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more,” said Rosa.
    “I promise!” wailed King Rat. “I’m fed up of the sea and I never want to see a ship’s biscuit ever again. I won’t be a pirate any more. I’ll be good, I’ll be ever so good!”
    “OK, then we’ll let you out,” said Rosa, reaching for the trapdoor bolt.
    She heard King Rat give a low chuckle, and hesitated.
    “Maybe it would be safer if I let the pirates out in the morning when you and Nutmeg have got safely away,” Esmeralda said thoughtfully. “Then if any of themhave any funny ideas of trying to stop you, they’ll have me to deal with.”
    “Noooooooo!” yelled King Rat.
    Rosa smiled. “Thanks, Esmeralda. That’s a great idea!” She turned to Nutmeg. “Shall we go to the palace?”
    “First let’s change our clothes,” said Nutmeg, looking down at her tattered and wet cabin boy costume. “We can’t go back looking like this.”
    They climbed down to the sand then Nutmeg spun round and round before stopping and pointing her wand first at Rosa and then at herself. There was a bright flash of light and Rosa looked down to see that her cabin boy clothes had changed back into her green and blue dress and herballet shoes were back on her feet. “That feels better,” she said, pointing her toes with a happy smile.

    Nutmeg was back in her tutu again, her wings sparkling in the starlight. She twirledround. “Time to get back to the palace and tell everyone else that the party tomorrow is on!”
    Rosa ran over to the treasure and took Nutmeg’s hands. “Bye, Esmeralda!” she called, waving to the sea serpent. “Thank you for all your help!”
    “Goodbye, my friends!” rumbled the sea serpent. “Thank you for stopping my toothache – and for dancing for me!”
    “I’ll make sure I come and dance for you again soon,” promised Nutmeg. She waved her wand. Silver sparkles spun around them and they and the stolen goods were whisked away.
    The girls arrived in the Royal Palace courtyard. As the sparkles cleared, several servants came hurrying out. They stared in amazement at all the stolen treasure. “Where are the King and Queen?” asked Nutmeg. “And my sister, Sugar?”
    Before anyone could answer, a beautiful fairy in a sparkling lilac tutu came to the doorway.
    “Sugar!” cried Nutmeg, hurrying forward to hug her older sister, the Sugar Plum Fairy.
    “Oh, Nutmeg!” Sugar gasped. “You did it! You’ve brought everything back!”
    “With Rosa’s help,” said Nutmeg, turning round and holding out her hand.
    Rosa ran over eagerly. “Hi,” she smiled at Sugar.
    “Hello, Rosa. So what’s been happening?” asked Sugar. “Where did you find all this? How did you get it? Who were the pirates?”
    “It’s a long story,” Nutmeg told her.
    “Come inside,” urged Sugar. “I know the King and Queen will want to hear it. They’ll be so pleased to see you and to find out that their treasure has been found! They’ve been wondering whether they should cancel the garden party tomorrow. Come on!”
    Rosa and Nutmeg followed Sugar into the palace. She led the way to a grand drawing room where King Tristan and Queen Isabella were talking anxiously to each other by a large fireplace.
    “You’re back!” cried King Tristan, on seeing Nutmeg.
    “And Rosa too,” said Queen Isabella. Her face lit up. “Have you come to help us, Rosa? We’ve got a real problem.”

    Rosa curtseyed. “No you haven’t, Your Majesty!” She smiled. “Nutmeg and I have solved it!”
    The King and Queen looked astonished. “But how?” asked the King.
    Rosa and Nutmeg told the story of everything that had happened.
    “Thank you, both of you,” Queen Isabella said, taking Nutmeg and Rosa’s hands. “You’ve saved the day again.”
    Rosa and Nutmeg beamed.
    “You must be worn out and very hungry,” the Queen went on. “I’ll have some food brought here and two bedrooms made up for guests. You will stay for the party tomorrow, won’t you, Rosa?”
    Rosa looked at her feet.