| [00:00.95] | 8 Escape from the island |
| [00:06.98] | I was now in my twenty—seventh year on the island， |
| [00:11.80] | And I did not want to be there for another year. |
| [00:14.72] | We worked hard to get the corn in，and to make a lot of bread. |
| [00:21.57] | We had dried fruit and salted meat，and big pots to keep water in. |
| [00:28.92] | One evening Friday went out to look for a turtle for meat and eggs. |
| [00:36.36] | But in less than an hour he was back，and he looked very afraid. |
| [00:44.07] | 'Master！Master！'he cried. |
| [00:48.39] | 'There's a great ship near the island，and men are coming to the shore in a boat！' |
| [00:56.01] | I jumped up and ran with him down to the shore. |
| [01:02.24] | To my great surprise，I saw that it was an English ship！But why was it here？ |
| [01:11.41] | English ships never came this way.Perhaps they were pirates！ |
| [01:19.02] | 'Don't let them see you，Friday！'I called.'We'll hide in the trees and watch.' |
| [01:26.94] | There were eleven men in the boat，but three of them were prisoners. |
| [01:34.12] | Their arms were tied with rope，but their legs were free and they could walk. |
| [01:41.30] | The other sailors pushed the three prisoners up the beach， |
| [01:47.00] | Laughing and shouting and hitting them. |
| [01:50.38] | Then some of them sat down on the sand and began to drink. |
| [01:57.03] | Others walked away to look at the island，and two men stayed to watch the boat. |
| [02:05.78] | The three prisoners walked slowly along the beach |
| [02:12.19] | And sat down under a tree，not far from us.They looked very unhappy. |
| [02:19.75] | Very quietly，I came up behind them through the trees， |
| [02:26.79] | And called out to them in English. |
| [02:30.03] | 'Don't be afraid，'I said.'I'm an English man.Perhaps I can help you.' |
| [02:39.60] | The three men turned and looked at me. |
| [02:44.54] | They did not answer at once；they were too surprised. |
| [02:49.31] | Perhaps they thought I was a wild man myself， |
| [02:55.14] | In my strange homemade clothes of animals'skins， |
| [02:59.92] | And with my long hair and beard.Then the oldeast man spoke. |
| [03:06.84] | 'I am the captain of that ship，'he said， |
| [03:11.85] | 'And these two men are my first and second officers. |
| [03:17.09] | Last night there was a mutiny，and the seamen took the ship from me. |
| [03:23.22] | Now they're going to leave the three of us here，to die on this island.' |
| [03:30.00] | 'De these mutineers have guns？' |
| [03:34.11] | 'Only two，'he answered，'and they've left those on the boat.' |
| [03:39.57] | 'All right，'I said.'We'll fight them，but if we get your ship back for you， |
| [03:47.11] | You must take me back to England.' |
| [03:50.69] | The captain agreed immediately and thanked me very warmly for my help. |
| [03:58.49] | Friday ran back to my house to get all the guns，and the captain and I made a plan. |
| [04:07.56] | The first part was easy because the seamen were not ready for a fight. |
| [04:15.51] | We shot the two men at the boat，and the captain shot another man. |
| [04:22.35] | This man,Tom Smith,was the worst of them all and he began the mutiny on the ship. |
| [04:30.33] | Then the captain talked to the other five men，and they agreed to help him. |
| [04:38.01] | They did not really want to be mutineers，but they were afraid of Tom Smith. |
| [04:44.48] | 'Now，'I said to the captain，'we must get back your ship. |
| [04:50.46] | How many men are on it？' |
| [04:53.39] | 'Twenty－six，'the captain replied， |
| [04:57.04] | 'And they will fight hard because they won't want to go home. |
| [05:02.36] | It is death for all mutineers in England.But not all the men are bad. |
| [05:09.01] | I'm sure that some of them will help me.' |
| [05:13.25] | Just then we saw another boat，which was coming from the ship to the shore. |
| [05:19.40] | There were ten men in it，and they all had guns.We ran into the trees and waited. |
| [05:28.30] | It was a long hard fight，but by now it was dark and this helped us very much. |
| [05:37.11] | We ran here and there in the trees，calling and shouting. |
| [05:42.47] | The seamen could not see us and did not know how many men they were fighting. |
| [05:49.57] | In the end the first officer shouted to them： |
| [05:54.30] | 'Put down your guns and stop fightng！ |
| [05:58.92] | The captain has fifty island people to help him.We can kill you all！' |
