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| [00:02.80] | chapter 2 |
| [00:04.86] | Down the coast of Africa |
| [00:10.98] | For two long years I lived the life of a slave. |
| [00:16.96] | I worked to the house and garden， |
| [00:21.09] | and every day I plan to escape. |
| [00:24.85] | but it was never possible. |
| [00:30.24] | I thought about it day and night. |
| [00:33.35] | My master liked to go fishing in a little boat， |
| [00:39.34] | and he always took me with him. |
| [00:44.62] | A man called Moely， |
| [00:45.55] | and a young boy also went with us. |
| [00:51.45] | One day my master said to us， |
| [00:54.96] | ‘Some of my friends want to go fishing tomorrow. |
| [01:00.61] | Get the boat ready. ’ |
| [01:03.44] | So we put a lot of food and drink on the boat， |
| [01:09.43] | and the next morning，we waited for my master and his friends. |
| [01:15.87] | But when my master arrived，he was alone. |
| [01:22.26] | ‘My friends don't want to go fishing today，’ |
| [01:26.81] | he said to me. |
| [01:31.48] | ‘But you go with Moely and the boy， |
| [01:33.86] | and catch some fish for our supper tonight. ’ |
| [01:40.88] | ‘Yes，master，’ |
| [01:43.42][01:39.75] | I answered quietly， |
| [01:45.95] | but inside I was excited. |
| [01:52.18] | ‘Perhaps now I can escape，’ |
| [01:54.30] | I said to myself. |
| [01:57.94] | My master went back to his friends and we took the boat out to sea. |
| [02:07.62] | For a time we fished quietly， |
| [02:13.24] | and then I moved carefully behind Moely and knocked him into the water. |
| [02:20.33] | ‘Swim！’ |
| [02:22.39] | I cried. |
| [02:24.24] | ‘Swim to the shore！’ |
| [02:27.92] | My master liked to shoot seabirds and so there were guns on the boat. |
| [02:36.61] | Quickly，I took one of these guns. |
| [02:41.46] | Moely was swim－ming after the boat and I shouted to him： |
| [02:47.45] | Go back to the shore！ |
| [02:50.41] | You can swim there—it's not too far. |
| [02:55.85] | I won't hurt you，but if you come near the boat， |
| [03:01.15] | I'll shoot you through the head！’ |
| [03:04.91] | So Moely turned，and swam back to the shore as quickly as he could. |
| [03:14.79] | Then I said to the boy， |
| [03:17.60] | ‘Xury，if you help me， |
| [03:21.34] | I'll be a good friend to you. |
| [03:25.24] | If you don't help me， |
| [03:27.44] | I'll push you into the sea too. ’ |
| [03:32.24] | But Xury was happy to help me. |
| [03:36.53] | ‘I'll go all over the world with you，’ |
| [03:38.73] | he cried. |
| [03:41.57] | I wanted to sail to the Canary Islands， |
| [03:46.33] | but I was afraid to go too far from the shore. |
| [03:51.20] | It was only a small boat. |
| [03:54.00] | And so we sailed on south for some days. |
| [03:59.49] | We had very little water， |
| [04:02.60] | and it was dangerous country here， |
| [04:05.92] | with many wild animals. |
| [04:09.87] | We were afraid， |
| [04:12.02] | but we often had to go on shore to get more water. |
| [04:17.21] | Once I used a gun to shoot a wild animal. |
| [04:22.62] | I don't know what animal it was， |
| [04:26.52] | but it made a good meal. |
| [04:29.92] | For about ten or twelve days we sailed on south， |
| [04:35.83] | down the coast of Africa. |
| [04:39.18] | Then one day we saw some people on the shore—strange， |
| [04:46.43] | wild people， |
| [04:48.54] | who did not look friendly. |
| [04:51.75] | By now we had very little food， |
| [04:55.31] | and We really needed help. |
| [04:58.95] | we were afraid，but we had to go on shore. |
| [05:04.64] | At first，they were afraid of us，too. |
| [05:09.04] | Perhaps white people never visited this coast. |
| [05:14.60] | We did not speak their language，of course， |
| [05:18.69] | so we used our hands and faces to show that we were hungry. |
