a _LONGMAN CLASSICS _ Robinson | Crusoe Daniel Defoeey ae ae it wu cosinor siege earn nee abe peas eater Soa nee Ser ISBN O-582-SUL5b-5 rosy omg Sane Pes et drowns MitatsutedSacgeniviar a he cove cai 2 wean eh ee ms, ‘sage 81800 wont wesbuly Page uk under New words ote Da os oak for ‘toto ors ou ie lage Contents Introduction 1 Theisland 2 Making things 3 Exploring the island. 4 Making pots and ‘growing corm 5 Taeboat 8 ‘The markcofa man’s foot! 7 Cannibals! 8 The cannibals come again 9 Friday 410 Friday's father 41 Men on the island 42 Theendof the fight Questions: New words “ B 6 Bees 4 9 aIntroduction Danie! Dofoe Daniel Defoe (16850-1731) was a, journalist. People had become interested in news during the Givl War between Parliament and the king (1642-1646), when it was important toknow the latestevents. When Charies I came back from Europe in 1660 as king, there was a greatly Increased interest in news of happenings, not only in England, but in other countries, News and views about government, rit and wrong, truth and velues were rewd by more and more people in newspapers and a growing umber of periodicals Defoe was a leader in this development of periodicals In 2708 hestarted The Review. It began as “A review of he affairs of France and of all Europe”, and it came out three times aweek. Most ofthe matter in it was written by Defoe himself. He expressed ini views on subjects of interest in Britain as well as on the Continent, and this expression of ‘ews on politica and other matters has led to the develop: iment of the “leading article” to be found in most news: papers and periadicals today. He didn’t tryto bea writer of literature”. His writing is simple, and he presents the facts (ashe sees them) without dressing thera up in fine language. That is not to say that he couldn't laugh at his readers: in his Shortest Way with Dissenters (1702) he expresvod tho view that the beet thing to do with dissenters (people who di not belong to the l ‘Church of England) was to hang them. In fact, Defoo was: himself a cissanter, and is paper was an attack on. those tho wanted to force people to accept one particular set of| beliefs. When the ruling party realised that Defoe was laughing at them, they teated him badly, ne was sent toprison, Public opinion forced the government to set him ‘hee aller six months. This factual way of writing, without art, continued when Defoe began to write fiction. Robinson Crusoe is @ novel, but it was believed at first to be a true account Defoe seems to have done that on purpose. You read | Grusoe's simple statements of fact, ie So cut down a great tree. Twas 1.@ metres across at the lower part, and 1.5 metres at the top before it ‘went out into branches, Twas twenty days cutting through it at the boom, and fourteen more days cutting away the branches ‘andl you thinks"“This isn fiction. Is something that really happened. Alexander Selkirk Robinson Crusoe wasn't a real person, and Daniol Defoe certainly never was a “castaway” on a “desert island!” But the idea for Robinson Crusoe (1719) die come fram a tee account, In 1704, Alexancler Selkirk quarrelled with the captain on the ship on which he was a sailor, Captain ‘William Dampier, Selkirk himsel? asked to be put off the ship on the island of Juan Fernandea. which at that time hac no people onit. He remained there until 1708, when a ship undor the command af Captain Rogers, and with Dampiar as pilot, found him and took him off the island.obingon Cratoe Both captain and pilot were suirprised to find him allve ‘pfor adkied a lott Selkirk’s account, and it was what he added that caught the public imagination anv that stil ‘makes the story of Robinson Crusoe a favourite with young readers, Robinson Crusoe What Defoe added was the details ~ sometimes the very stall details Sol setup a tall thick post, and cut on it in big letters: Fach day I eut a small mark on the site ofthis post. Every seventh mark was larger than the others, ‘meaning anew week, After thiry or thirly-one marks Tmade @ line, meaning a new month. "The result is that people can see everything in their imaginations, and for moze than two hundred and! fifty years, boys and gis have been playing at being castaways, Like Robinson Crusoe. Grown-ups, too, have had their imaginations caught In a British radio programme, well known people name the records they would ke to have with them ag castaways on desert island, Tt is a very popular programme. “Robinson Crusoe is one of the very few English novels that everybody knows, at least in outline. Crusoe and Friday must be two of the most popular characters in English writing, Chapter 1 The island 1 go to sea [was born in the year 1682, in the city of York, af a good farnlly, Ata very early age [wanted to go to sea. My father wasa wise man, and he begged me notte doo. Fora time Tdeclded notte think of itany more, But one day in the city (of Hull Lmet a friend who was going to sea on his father’s sip. He asked me to go with fim. ‘Then, without asking my father, without asking God's blessing, without any thought of the result, I went on board the ship. The ship i lost in storm On the same day ve left Hull, meaning to go tothe Altican nast. We guided the ship as if we were going tothe islane ff Femanda de Noronhs. Then we passed to the east of that island, ‘Aller a few days there came a fearful storm, The win and the waves threw the ship this way and that for twelve ‘ays, ‘The ship was badly broken and a lot of water was ‘coming in, Then one of our men, early in the morning. ried out, “Land!” Just after that, the ship ran on to some sand, The waves eame over the ship, and we knew that ‘very son it would be broken to pieces. We had a small post on board; we let the boat down into the water, and got into it ‘When we had gone some distance in the boat « great ‘wave came from behind. “Oh, God!” we cried ~ and we ‘wore all thrown into the waterRobin Cree arm thrown up on the fan A qtat wave took me and carried me on towards the Sore: it eft me on the land, badly hurt, 1 was very Weak, ‘but [got up on my feet and ran up wo 3 dey place ane ay there more dead than alive. Aer a time I was sick and threw up a great deal of ges water which had got into my Stomach. Then I wanted to rest, but I dared not sleep on the ground for fear of being eaten by wild beast. So I climbed up into a tree, and remained there until morning. Iwas sure that zl my fends bad been killed and alone had been saved, Twas very tired and | quickly fell sleep. 