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    A few centuries ago, after the death of the great 

dragon Smaug, there lived a pirate named Graybeard. 

This man always wore old purple clothes and had a 

large, gray, and scruffy beard. Graybeard was the 

captain of a mighty ship named the Warrior. He lived 

on the ship with his sword-wielding first mate, Morgan. 

One day, they were sailing on the Lonely Mountain's 

Ocean when they came across a floating bottle with a 

slip of paper inside. They decided to lower a bucket 

down to get it. When they opened the bottle up, the slip 

of paper turned out to be a treasure map!

    They were very excited. Neither of them had much 

for themselves, so they agreed to go on a quest for 

the treasure.

    "Wait!" said Graybeard, "we should request the 

help of Thorin Oakenshield!"

    "Yes, I have heard many tales of his adventures. He 

will be a great ally," said Morgan   They sailed into 

shore near the Lonely Mountain only to find Thorin in 

all blue clothes with a long, dark beard on the beach.

    "Hello, Thorin!" shouted Graybeard, "how would 

you like to partake in a quest for riches?"

    "What will the mighty Thorin Oakenshield receive if 

I agree?" he asked vainly.

    "One-third of all the gold that we find," said 

Graybeard. Thorin accepted, and they set off on their 

glorious quest at once. While Morgan sailed the ship, 

Graybeard unfurled the map to see where they needed 

to go and noticed there were extra directions. The map 

read:

    To find the treasure of Triton, the king of the sea, 

you must pass his three trials. First, you must follow 

the speedy golden fish through the underwater maze of 

coral. You must then sail through the treacherous Siren 

Alley. Last, you must defeat the giant serpent of the 

sea.

    After they had started sailing in the correct direction, 

a small, golden fish leaped out of the water.

    "Look!" said Morgan, "we must follow it through the 

maze or the ship will be destroyed on the rocks and 

coral below!" Graybeard piloted the ship as best as he 

could, but they could only see the faint glow of sunlight 

reflected off the fish. Soon enough, they had lost sight 

of it. Thorin had an idea to bring the fish back quickly. 

He grabbed a piece of cheese from the extra food they 

had on deck and threw it in the water. The fish 

immediately smelled the cheese and came swimming 

back. After it finished its meal, it led the ship out safely.

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