| [06:07.03] | So the seamen stopped fighting and we took their guns. |
| [06:14.04] | Three of the men agreed to come back to the captain， |
| [06:18.71] | And we put the others in my cave. |
| [06:22.14] | Friday and I stayed to watch the prisoners， |
| [06:27.85] | While the captain and his men went back to fight for the ship. |
| [06:33.62] | All night we listened to the sound of guns and shouting，but in the morning， |
| [06:42.54] | When the sun came up，the captain was master of his ship again. |
| [06:48.20] | I went down to the shore to meet him. |
| [06:52.69] | 'My dear friend，'he cried，'There's your ship！ |
| [06:59.09] | I'll take you to the ends of the world in it！' |
| [07:03.18] | I put my arms round him，and we laughed and cried together. |
| [07:09.33] | How happy I was to leave the ialand！ |
| [07:13.26] | My good friend Friday came with me，of course， |
| [07:19.17] | But we left the mutineers on the island. |
| [07:23.56] | We decided not to kill them；they could begin a new life on the island. |
| [07:30.32] | I showed them my three houses，my cornfields and my goats，and all my tools. |
| [07:38.50] | Their life would he easy because of all my hard work for so many years. |
| [07:45.15] | And so，on the nineteenth of December 1689— |
| [07:51.34] | After twenty-seven years，two months and nineteen days— |
| [07:57.61] | I said good-bye to my island and sailed home to England. |
| [00:00.95] | 8 Escape from the island |
| [00:06.98] | I was now in my twenty seventh year on the island, |
| [00:11.80] | And I did not want to be there for another year. |
| [00:14.72] | We worked hard to get the corn in, and to make a lot of bread. |
| [00:21.57] | We had dried fruit and salted meat, and big pots to keep water in. |
| [00:28.92] | One evening Friday went out to look for a turtle for meat and eggs. |
| [00:36.36] | But in less than an hour he was back, and he looked very afraid. |
| [00:44.07] | ' Master! Master!' he cried. |
| [00:48.39] | ' There' s a great ship near the island, and men are coming to the shore in a boat!' |
| [00:56.01] | I jumped up and ran with him down to the shore. |
| [01:02.24] | To my great surprise, I saw that it was an English ship! But why was it here? |
| [01:11.41] | English ships never came this way. Perhaps they were pirates! |
| [01:19.02] | ' Don' t let them see you, Friday!' I called.' We' ll hide in the trees and watch.' |
| [01:26.94] | There were eleven men in the boat, but three of them were prisoners. |
| [01:34.12] | Their arms were tied with rope, but their legs were free and they could walk. |
| [01:41.30] | The other sailors pushed the three prisoners up the beach, |
| [01:47.00] | Laughing and shouting and hitting them. |
| [01:50.38] | Then some of them sat down on the sand and began to drink. |
| [01:57.03] | Others walked away to look at the island, and two men stayed to watch the boat. |
| [02:05.78] | The three prisoners walked slowly along the beach |
| [02:12.19] | And sat down under a tree, not far from us. They looked very unhappy. |
| [02:19.75] | Very quietly, I came up behind them through the trees, |
| [02:26.79] | And called out to them in English. |
| [02:30.03] | ' Don' t be afraid,' I said.' I' m an English man. Perhaps I can help you.' |
| [02:39.60] | The three men turned and looked at me. |
| [02:44.54] | They did not answer at once they were too surprised. |
| [02:49.31] | Perhaps they thought I was a wild man myself, |
| [02:55.14] | In my strange homemade clothes of animals' skins, |
| [02:59.92] | And with my long hair and beard. Then the oldeast man spoke. |
| [03:06.84] | ' I am the captain of that ship,' he said, |
| [03:11.85] | ' And these two men are my first and second officers. |
| [03:17.09] | Last night there was a mutiny, and the seamen took the ship from me. |
| [03:23.22] | Now they' re going to leave the three of us here, to die on this island.' |
| [03:30.00] | ' De these mutineers have guns?' |
| [03:34.11] | ' Only two,' he answered,' and they' ve left those on the boat.' |
| [03:39.57] | ' All right,' I said.' We' ll fight them, but if we get your ship back for you, |
| [03:47.11] | You must take me back to England.' |
| [03:50.69] | The captain agreed immediately and thanked me very warmly for my help. |
| [03:58.49] | Friday ran back to my house to get all the guns, and the captain and I made a plan. |
| [04:07.56] | The first part was easy because the seamen were not ready for a fight. |