1 go out t0 the ship ‘When I woke, it was duy. “The sea wes quiet, and the ship lay less than a kilometre from the shore. Tid with me nothing ~ no food, nor enything with which T might get food. So Idecied to go aut to the ship to see what useful things! might ind there. [took off my clothes anid swam to the ship. [ climbed through a hole in the side, ‘The lower part was full of water, but the other parts were dry. Bringing things from the ship ound fourlarge pieoss of board and tied them together ta make a raft. Then T put on this rat all the things that £ ‘ight need rom the ship, Itpoka large boxoffeod, an axe ‘and other things fer cutting and shaping wood, soven guns ‘and plenty of powder for the guns, pens and paper, some books, also needles and the few clathes that I could find took a small sail and fixed it in my raft. 1 then sailed ‘oward the chore. Whon I camo neat the chore, the front ofthe raft went up on to the sund, and all my goods begun | ‘fall of th end of the raft which was still in the water. T 2 The isin just saved them and held them back After fot of hard work I tod the things down, so that my hands were now free to work on the front of the raft anc set it back int the Water, Then I quided my raft into a little river. There I got all my goods safely on to the land. Pam on an island ‘My next work was 10 Jook at the country, and to find a proper place for a faut to stare my goods in and keep them safe. There was a hill not more than two kilometres away. There were other hills. but it seemed to be the highest. I took my gua, and walked to the top of the hil. “There Lsaw with great sadness that Iwas on an isiand. The sea was on all sides of me: there was no land to be seen, ‘excep! two smal islands about fourteen kilometres vay 10 the west. [ould see any fields or huts on my sland, nor anything to show that there were men on i. saw plenty of| birds, but [did not know thelr kinds, nor which were fit to est. On my way back I shot at a great bird, Theliove that this was the frst gun that hae ever been fired on the island. At the sound, great numbers of birds of hundreds af sorts flew up, making loud noises of crying and calling. T make a house to live in Still ooking fora place for my hut, ound a level place on the side ofa hill, There was 4 cave inthe side ofthe hill at the back ofthis love place, but this cave was small and did pot go far into the nock. 1 brought the sui from my rai, fand made a tent on the lovel ground. Thon I crew half-circle round the tent. In the days that followed, I cut ‘down young trees and micie a strong fence round this| hal-circle, The fence was neatly two metres high, made of posts with sharp points at the top. Tren I began to cut 2Robinson Cris away the rock, so a to make the cave larger; and {put the earth and g{gnos inside the fence, so that it raised the ‘ground by about half a metre Finishing the house I this way Lael two rooms: my tent in which I would lve, and the cave as a sture-room. ‘There was no door in the fenee, but made a rough ladder with steps to go over the top, and, when ] wasin, lifted the ladder aver after me. So 11 was completely shut in and qutte safe T then brought all the goods that I had taken from the ship, ond put them ip my stare-roor ‘After Thad been on the island about ten or twelve days, | thought that I should need some way of marking the days 50 I set up a tall thick post, and cut on it in big lewers: 1 CAME ON SHOME HERE ON Kane ume 89 “Each day I cut a small mark on the side ef this post, Every seventh mark was larger than the others, meaning a new week. Aller thinly oF thirty-one marks 1 made @ line, ‘meaning a now month, Chapter 2 Making things Some necessary things T now began making some things that [ needed most, 1 greatly needed a chairandl a table~without them I coulda’ ‘write or eat properly. Bacause I hadn't the proper things ‘for making them, these cost me @ great desl of hard work and trouble. For example, when Iwanted a board, Thad no other way except to cut down a tree, and cut away the round part of the tree on each side with my axe. In this way I could make only one board out ofa tree, But I had plenty of time, s0 1 dint mind, ‘made ataple and a chair, and T fed boerds all along one side of my siore-room; on these I put all my stares and goods in order. Then Thad everytting ready at hand, and ‘twas a great pleasure to me to see all my goods in order, and to find that [had such a stock of them. Tmake a lamp 1 didn’t know what to do for light in the evening. So, as soon as it was dark, [was forced to go to bed. Imight have made a good light with bees’ wax, but I had no bees’ wax. All could do was this: whenever | klied and ate any animal, Ise the faton one side. Image litle cup of earth, dried in the sun, which I filled with the fat. With this I made a lamp. This gave me light, though not « clear good light.obinson Crusoe Robinson Crusoe in is store-raom Chapter’3 Exploring the island 1 find sugar end trait | had now been in this unhappy island for more than ten months. Heving:now mode for myself safe place tolivein, Thad a grest desire 10 discover more ahout the rest of the fsland, [went up te ltl stream where Thad frst brougit ‘my rafton shore, On the bank of this sineem [found grassy plains in which sugar was growing but wild and not perfect, As I went farther up the stream, these plains fended, and there were more trees. Here I found very many kinds of fruit. I gathered a lot of this fruit because 1 had thought ofa good use for it~ thats, to dry itn the sun and keep it with my store of food. “Home” again [ slept that night mma tree, On the next day I travelled on. and! came to an opening in the hills, where the county fell away to the west Here the country appeared s0 fresh, 59 tgreen and £0 full of ‘lowers, that it looked like a planted tnarden, and I thought with some ploasure that Twas king ‘and Jord of allthis island, Having spent three days on this