" Mr.Temple explained how in earlier times, George had vainly hunted for gold at the legendary nearby small island of Black Caesar Rock - named after a notorious 19th century pirate who at one time allied himself with Blackbeard: "He used to dig for pirate gold right over there.A fine soft day [Irish for ""it""s raining or misting""] in the spring it was when he train pulled into Castletown three hours late as usual, and himself got off.[Note: The film mixes elements of Frank Capra""sIt""s a Wonderful Life (1946)with David Lynch""sBlue Velvet (1986)and the fairy tale of Little Red Riding Hood.They rowed (when the wind curiously died down), and Eustace pulled the ship along with his tail, as they proceeded along, and eventually arrived at Ramandu""s Island at nightfall.