes. Louis
breathed a sigh of relief and ran for his boat. He pushed it into the
water and began rowing for his life.
However, he was not safe yet. When he glanced back, he saw a huge pirate
sitting in his boat. The pirate had a wide belt over his coat and long
earrings what shone in the moonlight like balls of fire. He was dripping
wet, with seaweed tangled in his hair and shrimps crawling all over his
long black beard. In one big hairy hand, he held a pistol and in the
other, he was clutching a bloody
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