journey, | came “nome” — as [ must now call my tent. Liook with me the frit wich I nad gathered: but, before T got there, mary kins were bad, set out the rest to dry in the sun, and after some days 1 ound that they had dried perfectly.Chapter 4 Making pots and growing corn, ‘The rains During this month there were heavy rains, so that I could not go out from my tent, For this reason it was not easy to get foo did go out twice, The hist time, 1 killed an animal, and fon the last day of the rain I caught large fish. For the rest ‘of the rainy season I ste my dried frit, and food that Lhad taken from the ship, During this time 1 worked at making my store-room larger. Talso made baskets for carrying the earth out of the store-room and to keep food in. Thad no pots (except two very small anes) to hal any liquid. Thacin't a pot in which to boil anything, except one ‘which Thad taken from the ship and that was to0 big. T make pols Hooked all over the island, and atlas discovered a kind of| lay of which a pot might be made. It would make the reader laugh at mo if T told what strange, ugly things 1 made, how many of the pots fll n, and how many fll out, ‘how many broke and fall to pisces. [worked very hard, but Teouldn’t make more than two large ugly things ~ T can’t call hem “jars” — in about two months’ labour. But made several litle pote and cups, and these T was able to make better. I set wood all round the pots that I had made, and kept upa fire outside, and on the top, tl the pots were red with the heat. After five or six hours | began to lt the fre {go down slowly. I watched my pots all night, so that the fire might not go down. toa quickly. tn the morning I had 8 hang pos ane grown om three very good ~T won't say “beautiful” — pots, and two Jars, all quite strong and useful ‘No jay at sa little a thing was ever equal to mine, when T found that [had made a pot which would bear the fie. 1 could not wait til they were cold, but {sel one on the fice again with some water to boil some food for me. 1 grow some corn ‘When first came on the island, Iwas looking through my things, and I found a litte bag. This bag had once held com for feeding the hens on the ship, but the mice had found the ag, and had eaten a lot of the corn, and had rmade the rest of It diry. 1 wanted 19 use the bag for something else, so I threw out the grain and dirt from the bag on one side of my house, 1h was alittle betore the grest rains when | threw this ‘dst away, and I hada't thought about it again. But about a month after that, sav some green plants growing up out ‘of the ground, After afew mare weeks | sew corn forming ‘on the plants. I was greatly surprised, not knowing how it had come there, [wentall over hat side afthe isand to see if there was some corn anywhere else, but I found none. ‘Then I remembered cleaning the bug of hen food. 1 saved ‘that com, and planted itagain as seed. So, saving the grain ‘each time and using it as seed, in time I bad a good ‘lela of ‘com, enought to make bread for mse.Robinson Crusoe expares the island 10 Chapter 5 ‘The boat want 2 boat Al this time I bad been thinking of the Islands that J had saen on the other side. thought that if? could reach those islands, I might fla a way of going farther. ana perhaps even get home to England again. This made me think whether It was not possible to make a boat for myself a boat like the ones the Indians make, cut out of a tree. 1 ‘thought that might ext out the centre ofthe tree with my axe, oF burn it out with fire, so as ta make a boacof it. But forgot one thing: that I had no one to help me move the boat, when it was made, into the water. ‘Making « boat | went to work on this boat mare like a fool than any man ever did. T pleased myself with the plan, without ever deciding whether Iwas able complete it. The trouble of| felting it into the water came ingo ray mind, but | gave ‘myself this foolish answer to the question: "Let me frst make the boat; am sure J shall find some way oF other to ‘move it when itis dome.” So Lcut down a great troe. It was 1.4 metres across at the lower part, and.§ metzes at the top before it went out into branches. I was twenty days cutting through i tthe bottom, and fourteen more days culling away the branch 8, After this it took me a month to make it into the stbape of a boat outside and three months more to cut out tho inside. In the end I had made a very fine boat, big ‘enough to carry ten men — big enough to carry me and all my goods "Robins Cope can't get my bost into the water When I had, finished this wore, Iwas delighted with it, 1 just had to get it inte the water. I lay about one hmndred Tmottes from the water; hut the ground went uphill a firs. So I decided to cut through the hill in order to make a roed. but, when Lad done that, chings were no beter: [couldnt move the boat at all “Then I decied to bring the water upto the boat, since 1 coulda’ take the boat to the water. So began this work But when I began to make plans land thought how deep a hole I must meke, and how broad, ‘and how much earth must be thrown out, 1 found thet it ‘must be ten or twelve years before I could finish it Se at last, though with great saciness, [gave up the work. 2 Chapter 5 ‘The mark of a man’s foot! Lam staid ‘thappened one day about noon after [hisd been on the ‘sland for several years. [vas going along the shore, and L Was greatly surprised to see the mari ofa man’s foot in the sand, T stood there lke one who has seen 4 glant or some fearful thing. [lisened; looked round me: I couldn't hear anything or sve anything. I-went up the share and down ‘the shore, but l could see no mark except that one. I went to it again to see iit might be a dream, but there itwas, the perfect mark of every part of a foot. [ could’ tink how it came there, T went home to my tent looking behind me at every two oF three steps, thinking that every plant and ttee at & distance was a man, I make my house stranger Tdin’t sleep that night. Tn the morning I got up out of my Ded, “Cen itbe the mark of my own foot?” I wondered. 