| [05:26.02] | They came with food for us，but then they moved away quickly. |
| [05:33.62] | We carried the food to our boat，and they watched us. |
| [05:39.31] | I tried to thank them，but I had nothing to give them. |
| [05:46.21] | Just then two big wild cats came down to the shore from the mountains. |
| [05:54.55] | I think they were leopards. |
| [05:58.20] | The people were afraid of these wild cats， |
| [06:01.99] | and the women cried out. Quickly，I took a gun， |
| [06:08.58] | and shot one of the animals. |
| [06:12.12] | The second wild cat ran back up into the mountains. |
| [06:19.02] | Guns were new to these African people， |
| [06:22.76] | and they were afraid of the loud noise and the smoke. |
| [06:27.76] | But they were happy about the dead wild cat. |
| [06:32.76] | I gave them the meat of the dead animal， |
| [06:36.41] | and they gave us more food and water. |
| [06:41.16] | We now had a lot of food and water， |
| [06:45.61] | and we sailed on. |
| [06:49.05] | Eleven days later we came near the Cape Verde Islands. |
| [06:55.16] | We could see them， |
| [06:57.36] | but we couldn't get near because there was no wind. |
| [07:03.50] | We waited. |
| [07:05.94] | Suddenly Xury called to me， |
| [07:10.24] | ‘Look，a ship！’ |
| [07:13.45] | He was right！ |
| [07:15.78] | We called and shouted and sailed our little boat as fast as we could. |
| [07:23.03] | But the ship did not see us. |
| [07:27.51] | Then I re-membered the guns which made a lot of smoke. |
| [07:32.52] | A few minutes later the ship saw us and turned. |
| [07:39.44] | When we were on the ship， |
| [07:42.09] | the Portuguese captain listened to my story. |
| [07:46.85] | He was going to Brazil and agreed to help me， |
| [07:51.74] | but he wanted nothing for his help. |
| [07:55.49] | ‘No，’he said，when I tried to pay him. |
| [07:59.63] | ‘Perhaps，one day，someone will help me when I need it. ’ |
| [08:05.99] | But he gave me money for my boat， |
| [08:09.63] | and for Xury，too. |
| [08:13.12] | At first，I did not want to sell Xury as a slave， |
| [08:18.22] | after all our danger-ous adventures together. |
| [08:22.36] | But Xury was happy to go to the cap-tain， |
| [08:27.94] | and the captain was a good man. |
| [08:31.24] | ‘In ten years’time，’he said，‘ |
| [08:34.46] | Xury can go free. ’ |
| [08:39.51] | When we arrived in Brazil three weeks later， |
| [08:44.06] | I said goodbye to the captain and Xury， |
| [08:49.37] | left the ship， |
| [08:52.41] | and went to begin a new life. |
| ti: | |
| ar: | |
| al: | |
| [00:02.80] | chapter 2 |
| [00:04.86] | Down the coast of Africa |
| [00:10.98] | For two long years I lived the life of a slave. |
| [00:16.96] | I worked to the house and garden, |
| [00:21.09] | and every day I plan to escape. |
| [00:24.85] | but it was never possible. |
| [00:30.24] | I thought about it day and night. |
| [00:33.35] | My master liked to go fishing in a little boat, |
| [00:39.34] | and he always took me with him. |
| [00:44.62] | A man called Moely, |
| [00:45.55] | and a young boy also went with us. |
| [00:51.45] | One day my master said to us, |
| [00:54.96] | ' Some of my friends want to go fishing tomorrow. |
| [01:00.61] | Get the boat ready. ' |
| [01:03.44] | So we put a lot of food and drink on the boat, |
| [01:09.43] | and the next morning, we waited for my master and his friends. |
| [01:15.87] | But when my master arrived, he was alone. |
| [01:22.26] | ' My friends don' t want to go fishing today,' |
| [01:26.81] | he said to me. |
| [01:31.48] | ' But you go with Moely and the boy, |
| [01:33.86] | and catch some fish for our supper tonight. ' |
| [01:40.88] | ' Yes, master,' |
| [01:43.42][01:39.75] | I answered quietly, |
| [01:45.95] | but inside I was excited. |
| [01:52.18] | ' Perhaps now I can escape,' |
