01The Crew Is Hired

Barret shoes, beak by themselves! All aboard for the transcribed premier production, the Cruise of the Paul Parrot. This is a thrilling, exciting story of the sea, the vast, stormy sea, which will be a place of high adventure until the end of time.

This adventurous story tells of the hardships and perils of wailing, the mystery of hunting for buried treasure, and the dangers of storms at sea and mutiny. While boys and girls, as you can see, the Cruise of the Paul Parrot will be packed with thrills from start to finish.

Now, first of all, we want to introduce the principal characters you'll get to know in this new and exciting series. First, there's Captain Roy Dalton himself, master of the ship, and he's talking to his friend and first mate of the Paul Parrot, George Wainwright.

You can see for yourself that there's something to put on his cruise. George Wainwright, I ask you as my friend, will you sign these first mates papers? I, it is then, Roy, mate. But it weren't for you, Roy Dalton, I'd never sign.

Now we'll find just what is behind it all. And here are the two characters that you boys and girls will like best of all, the little boy and girl in our story. And do they have exciting adventures aboard the Pal Parrot?

It's Johnny Robbins and Little Sue Grane. Gosh, Sue, what are we going to do? That man is going to try to kill a captain. Well, Johnny, there's only one thing we can do. We've got to get up to the captain's cabin before he does. Come on, run!

Doesn't that sound like excitement? And here is the mysterious Spaniard who causes all the trouble aboard the Paul Parrot. He's talking to Ezra Grange, the owner of the Paul Parrot, the other man of mystery on the cruise.