1 ‘went to the shore again, but, when T came to measure the mark with my own foot, | found that my foot wasn't nearly 80 big went back and mace the fence of my hame stronger. ‘Then ] made seven holes in it 90 that [could put out all my gans tone time. [fixed the guns allready pointed so that 1 ‘could fire all the seven guns in two minutes. Fearmade me ‘do all this, and the mark of « man’s foot: I had never seen any man come noar tho island, 8“Robinson Crisoe makes is fence stronger 4 Chapter 7 Cannibals! 1 see a boat (One day, when I hel wandered mare to the west part of the island than T had ever done yet. [ thought I saw a boat on the sea ata great distance, Butt was so far that! ‘wasn’t sure whether it was a boat oF not. As leame dowa from the hill, couldn't see it any more. I told myself that seeing the print of a man’s foot was not such a strange thing in the island as T had thought. It must be common fr boats from the other islands, when they were toa far ‘out at s2a, 1 come over to this westside ofthe island 0 be safe from bad weather. I thought, too, that the wild men of {hese islands qnust often meet and fightin ther boats, and ‘ose who had taken any prisoners might bring them over ta this shore, to kill ancl eat them. Because the wild men of| ‘this part of the world do that: they are cannibals Dead men’s bones ‘When I came down the blll to the shore at the south-west pointof the island, [saw a fearful sight, I's not possible for ‘me to find words for the fear and sickness of my mind at seeing the shore covered with heads, hands, feet, and bones from other parts of men’s bodies. 1 naticed also a place where a fire hac boen made and a circie had been cut in the earth where, [ supposed, these fearful cannibals sat ‘down to feed upon the bodies of their Fellow-men. [was so much surprised by the sight of these things ‘hat Thad no thought af any danger to myself rom it fr a long time, 1 could think only ofthe condition to which Man can fall. 1 turned my faco away from the sight. My 18 + oa <44 Resin Crap Canna stomach grew sick, and} almost fell © the ground 1 -zouldn sty the place one minute. $0 went up tho hill ‘again as fast as! could, and walked on towards my ot house keep watch ‘On the next day | found & place onthe sie ofthe hill where I could safely walt til I saw any of their boats coming. 1 ‘could then, unseen, go amiong somne trees where Tcoule sit and see all Unat they di, ene point my gun at their heads. 1 ‘was so near that, if fired when they were stancing close ‘together, 1 should hit three or four of them at one shot. Every morning far many clays went to this place on the hill, But I grow tired of this duty after had kept watch for ‘wo or three months and seen nothing: so | stopped going. Tt was now the season for gathering in my corn. Por this reason 1 had to go cut very early into the fleld. One ‘morning, going out before it was full daylight, T was ssrprised to see the light of ire on the shore: it was about {our blometres away towards the encl ofthe isiand. I went quickly up the hill, and began to look for the place A earful thing When J came to this place I saw that there were nine men. ‘They were sitting round a small fire that they had mace. ‘They hadn't made the fire to warm them, because the ‘weather was very hot, but ~as I supposed ~ to cook some oftheir fearful food: theirfellow-men. They began dancing: I coulel see their legs and arms moving. ‘They had no lathes, no covering of any sort on them. After an hour or tucse Uiey got into their boats, and began to go axvay. Tran back to my house to get my gun. When I came back I saw their three boats all st sea together. Going 16 ‘down to the shore, [saw the marks which they had Jef ‘behind them ~ the blood and bones of men eaten by these cannibals with joy and laughing, 1 was so angry at the Sight that I began to Unink how I coukd kil the next party 1 sav there, however many they might be 7i} "Thecus come oan . Chapter 8 “The cannibals come again ive boats {A few years passed, and I saw no more ofthem. Then one moming | was surprised to se five boats all om shore together on my side of the island. The men had all gone away from the boats, and were out of my sight. But knew that they always came four oF si in a boat; so I knew that there must be twenty or thirty man. I set the guns ready at ‘my house and made everything safe. Then I wert upto the top of the hill. From here I coule see that there were tizty ‘men, and they had a fire burning. Their food was being made ready, and they were dancing round the fire. ‘As T looked, I saw wo poor fellows pulles trom the boat: they were being brought to be killed. I saw a man stiko one of them with a wooden axe. The other wus lef standing by himself until thoy wore ready for him. Just then this poor fellow, finding himself free, started to run away along the sands, coming straight towards me. A prisoner rans away [vias very much aftaid when I sau im ran my way, anc feven more afraid when 1 saw the whole party following him, But I didn’t move, and T began to feel more hope ‘when J saw that only three mon continued to follow hin. Retween them and me there was the litle stream to ‘which I first came with my goods from the ship, and Tsay Clearly thatthe poor fellow must cross that stream, or be ‘canght there. The runaway reached the steam, jamped Into the water and swam across as easily as fish. Then he ran on with great strength and quickness. When the three 18 men came to the stream, two of ther went into the water; the third didn’t, but stopped there, and soon after went ‘quietly back, save aman from death “The other two were not goost swimmers. They came over the stream very slowly. [ saw nove that I could save this poor fellow’s life. Ttwok my gun, and came quickly dows, the hill so to he between the man escaping and those following. Tthen shouted to the escaper, and waved my Jhandd to him, to make him come hack. ‘Ther | slowly went Forward towards the two that followed. T ran at the first tnd struck hl on the head with my gun. Lida’ want 10 fire my gun, because the rest of the men might heer, But the other man came towards me so quickly that 1 was forced to shoot: my first shot killed him. The poor fellow he awas escaping saw both is enemies killed, but he was 0 frightened by the fire and noise of my gun that he stood! there, and nother came forwatel nor went