Story Overview

A princess named Nikita, a cat that hates water, an extraordinary piglet, a surfing monkey, a pirate and his daughter. How these characters are brought together by a perilous circumstance makes up this wildly adventurous tale. There is a storm at sea. A pirate ship is wrecked. The pirate captain, his daughter, her horse, even her monkey in a crate, the crew and cargo are all washed overboard. All seems lost. Who can save them? The nearby villagers are unaware of their plight, who would save pirates anyway? But through the surf and spray comes a ray of hope! Princess Nikita to the rescue! Is it all too much even for a courageous princess? Back at Nikitas tower, Rose the piglet realizes SOMETHING IS HAPPENING! She devises a clever plan to alert the nearby village. The villagers are only too happy to help save the cargo and get it stowed away before the pirate captain is rescued. They even save some of the crew. Finally, Princess Nikita manages to bring everybody together for a circus ending. A great read aloud book for adventurous princesses.