| [04:15.51] | We shot the two men at the boat, and the captain shot another man. |
| [04:22.35] | This man, Tom Smith, was the worst of them all and he began the mutiny on the ship. |
| [04:30.33] | Then the captain talked to the other five men, and they agreed to help him. |
| [04:38.01] | They did not really want to be mutineers, but they were afraid of Tom Smith. |
| [04:44.48] | ' Now,' I said to the captain,' we must get back your ship. |
| [04:50.46] | How many men are on it?' |
| [04:53.39] | ' Twenty six,' the captain replied, |
| [04:57.04] | ' And they will fight hard because they won' t want to go home. |
| [05:02.36] | It is death for all mutineers in England. But not all the men are bad. |
| [05:09.01] | I' m sure that some of them will help me.' |
| [05:13.25] | Just then we saw another boat, which was coming from the ship to the shore. |
| [05:19.40] | There were ten men in it, and they all had guns. We ran into the trees and waited. |
| [05:28.30] | It was a long hard fight, but by now it was dark and this helped us very much. |
| [05:37.11] | We ran here and there in the trees, calling and shouting. |
| [05:42.47] | The seamen could not see us and did not know how many men they were fighting. |
| [05:49.57] | In the end the first officer shouted to them: |
| [05:54.30] | ' Put down your guns and stop fightng! |
| [05:58.92] | The captain has fifty island people to help him. We can kill you all!' |
| [06:07.03] | So the seamen stopped fighting and we took their guns. |
| [06:14.04] | Three of the men agreed to come back to the captain, |
| [06:18.71] | And we put the others in my cave. |
| [06:22.14] | Friday and I stayed to watch the prisoners, |
| [06:27.85] | While the captain and his men went back to fight for the ship. |
| [06:33.62] | All night we listened to the sound of guns and shouting, but in the morning, |
| [06:42.54] | When the sun came up, the captain was master of his ship again. |
| [06:48.20] | I went down to the shore to meet him. |
| [06:52.69] | ' My dear friend,' he cried,' There' s your ship! |
| [06:59.09] | I' ll take you to the ends of the world in it!' |
| [07:03.18] | I put my arms round him, and we laughed and cried together. |
| [07:09.33] | How happy I was to leave the ialand! |
| [07:13.26] | My good friend Friday came with me, of course, |
| [07:19.17] | But we left the mutineers on the island. |
| [07:23.56] | We decided not to kill them they could begin a new life on the island. |
| [07:30.32] | I showed them my three houses, my cornfields and my goats, and all my tools. |
| [07:38.50] | Their life would he easy because of all my hard work for so many years. |
| [07:45.15] | And so, on the nineteenth of December 1689 |
| [07:51.34] | After twentyseven years, two months and nineteen days |
| [07:57.61] | I said goodbye to my island and sailed home to England. |
| [00:00.95] | 8 Escape from the island |
| [00:06.98] | I was now in my twenty seventh year on the island, |
| [00:11.80] | And I did not want to be there for another year. |
| [00:14.72] | We worked hard to get the corn in, and to make a lot of bread. |
| [00:21.57] | We had dried fruit and salted meat, and big pots to keep water in. |
| [00:28.92] | One evening Friday went out to look for a turtle for meat and eggs. |
| [00:36.36] | But in less than an hour he was back, and he looked very afraid. |
| [00:44.07] | ' Master! Master!' he cried. |
| [00:48.39] | ' There' s a great ship near the island, and men are coming to the shore in a boat!' |
| [00:56.01] | I jumped up and ran with him down to the shore. |
| [01:02.24] | To my great surprise, I saw that it was an English ship! But why was it here? |
| [01:11.41] | English ships never came this way. Perhaps they were pirates! |
| [01:19.02] | ' Don' t let them see you, Friday!' I called.' We' ll hide in the trees and watch.' |
| [01:26.94] | There were eleven men in the boat, but three of them were prisoners. |
| [01:34.12] | Their arms were tied with rope, but their legs were free and they could walk. |
| [01:41.30] | The other sailors pushed the three prisoners up the beach, |
| [01:47.00] | Laughing and shouting and hitting them. |
| [01:50.38] | Then some of them sat down on the sand and began to drink. |
| [01:57.03] | Others walked away to look at the island, and two men stayed to watch the boat. |
| [02:05.78] | The three prisoners walked slowly along the beach |