back. 19Chapter 9 Friday ‘The man who was saved | shouted to the poor fellow whom I had saved. He came forward a Ite way, then stopped; and then eame a little farther, and stopped again. [could see that he thought that hhe was. prisoner again, and was coming'o be killed, as his twa enemies had been killed. Ttrled to show him that | was. his friend. Atlast he came elase tome, and then he fell on bis kes and kissed the ground. Then he put his head on the ground, took my foot, and set it on his head. ‘This, 2s it seems, wes a way of promising to be my servant for ever. We hide the bodies ‘What surprised the fellow was to know that 1 had killed 4 man s0 far off. He pointed to him and spoke some words 0 me, 1 couldn't understand the words, but I was very lad to hear them: it was the first sound of a man’s voice that I bad heard inal the years that Lhad been on the Island. He seemed to be saying that he wanted to go and sce the man that was killed. [told him to go. When he came to him, he stood looking at him: then he turned hima first on one side, then on the other. He looked at the bole ‘that the gunshot had made, ‘Then he made a hole ia the ‘sand and put inta it the two bodies, so that they woukin't be seem by the rest they followed, After that, he followed me to my tent My life with Feiday begins ‘When the man came to my tent, {saw that his escape had mace him very tired, 1 gave him breed, some dried frult Fray and a cup of water. After that, I made him ie down anc sleep, ‘When he had slept for shout half an hour, he woke and ‘eure out ofthe house to me, Then Legan to speck to hiss ‘and to teach im to spe to me. First, I told him that his ‘name would be Friday, because that was the day on which [ saved his life, [taught him to say “Master”, and then let ‘nlm know that this was to be my name. Laugh him wo s=y "Yes" and "No" and to kaw the meaning of them. gave Friday some trousers and 2 coat made of animal skins. He was very well pleased to see himself in such clothes, [tis true that he moved strangely in the clothes at first: he had never worn clothes before. ‘The cost rubbed hs neck and the inside of his arms; but I made it larger, ‘and after that he ware the clothes quite easily Friday in my home (On the next dey I began to think ofa place for him to sleep in, T made him a tent on an open place Inside my fence. ‘Then I made a door to my store-zv0m, Atnight I slept in the store-room, Ttook with me all my guns, and T shut the ‘oor. need not have taken all this care: a man never had a more true and loving servant than my Friday. He was never angry. He wanted only toplease mo. Ho loved ime as ‘8 chile loves hi father, ana think he would have given his| Iife ta save mine at any time He treated my gun as fit were some sort of god. He ‘ever touched it, but he spoke to itwhen he was alone with it and he talked to ita iit had answered him. Tasked hima liter what st was tha he said to the gun, and he told me that he asked it not to Kill him aabiason Crasne idey Friday tearns Engh This was the best year of all that [ spent on the island Friday began'to talk well, and to understand. the names ‘of everything | called for, and of every place T sent him to, He also talked a great deal to me. So I beyan to have some use for my tongue again: Thad hardly used it befare for speaking. Besides the pleasure of talking to him, Thad great pleasure tn the fellow himself, His simple gqoodiness appeared to me more and more every day, and 1 ‘began to like him very much, and, om his side, {believe that he loved me more than it was possible for him ever to love anything before Pry tears English 2 a, Chapter 10 Friday's father (Other en comme fo the island ‘And so the years passed. 1 was busy one morning with my ‘Stores, and | ealled to Friday and told him te go to the sea shore, and see if he could get some fish, Friday hadn't been long gone when he came running bck. He came fying up the ladder over the wall and, before t had time 10 speak to him, he cried out to me, “Oh, master! Oh, master! (Oh, bad! bad” “What has happened, Friday?” ““Oh—there,” he skid; “one, tw, three boats! One, two, tree!” “You mustn't be afraid, Friday," 1 sal, But 1 saw that the poor fellow was still very much afraid he often dreamt that they would come to look for him, and that they would cut him in peces and eat him. 1 told him that I was in danger too, and that they would eat me as well 2s him. “But,” Lsaid, “we must decide to fight thers. Can you fight, Friday?” “Me ~ yes ~ shoot" he said, “but there are many ~ a reat number.” We go to fight against the cennibals “Don't trouble shout that.” T said again. “Our guns will make them afraid even iFove don’t kill them.” So I asked him, “Will you stand by me and do just as | order you?” He said, “I die when you order me to die, master "Then I mado seedy five guns. ‘When {had made all my preparations, 1 went up the a = aide of the hill to see what [could discover. | found that ‘here were twenty-one men, threo prisoners. and three ‘oats, and their business seemed to be 1 eat thelr prison- cers, a8 was usual with them, ‘This sight made me very angry, I gave Friday twoot te ‘quns, and took the other three mysoll. [also gave Friday a large bag with more powder for the guns. 1 told him to keep close behind me, and not to move or shoot or do anything until I gave the order. T then went about two kilometres round so as w get famang the trees and come clase t them witbout thelr sexing me, Sight ofthe cannibals moved among the trees very carefully and silently, Friday following close behind me. Tiwent on till came tothe edge ‘of the trees on the side which was nearost to them. Only fone comer of the litle forest lay betwoen me and them. Here I called quietly to Priday. I showed him a great tee Which was just at the corner ofthe forest. tlc hira to go to that tree, and to come back and toll me if he could see ‘what they were doing. He did so, and came backs to me at fonce. He aad that they were siting round the fire eating | tone of the prisoners, and another prissner lay tied up on the sand a little distance fom them. There was another tree about forty metres nearer to them, [saw that, by going a litle way round, Teould reach it without