[00:00.41]3 The storm and the shipwreck
[00:06.54]I stayed in Brazil and worked hard for some years.
[00:14.73]By then I was rich…but also bored.
[00:20.82]One day some friends came to me and said，
[00:26.35]'We're going to Africa to do business.
[00:30.62]Why don't you come with us？We'll all be rich after this journey！'
[00:36.98]How stupid I was！I had an easy，comfortable life in Brazil，
[00:45.31]But，of course，I agreed.And so，in 1659，I went to sea again.
[00:55.04]At first，all went well，but then there was a terrible storm.
[01:04.42]For twelve days the wind and the rain didn't stop.
[01:09.77]We lost three men in the sea，and soon the ship had holes in its sides.
[01:17.27]'We're all going to die this time，'
[01:21.78]I said to myself.Then one morning one of the sailors saw land，
[01:30.77]But the next minute our ship hit some sand just under the sea.
[01:38.12]The ship could not move and we were really in danger now.
[01:45.93]The sea was trying to break the ship into pieces，and we had very little time.
[01:53.27]Quickly，we put a boat into the sea and got off the ship.
[01:59.07]But the sea was very rough
[02:02.01]And our little boat could not live for long in that wild water.
[02:07.46]Half an hour later the angry sea turned our boat over and we were all in the water.
[02:17.41]I looked round for my friends，but I could see nobody.I was alone.
[02:25.33]That day I was lucky，and the sea carried me to the shore.
[02:33.09]I could not see the land，only mountains of water all around me.
[02:40.57]Then，suddenly，I felt the ground under my feet.
[02:46.43]Another mountain of water came，pushed me up the beach，
[02:51.72]And I fell on the wet sand.
[02:55.16]At first I was very thankful to be alive.
[03:01.22]Slowly，I got to my feet and went higher up the shore.
[03:06.74]From there，I looked out to sea.
[03:11.19]I could see our ship，but it was wrecked and there was nobody near it.
[03:17.77]There was nobody in the water.All my friends were dead.
[03:23.97]I was alive，but in a strange wild country，with no food，no water，and no gun.
[03:36.58]It was dark now and I was tired.I was afraid to sleep on the shore.
[03:45.78]Perhaps there were wild animals there.
[03:49.54]So I went up into a tree and I stayed there all night.