Evelyn saw a monkey swinging from the lamp in her room! "Wow!" she said. "How did you get in here?" The monkey giggled and jumped down from the lamp. "I came to take you to a pirate ship!" he said. Evelyn's eyes got big. "A real pirate ship?" she asked. The monkey nodded. "The best one ever!"
Evelyn grabbed her stuffed fish, Lily. "Come on, Lily!" she whispered. "We're going on an adventure!" The monkey showed Evelyn a tiny door behind her bookshelf. It was too small for Evelyn's mom and dad to see, but just the right size for Evelyn and the monkey! Evelyn held on tight to Lily and followed the monkey through the door.
The door led to a shiny slide made of rainbows! "Whee!" Evelyn yelled as she slid down. It tickled her tummy! At the bottom, Evelyn saw the most amazing pirate ship! It was even bigger than her house! The monkey was right!
The pirate ship was filled with friendly robots wearing eye patches and parrots with shiny feathers. "Ahoy there, matey!" said a robot pirate. "Welcome aboard!" Evelyn felt a little shy at first, but the monkey gave her a thumbs up. Evelyn took a deep breath and smiled. She knew being brave meant trying new things, even if they seemed a little scary at first.
The robot pirates taught Evelyn how to walk like a pirate and sing pirate songs. They even let her steer the ship! Evelyn held the wheel tight and imagined she was sailing across the ocean, just like in her favorite book about fishes.
Evelyn showed the robot pirates how to do a somersault, just like the monkey taught her. The robots tried their best, but their metal arms and legs were a little too stiff. Evelyn giggled. It was okay if they couldn't do a perfect somersault. Everyone was good at different things!
Evelyn and the monkey swung from the sails with the parrots. Lily flapped her fins, pretending to fly too. Evelyn felt so happy and brave! She realized that being herself and trying new things made her feel good inside. That was what being confident meant!
After a day filled with pirate adventures, it was time for Evelyn to go home. She hugged the monkey and the robot pirates goodbye. "Thank you for showing me your amazing pirate ship!" she said.
The monkey led Evelyn back to the rainbow slide. "Remember," he said, "you're braver than you think!" Evelyn zoomed down the slide and popped out of the tiny door in her room.
Evelyn tucked Lily into bed and gave her a big hug. "I learned something important today," Evelyn whispered to Lily. "Being brave means being yourself and trying new things!" Evelyn knew that even though the pirate ship adventure was over, she could be brave and confident every day!