being seen, al then I should be quite close to them, Going buck about twenty metres, I got behind some small bushes which continued all the way til Leame to the other trae, This gave me a fll sight of the cannibals at a very short distanceRobinson Crow “Fire wt therm” - There wag jot a minute to lose. Seventeen of these fearful cannibals were sitting on the ground all close togetier, and they had just sent the other four to kill the poor prisoner. ‘They got down on their knees ta untie the rapes at the man’s feet Turned to Friday. “Now, Friay,” 1 sald, “do exactly what you see me do.” | put wo of my guns on the ground, dnd Friday put one ofhisciown. Then 1took the ather qun and pointed it st the ‘cannibals. I usked Friday ithe was ready; he sald, "Yes. “Thon fre at them,” I said, and I fired too. Friday’s shot was better thacr mine: he killed two of them, and wounded three more. Tklled one anc! wounded wo, We Bee again ‘The result was complete surprise! All of them who were not hurt jumped to their feet, but they didn’t know which ‘Way t run, oF which way to look, Friday kept his eyes on. ‘me, 0 that he could see what [did As soon. as the frst shot hac been fired, I threw down that gun, and took up my second gus, and Friday did the same. 1 pointed the gun, and he did the same again "Are you ready, Friday?” I said “yes,” he sald “Fire, then!” I fred agatn, and so did Friday. Only two fell, but many were wounded and ran about shouting, and ‘three more of them fel soan after, ‘Out from the teas “Now, Friday,” I sald, “load your guns and follow me.” I loaded the guns that had fred, Then I came out from the 2% day’ father tees and showed myself, Friday wes close behind me ‘As soon as they sw me, [ shouted as loud as I could, ‘Then I ran to the place where the poor prisoner lay om the shore. ‘The four men had left him when they were surprised by our first shots. They had got Into one of the three boats. J turned to Friday and told him to step ‘orward andi fire atthe men in the boat. Ho ran forward il be was fifteen metres from them, thea be shot at ther. 1 ‘thought be had killed them all, but one got up again ar. ‘Friday's father While my man Friday fred at ther, T cut the ropes ofthe ‘poor prisoner, and se free his hands and feet. He coulda’ stand or speak, but cried out as ihe heel bean sat fr only tobe killed, I told Friday to speak to him, and tll him that he was saved, But when Friday came to lovk in the men’s face, he kissed hir, and eried, and laughed, jumped about, danced, sang; then cried again, Itwas along time before | could make him speak to me or toll me thw reason. But at last he told me that it was his father. ‘Then he ran and brought his father water and bread, ‘After some days Friday went to take his father back to his home in one of the bouts which the men had lef. T didivt expect to see Friday again. | thought ne would stay with his own people, But he came back because he had promised to he my man,. Chapter 11 °* Menon the island Ashi The years passed. Twas aseep in my house one morning, when Friday ‘came running in to me and called loudly, "Master, master, they hawe come” T jumped up and went out as soon as I could get my ‘clothes on. Ididn’t expect any danger, 0 I didn't take my ‘gun, But] was surprised when [turned my eyes to the sea fand saw a boat about a kilometre away, coming in 1o the shore, Ithad sal, and the wind was biowing well ta ring ttm the Jane. Told Friday to hide, while went up the hill. From the top of the hill, I saw a ship about a kdlometre away on the south side of the island. It seemed to be an English ship, ‘and the boat was the ship’s boat Men trom the ship Tean’t find words to say what I felt: Twas s0 delighted at seeing a ship, an English ship! And yet there was some doubt in my mind, tling me to be careful. T wondered ‘why an English ship was in that par: of the world, since the island was not on the way to or from any place where the ings had any trade, and Tknew ther hac been no storm todrive them there. Iftney were really English, they could ‘not have come here for any good. ‘As lay watching Tsaw the boat draw near tothe shore. “They cama to land about a kilometre from me. They were English, There were eleven men, and three of them seemed to have their hands ted, 99 if they ware prisoners 2% Men on ne ud Four or five of the men jurmpod out on the shore. Then they took the three prisoners out of the boat ‘The ship/s boat on the shore ‘was most surprised, snl couldn’ think whet the meaning of it could be. Friday called out to me, “ men eat prisoners 100," “No, no," T sald "Tam afraid they may kill them, indeed, but you may be sure they will not eat them.” ‘The men stood talking to the prisoners fora long time, ‘and at every minute [expected to see the three prisoners killed. But a chance saved them, These mon had como to the Island when the water was high on the shore. Bul, while they stood talking to the prisoners, the sea went dawn, leaving their boat cry on the shore. They had left two men in the boat, but these men had fallen asleep, One of them woke and saw whathad happened. He calledto theothers, and they came quickly tothe boat, but they couldn't move fi, Then they all went away, deciding to wait for the next high water. jh, master! You see, Enalish ‘The three prisoners ‘They went up the shore as if they wanted to see the inside part of tho island. went to my house end made everything ready for & buattleas before. Then I decided to show myseifte the three isomers, and find out something about them. Teame as near to them as I could without being seen. ‘Then T called out to them, “Who are you, gentiemen?” “They jumped! up in surprise, but they were ten times ‘more surprised when they sav ine, because indeed I must ~»Robinson Crug have looked very strange inthe clothes tat [iad made for ‘the island. They made no answer, ““Gentltiien.” I sald again, “don't be surprised at me, pethaps you may have a friend near you when you did’ expect “The friend must be sent from heaven, then,” said one ‘of them sadly, "because no man can do anything to help “Tm an Englishman” seid, “and I wat to help you. 1 have one servant only, but we have guns and powder. Tell me freely: caa we help