John replied, "Let's take it home and show Susan. She'll be amazed!" They tied the chest carefully to John's bike, covered it up, and rode home.
When they showed her what they had found, she said, "So the legends were true after all. Hmmm. When I bought this house, I was told that it was built on the foundations of the old cottage in which Earl Graybeard lived. The map you found must have been stashed by Graybeard after he plundered the high seas with his motley crew and came here to settle down. He was later caught because of the treachery of his cabin boy, but then apparently escaped to Barbados and lived there for many years. He was afraid of being punished for his crimes, so never dared to come back for his treasure."
"Wow!", said John. "Real pirates - I never thought I'd be part of a pirate treasure hunt, and it all happened right around where we live. It looks so modern here now with all the houses and roads and stuff, but this area really has a lot of history and some interesting people lived here in the past." He thought for a moment, "So what do we do from here, Susan?"
After a moment, Susan said, "I think the best approach would be to bring it down to the museum and see if they are interested in buying it, so that everyone in the area can enjoy seeing it." So they all got in the car and drove over to the museum to see the curator, Mr. Hodgekin.