| [02:12.19] | And sat down under a tree, not far from us. They looked very unhappy. |
| [02:19.75] | Very quietly, I came up behind them through the trees, |
| [02:26.79] | And called out to them in English. |
| [02:30.03] | ' Don' t be afraid,' I said.' I' m an English man. Perhaps I can help you.' |
| [02:39.60] | The three men turned and looked at me. |
| [02:44.54] | They did not answer at once they were too surprised. |
| [02:49.31] | Perhaps they thought I was a wild man myself, |
| [02:55.14] | In my strange homemade clothes of animals' skins, |
| [02:59.92] | And with my long hair and beard. Then the oldeast man spoke. |
| [03:06.84] | ' I am the captain of that ship,' he said, |
| [03:11.85] | ' And these two men are my first and second officers. |
| [03:17.09] | Last night there was a mutiny, and the seamen took the ship from me. |
| [03:23.22] | Now they' re going to leave the three of us here, to die on this island.' |
| [03:30.00] | ' De these mutineers have guns?' |
| [03:34.11] | ' Only two,' he answered,' and they' ve left those on the boat.' |
| [03:39.57] | ' All right,' I said.' We' ll fight them, but if we get your ship back for you, |
| [03:47.11] | You must take me back to England.' |
| [03:50.69] | The captain agreed immediately and thanked me very warmly for my help. |
| [03:58.49] | Friday ran back to my house to get all the guns, and the captain and I made a plan. |
| [04:07.56] | The first part was easy because the seamen were not ready for a fight. |
| [04:15.51] | We shot the two men at the boat, and the captain shot another man. |
| [04:22.35] | This man, Tom Smith, was the worst of them all and he began the mutiny on the ship. |
| [04:30.33] | Then the captain talked to the other five men, and they agreed to help him. |
| [04:38.01] | They did not really want to be mutineers, but they were afraid of Tom Smith. |
| [04:44.48] | ' Now,' I said to the captain,' we must get back your ship. |
| [04:50.46] | How many men are on it?' |
| [04:53.39] | ' Twenty six,' the captain replied, |
| [04:57.04] | ' And they will fight hard because they won' t want to go home. |
| [05:02.36] | It is death for all mutineers in England. But not all the men are bad. |
| [05:09.01] | I' m sure that some of them will help me.' |
| [05:13.25] | Just then we saw another boat, which was coming from the ship to the shore. |
| [05:19.40] | There were ten men in it, and they all had guns. We ran into the trees and waited. |
| [05:28.30] | It was a long hard fight, but by now it was dark and this helped us very much. |
| [05:37.11] | We ran here and there in the trees, calling and shouting. |
| [05:42.47] | The seamen could not see us and did not know how many men they were fighting. |
| [05:49.57] | In the end the first officer shouted to them: |
| [05:54.30] | ' Put down your guns and stop fightng! |
| [05:58.92] | The captain has fifty island people to help him. We can kill you all!' |
| [06:07.03] | So the seamen stopped fighting and we took their guns. |
| [06:14.04] | Three of the men agreed to come back to the captain, |
| [06:18.71] | And we put the others in my cave. |
| [06:22.14] | Friday and I stayed to watch the prisoners, |
| [06:27.85] | While the captain and his men went back to fight for the ship. |
| [06:33.62] | All night we listened to the sound of guns and shouting, but in the morning, |
| [06:42.54] | When the sun came up, the captain was master of his ship again. |
| [06:48.20] | I went down to the shore to meet him. |
| [06:52.69] | ' My dear friend,' he cried,' There' s your ship! |
| [06:59.09] | I' ll take you to the ends of the world in it!' |
| [07:03.18] | I put my arms round him, and we laughed and cried together. |
| [07:09.33] | How happy I was to leave the ialand! |
| [07:13.26] | My good friend Friday came with me, of course, |
| [07:19.17] | But we left the mutineers on the island. |
| [07:23.56] | We decided not to kill them they could begin a new life on the island. |
| [07:30.32] | I showed them my three houses, my cornfields and my goats, and all my tools. |
| [07:38.50] | Their life would he easy because of all my hard work for so many years. |
| [07:45.15] | And so, on the nineteenth of December 1689 |
| [07:51.34] | After twentyseven years, two months and nineteen days |
| [07:57.61] | I said goodbye to my island and sailed home to England. |
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