"It's easy!" said James. "I'll show you." He shifted his position and pulled a serious face. "My parents were pirates. One day, they entered a ship that carried the queen of Spain! They defeated all her guards and made them walk the plank, and they held the queen captive for ransom. But the Spanish were not happy and they sent a whole fleet and my parents had to run. Well... sail. And when they realized they could not escape, they hid me in a barrel and tossed me into the sea, and I floated all the way to Whitby, and that's how I ended up here!" James cheek's were red from excitement over his own made up adventure.