you? What has happened to you?” “1 was the captain of that ship-” replied one of the prisoners. “My men rose up against me, Atone time they ‘meant to kill me, but now they have set me on shore inthis lunknewn place, and these two men with me. One of these men is my officer, and the other is a passenger on the ship.” “Have they any guns?” Tasked. He answered that they hed only two guns and one which they lad lettin the boat = that is three in all We find five men Ii was now the hottest part of the day. Going # litle forward, 1 saw the five men were all asleep among some trees not very far from where we stood. The three others ‘were stil walking somewhere in the sland, Troame back and said to the captain, “Here are three guns for you and your party.” I asked him whether we should fire on the five sleeping men, but the captain sald ‘that only two of the men were bad, and they ruled the others through foar ‘While we were speaking, we heard some of the men ‘waking up, and soon after we saw two of them standing » Men on thea ‘he men snd tel prisoners cr the share aMUap. 1 asked the captain if these were the (wo leaders. He said, “No, “Then.” I'said, “you may let them escape, and God seems to have awakenod thom so that they may save themselves. Now,” I sid, “don’t let the rest escape you.” Then we all ook our quns. The two men who were with ‘the capiuin went first. They made some noise, 99 that ane of the men woke up and saw them coming, He cried out to ‘he rest, but it was too late: ag he cried out the officer und ‘the other min fred. One man was kiled, and one, wo was wounded, cried out, “Help!” At that another man Jumped up. The captain stepped forward and hit him on the head with the heavy part of his qun, so that he never spoke again. The man who was wounded died goon alter, ell the captain my story By this time I had arrived. When the two others saw their ‘danger, and knew that they could do nothing, they begged the captain not to xl them, ‘The esptain told them that he ‘would give them their lives i they promised to help hi cctting his ship again. ‘They gave the promise, but we tied their hands and feet. While this was being done, | sent Friday with the officer to the boat to take i ‘The three men who haet not been with the others eame Dack when they heard the guns. Seeing what had hap- pened, they also promised to serve the captain, and we tied ‘hem up and left them with the others. ‘So we hal won everything. Told the captain my story. He was most surprised ait, ‘and was delighted at hearing the wonderful way In which T hhad got stores and powder and guns, and, when he thought how God seemed to have kept me safe on the island so that T might save his Ufe, the tears ran down his we Monon he isnt face, and he couldn't speak another word. ‘After thie [led hlm and the two men to my house. 1 gave them some of my island food, and showed them my table and chair aod pots, and other things that I bad made during my long years in the placeChapter 12 °" The end of the fight ‘Another boat comes from the stip ‘We then began to think how we could take the ship. The ‘captain sold that there were sil twenty-six men on bord ‘We didn't knaw how we could fight so many. ‘Then the thought came to me that the men on the ship ‘would wonder what had happened to the eleven men wo hhad come in the hoat, and would ask why they hade't returned. And then they would come on shore in another boat to look for them. So we must make a hole in the boat Which was now on the shore, so that they could’t take it ‘we fished doing this, we heard the ship fre a ‘gun; then we saw a flag go up, as an order to the others to return, Butno boat came. They fred another gun, and put up other flags ‘At last they put out # boat with ten men In It and it came towards the shore. As the ten men caine neary the {aplain sew them, and sald that three of them were very good fellows who hact been led by fear of the others: the other seven were bad ‘They pulled their boat up on the sand, then they all ran to their other boat. It was easy to soe that they were surprised to see the great hole in it ‘Then they shouted to try to make the others hear, but {here was no answer. ‘Them they all came close in a ring, and fired off their guns together. Our prisoners heard it but they dared not give any anower. ‘The end of oe fot Friday and the officer lead the men away ‘The leader told two men to stay with the bost, and the other eight came marching towards the tap ofthe bitte hill ‘under which my house lay. lordered Friday and the officer to go to the litle stream on the west and as soon as they ‘came to high ground, to shout. When the men from the ship answered, they must shou again; then, Keeping out at Sight, they must ¢raw the men on far into the island among the trees. When the men from the ship heard Friday and the officer shouting, they ran along the shore towards the sound, As0on as they had gone into the island, we came down and surprised the two man who were with the boat, and mace them prisoners. ‘Then we mover! the boat away and hid it. They were two good fellows, and they were very ready to work for us. So we let them keep their guns. ‘During this time, Friday and the officer di thelr work very well. By shouting and answering they drew the ‘ners trom one hil to another tl they were very tired and ld not know whoze they were, Indeed Friday and the officer were themselves very tired when they came back to “The seven men came back several hours later. Long Dbefore they came near, we could hear the men in front calling to those behind to come along, and the men bebing answering how ted they were, and not able to came any faster Tt was growing dark by that time. fight againet sovon men AA last the seven men came to the place where their boat ‘pad been, Their surprise was very great when they found, ®ebinson Crusoe “The en ofthe ght the boat gone and the two men gone too, We eouid hear ‘them call to one another that they had got on to an island bf fairies or magic, and that they would all be carried, away, Tordered Friday and the captain to go on their hands ‘and knees as close to the ground as they could, andl get as near to them as possible, ‘Aner a lite time the leader of thoso