| [01:54.30] | I said to myself. |
| [01:57.94] | My master went back to his friends and we took the boat out to sea. |
| [02:07.62] | For a time we fished quietly, |
| [02:13.24] | and then I moved carefully behind Moely and knocked him into the water. |
| [02:20.33] | ' Swim!' |
| [02:22.39] | I cried. |
| [02:24.24] | ' Swim to the shore!' |
| [02:27.92] | My master liked to shoot seabirds and so there were guns on the boat. |
| [02:36.61] | Quickly, I took one of these guns. |
| [02:41.46] | Moely was swim ming after the boat and I shouted to him: |
| [02:47.45] | Go back to the shore! |
| [02:50.41] | You can swim there it' s not too far. |
| [02:55.85] | I won' t hurt you, but if you come near the boat, |
| [03:01.15] | I' ll shoot you through the head!' |
| [03:04.91] | So Moely turned, and swam back to the shore as quickly as he could. |
| [03:14.79] | Then I said to the boy, |
| [03:17.60] | ' Xury, if you help me, |
| [03:21.34] | I' ll be a good friend to you. |
| [03:25.24] | If you don' t help me, |
| [03:27.44] | I' ll push you into the sea too. ' |
| [03:32.24] | But Xury was happy to help me. |
| [03:36.53] | ' I' ll go all over the world with you,' |
| [03:38.73] | he cried. |
| [03:41.57] | I wanted to sail to the Canary Islands, |
| [03:46.33] | but I was afraid to go too far from the shore. |
| [03:51.20] | It was only a small boat. |
| [03:54.00] | And so we sailed on south for some days. |
| [03:59.49] | We had very little water, |
| [04:02.60] | and it was dangerous country here, |
| [04:05.92] | with many wild animals. |
| [04:09.87] | We were afraid, |
| [04:12.02] | but we often had to go on shore to get more water. |
| [04:17.21] | Once I used a gun to shoot a wild animal. |
| [04:22.62] | I don' t know what animal it was, |
| [04:26.52] | but it made a good meal. |
| [04:29.92] | For about ten or twelve days we sailed on south, |
| [04:35.83] | down the coast of Africa. |
| [04:39.18] | Then one day we saw some people on the shore strange, |
| [04:46.43] | wild people, |
| [04:48.54] | who did not look friendly. |
| [04:51.75] | By now we had very little food, |
| [04:55.31] | and We really needed help. |
| [04:58.95] | we were afraid, but we had to go on shore. |
| [05:04.64] | At first, they were afraid of us, too. |
| [05:09.04] | Perhaps white people never visited this coast. |
| [05:14.60] | We did not speak their language, of course, |
| [05:18.69] | so we used our hands and faces to show that we were hungry. |
| [05:26.02] | They came with food for us, but then they moved away quickly. |
| [05:33.62] | We carried the food to our boat, and they watched us. |
| [05:39.31] | I tried to thank them, but I had nothing to give them. |
| [05:46.21] | Just then two big wild cats came down to the shore from the mountains. |
| [05:54.55] | I think they were leopards. |
| [05:58.20] | The people were afraid of these wild cats, |
| [06:01.99] | and the women cried out. Quickly, I took a gun, |
| [06:08.58] | and shot one of the animals. |
| [06:12.12] | The second wild cat ran back up into the mountains. |
| [06:19.02] | Guns were new to these African people, |
| [06:22.76] | and they were afraid of the loud noise and the smoke. |
| [06:27.76] | But they were happy about the dead wild cat. |
| [06:32.76] | I gave them the meat of the dead animal, |
| [06:36.41] | and they gave us more food and water. |
| [06:41.16] | We now had a lot of food and water, |
| [06:45.61] | and we sailed on. |
| [06:49.05] | Eleven days later we came near the Cape Verde Islands. |
| [06:55.16] | We could see them, |
| [06:57.36] | but we couldn' t get near because there was no wind. |
| [07:03.50] | We waited. |
| [07:05.94] | Suddenly Xury called to me, |
| [07:10.24] | ' Look, a ship!' |
| [07:13.45] | He was right! |
