A Red Shirt Pirate

There was a famous pirate captain. His crew was in awe at how completely fearless he was when it came to battle! One day, one of the crew called out to the captain.

"Sir! Ten enemy ships on the horizon!" "Go and get me my red shirt!!" Then, with his red shirt on, he fought valiantly, and his crew managed to defeat all ten enemy ships.

The next day, one of the crew called out once more. "Sir! Twenty enemy ships on the horizon!" "Go and get me my red shirt!!", the captain again called. Once again, with his red shirt on, he fought all of his enemies, and his crew again emerged victorious.

That night, one of the crewmen asked the captain "Sir, what's your secret? And why do you always wear your same red shirt in battles?"

"Arr...well," said the Captain, "I suppose I can tell you. But don't let the rest of the crew know. I wear the red shirt, so that if I am wounded, the blood won't be visible, and so my crew won't know that I'm injured, and will continue to fight on to victory. Therefore, If I'm unhurt, they will be inspired to win." The crewman nods, amazed at the Captain's cunning.

The next day, the same crewman spots a terrible sight in the distance. "Sir! A HUNDRED enemy ships on the horizon!" The Captain stands firm, his face a mask of pure calm and coolness. He then looks down to the crewman.

"Go and get me my brown pants!!!"

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