Got the Key

Stu carefully grabbed the key and then realized that it must be important if the pirate had swallowed it!
So he tossed the key into his pocket and began looking for the lock that it must open.
It could be to a door, it could be to a chest.. Stu just had to keep his eyes open.

A swallowed key

The skeleton sat on the barrel with an open mouth... like he was saying something important like,  "Aaaaaaaaaarrrrrggggg!"  Stu looked down inside the skeleton and spotted a key.  The pirate must have swallowed it to protect it... but now that he was only a skeleton.. the key was easily retrieved.

Dead Pirate

Stu glanced across the room and saw a frightening site... a dead pirate.
He had a sword stuck thru him and was pinned down to a barrel.  It must have been a terrible fight.
He walked over to take a closer look...