| [07:15.78] | We called and shouted and sailed our little boat as fast as we could. |
| [07:23.03] | But the ship did not see us. |
| [07:27.51] | Then I remembered the guns which made a lot of smoke. |
| [07:32.52] | A few minutes later the ship saw us and turned. |
| [07:39.44] | When we were on the ship, |
| [07:42.09] | the Portuguese captain listened to my story. |
| [07:46.85] | He was going to Brazil and agreed to help me, |
| [07:51.74] | but he wanted nothing for his help. |
| [07:55.49] | ' No,' he said, when I tried to pay him. |
| [07:59.63] | ' Perhaps, one day, someone will help me when I need it. ' |
| [08:05.99] | But he gave me money for my boat, |
| [08:09.63] | and for Xury, too. |
| [08:13.12] | At first, I did not want to sell Xury as a slave, |
| [08:18.22] | after all our dangerous adventures together. |
| [08:22.36] | But Xury was happy to go to the captain, |
| [08:27.94] | and the captain was a good man. |
| [08:31.24] | ' In ten years' time,' he said,' |
| [08:34.46] | Xury can go free. ' |
| [08:39.51] | When we arrived in Brazil three weeks later, |
| [08:44.06] | I said goodbye to the captain and Xury, |
| [08:49.37] | left the ship, |
| [08:52.41] | and went to begin a new life. |
| ti: | |
| ar: | |
| al: | |
| [00:02.80] | chapter 2 |
| [00:04.86] | Down the coast of Africa |
| [00:10.98] | For two long years I lived the life of a slave. |
| [00:16.96] | I worked to the house and garden, |
| [00:21.09] | and every day I plan to escape. |
| [00:24.85] | but it was never possible. |
| [00:30.24] | I thought about it day and night. |
| [00:33.35] | My master liked to go fishing in a little boat, |
| [00:39.34] | and he always took me with him. |
| [00:44.62] | A man called Moely, |
| [00:45.55] | and a young boy also went with us. |
| [00:51.45] | One day my master said to us, |
| [00:54.96] | ' Some of my friends want to go fishing tomorrow. |
| [01:00.61] | Get the boat ready. ' |
| [01:03.44] | So we put a lot of food and drink on the boat, |
| [01:09.43] | and the next morning, we waited for my master and his friends. |
| [01:15.87] | But when my master arrived, he was alone. |
| [01:22.26] | ' My friends don' t want to go fishing today,' |
| [01:26.81] | he said to me. |
| [01:31.48] | ' But you go with Moely and the boy, |
| [01:33.86] | and catch some fish for our supper tonight. ' |
| [01:40.88] | ' Yes, master,' |
| [01:43.42][01:39.75] | I answered quietly, |
| [01:45.95] | but inside I was excited. |
| [01:52.18] | ' Perhaps now I can escape,' |
| [01:54.30] | I said to myself. |
| [01:57.94] | My master went back to his friends and we took the boat out to sea. |
| [02:07.62] | For a time we fished quietly, |
| [02:13.24] | and then I moved carefully behind Moely and knocked him into the water. |
| [02:20.33] | ' Swim!' |
| [02:22.39] | I cried. |
| [02:24.24] | ' Swim to the shore!' |
| [02:27.92] | My master liked to shoot seabirds and so there were guns on the boat. |
| [02:36.61] | Quickly, I took one of these guns. |
| [02:41.46] | Moely was swim ming after the boat and I shouted to him: |
| [02:47.45] | Go back to the shore! |
| [02:50.41] | You can swim there it' s not too far. |
| [02:55.85] | I won' t hurt you, but if you come near the boat, |
| [03:01.15] | I' ll shoot you through the head!' |
| [03:04.91] | So Moely turned, and swam back to the shore as quickly as he could. |
| [03:14.79] | Then I said to the boy, |
| [03:17.60] | ' Xury, if you help me, |
| [03:21.34] | I' ll be a good friend to you. |
| [03:25.24] | If you don' t help me, |
| [03:27.44] | I' ll push you into the sea too. ' |
| [03:32.24] | But Xury was happy to help me. |
| [03:36.53] | ' I' ll go all over the world with you,' |
| [03:38.73] | he cried. |
| [03:41.57] | I wanted to sail to the Canary Islands, |