fellows came ‘walking towards them wits two others. As they came near, Friday and the captain jumped vp, and shot at them. The leader was killed; another was wounded and died soon ster, and the third ran away. ‘The men lay down their guns [at once came forward with all my army, which was now eight men. I ordered one of the men who had been | guarding the boat to spenk ta thom. So he called out, “Tom Smith, Tom Smith” ‘Tom Smith answered, “Who is that? Is it Jones?” because he knew the voice ‘Our man answered, “Throw down your guns, Tom Smith, or you are all dead men this minute” “Who are thay?” said Smith again. “Our captain and forty ren with him,” said the other. “They have been following you for two hours, Yourleeder is killed: Will Frye is wounded, and I am a prisoner.” "Will we he safe?” said Smith ‘Then the captain himself called out, “You, Stith, you now ayy voice. If you put down your guns at once, you shall have your lives.” ‘Then they laid down thelr guns, and I sent two men to tie their hands and feat. ‘Taking the ship ‘Then we stopped the hole in the boat, and the captain went ff with his ofcer and four other men to the ship. ‘There were two men on guard at the side of the ship. lewas quite dark, but they heard the hat coming. The ‘captain made Jones shout to them, and say they had brought away the men end the boat from the island. While this wae being said, thoy camo to the side of the ship. The ccptain and the officer climbed up quickly, and mace the 'svo men prisoners. Then they shut the openings which lee tothe lower part ofthe ship, ane made all the other sailors prisoners. Thoie leader was in another part of the ship. The officer broke the door of the room where he was, and, runhiog in, shot him through the head. Then the other ‘men gave in, and the ship was taken, ‘Tye captain ordered seven guns to be fired, so that 1 might know that the ship was taken. I was very glad, anc lay down to sleep. awoke to hear the sound ofa gun, and soon after that heard the captain’s voice, I elimbed up o the top ofthe hill, ‘There the captain stood. Pointing tothe ship, he said, "My fiend, you have saved me, and there is your ship. The ship is all yours, and so are we, and all that is in the ship.” Hone at test! Toffered to take Friday to is own isiand, but he begged! me to take him with me. I took him and I also took some of the things that [had made, so that | might remember the jsland in after-years. lett the island in 1687, after J had been on it Wenty-eight years, bwo months and seventeen days. made many other journeys and travelled to many arowineon Cre cotter lands, ‘There is no ime now to write about them. { + am an olan now. Tam proparing for a longer joumey ‘than any of these. | have lived many years, a fe of many changes, and I have learned the blessing of ending our clays in peace Questions (Questions on each chapter 1 Mella 1 Where dd Robinson Crusoe sl om? 2 Where tney want salto? 4 When dia the ship run ot the sors? 4 Why dia Crusoe cmb ree? Recause..) 5 How didheresch the ship? He.) 5 Whacala Crusoe use to ma ton? 7 There wos no door to feres, sow did Grusoe gti andout? 2 Making things 1 Whe di he put hi stores? 2 Whatela hebure nhs tmp? 4 Boploring theta {Whe he gop the stream? To...) 2 Hovr dit ne kep his ful om going bad? 4 Mating otsand growin corn $v di Cronos need pe, bese the cne hehe ken ‘omihestig?| 2 Weta he tbo make ots hom? 3 Whatorew wnere Crusoe tas emptied bag? 5 The boat 1 What id Crusoe make rom big ir? 2 What mistake elahe male? 6 The markota man's fot! 1 Whore woe tho foctmark? 2 Why did Crusce make noles in hisfence? (So that...) 38abinaon Cragpe 7 (Questions 7 Commitee! 1 Whatdid Crusoe think he sew atadlisanoe? 2 Whatalhedo when he ad seen the men s bones? 3 Why dd be qo ovr very easy one morning? 4 What did he want: doo the cannibals? {8 Thecanntbalscomne again 1 Hove mang cannibals came to Crusoe’ island? 2 Which way the escaping man run! 53 Howdid Crosor tl ehesectrd exnntl? 9 Friday 1 Hrd the runaway show that he promised tobe Crisos’s servant? 2 How did. the runaway hide the bodies ofthe cannibal? | Why was the man’s ame tobe Friday? Because...) 4 Where del Gnas ley? 3 What el Friday sayto Crusoe’ gun? 10 Friday's tener 1 What id Friday see? I 2 Wehathad the ea oame toda? 5 Ina way Was Friday more auccosful han Crusoe witha ‘aun? | 4 Who was the prisoner ty save? 5 Why aia rian go away’? 8 Wy didhe return Crusoe? 11 Menon theisend : 1 How far am he sland asthe hip? 2 Wino naar noe 5 What happened while the men weretalking athe | boners? | 4 Hino ne praseese 5 How mary men werescleep? 8 Whar happened thn? 12 The end ofthe ght {How many men were stilton the sti? 2 atid nas endo othe ret en ship? {8 Wt dit Crusoo and is ond do withthe second boat? 40 4 Howbig was Crusoe's “army”? 5 How many men ai fones say were with the captac? 16 How ald Crusoe know tha the ship was taken? 9 Wyant Cruse ake Friday 0 is own island? Questions on the whole story “Theyoareherller questions. Read the Introduction and think hard about the questions befere you answerer Some of them sak foryour opinion and ther isa fixed answer. 11 Was Crusoe abrave mani? Can yougive two examples to upportyour answer? 2 Wes hea religious man? Give examples suppor your {Makes ist ofthe things Crusoe brought frm the ship. "Then tid the use Remade oY tne. Heres an exaape ‘Things broughtfrom — [Use thes 1 Anas Tocutwoud, To makes fence 4 Make alist of things he made for imself, Add the use ve male often, Fthingsmadeontne [Use ‘sand 1. Ataader To uno overthe fone 5 Iayour opinion how well dl he treat Fay? 6 How many years aid Crusoe spend onthe island? Compare tis ‘pith the time Alexander Sele spent alone on the island of Tuan Pemandes see the lntrodutan), 7 Attheend of he story Ronson Crusoe sys: "Lam preparing foralongeroamey than any ofthese” What dese mesa? aNew words cannibal Journalist persnwhocatsthemest "a wrterornewepapers ana ofmen anderen ‘ervccal (papers hat e tome out once werk esciraes rons fetow level nother word fr aman Tot doping: ot with ne jisien partner than anoner ries boutthings that rat int realy hep Tire pens of wood one jimi foyptbertomakescough rg a ‘pinions, thoughts about ‘henenv ana aeas, ete