Zilly the sorceress arrives at the costume party dressed as a pirate. Together with her cat—excuse me, her parrot Zingaro—she encounters many other costumed pirates and a treasure map. Soon, she finds herself in the midst of an exciting adventure aboard a pirate ship. Zilly's pirates prove to be quite seaworthy and quickly set sail for Treasure Island. However, when they reach land, they discover that a horde of real pirates has beaten them to it and is already digging for the treasure. And they look pretty dangerous! Now, good advice is hard to come by. "Should we fight them?" Zilly whispers to her crew. "Or should we just run away?" At that, Zilly's pirates roar, "Run away!" Truly frightening. And the real pirates think so too. A fantastic pirate romp with lively illustrations.