| [03:46.33] | but I was afraid to go too far from the shore. |
| [03:51.20] | It was only a small boat. |
| [03:54.00] | And so we sailed on south for some days. |
| [03:59.49] | We had very little water, |
| [04:02.60] | and it was dangerous country here, |
| [04:05.92] | with many wild animals. |
| [04:09.87] | We were afraid, |
| [04:12.02] | but we often had to go on shore to get more water. |
| [04:17.21] | Once I used a gun to shoot a wild animal. |
| [04:22.62] | I don' t know what animal it was, |
| [04:26.52] | but it made a good meal. |
| [04:29.92] | For about ten or twelve days we sailed on south, |
| [04:35.83] | down the coast of Africa. |
| [04:39.18] | Then one day we saw some people on the shore strange, |
| [04:46.43] | wild people, |
| [04:48.54] | who did not look friendly. |
| [04:51.75] | By now we had very little food, |
| [04:55.31] | and We really needed help. |
| [04:58.95] | we were afraid, but we had to go on shore. |
| [05:04.64] | At first, they were afraid of us, too. |
| [05:09.04] | Perhaps white people never visited this coast. |
| [05:14.60] | We did not speak their language, of course, |
| [05:18.69] | so we used our hands and faces to show that we were hungry. |
| [05:26.02] | They came with food for us, but then they moved away quickly. |
| [05:33.62] | We carried the food to our boat, and they watched us. |
| [05:39.31] | I tried to thank them, but I had nothing to give them. |
| [05:46.21] | Just then two big wild cats came down to the shore from the mountains. |
| [05:54.55] | I think they were leopards. |
| [05:58.20] | The people were afraid of these wild cats, |
| [06:01.99] | and the women cried out. Quickly, I took a gun, |
| [06:08.58] | and shot one of the animals. |
| [06:12.12] | The second wild cat ran back up into the mountains. |
| [06:19.02] | Guns were new to these African people, |
| [06:22.76] | and they were afraid of the loud noise and the smoke. |
| [06:27.76] | But they were happy about the dead wild cat. |
| [06:32.76] | I gave them the meat of the dead animal, |
| [06:36.41] | and they gave us more food and water. |
| [06:41.16] | We now had a lot of food and water, |
| [06:45.61] | and we sailed on. |
| [06:49.05] | Eleven days later we came near the Cape Verde Islands. |
| [06:55.16] | We could see them, |
| [06:57.36] | but we couldn' t get near because there was no wind. |
| [07:03.50] | We waited. |
| [07:05.94] | Suddenly Xury called to me, |
| [07:10.24] | ' Look, a ship!' |
| [07:13.45] | He was right! |
| [07:15.78] | We called and shouted and sailed our little boat as fast as we could. |
| [07:23.03] | But the ship did not see us. |
| [07:27.51] | Then I remembered the guns which made a lot of smoke. |
| [07:32.52] | A few minutes later the ship saw us and turned. |
| [07:39.44] | When we were on the ship, |
| [07:42.09] | the Portuguese captain listened to my story. |
| [07:46.85] | He was going to Brazil and agreed to help me, |
| [07:51.74] | but he wanted nothing for his help. |
| [07:55.49] | ' No,' he said, when I tried to pay him. |
| [07:59.63] | ' Perhaps, one day, someone will help me when I need it. ' |
| [08:05.99] | But he gave me money for my boat, |
| [08:09.63] | and for Xury, too. |
| [08:13.12] | At first, I did not want to sell Xury as a slave, |
| [08:18.22] | after all our dangerous adventures together. |
| [08:22.36] | But Xury was happy to go to the captain, |
| [08:27.94] | and the captain was a good man. |
| [08:31.24] | ' In ten years' time,' he said,' |
| [08:34.46] | Xury can go free. ' |
| [08:39.51] | When we arrived in Brazil three weeks later, |
| [08:44.06] | I said goodbye to the captain and Xury, |
| [08:49.37] | left the ship, |
| [08:52.41] | and went to begin a new life. |
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