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4 孤岛上的新生活

Chapter 4 A new life on an island

When day came, the sea was quiet again. I looked for our ship and, to my surprise, it was still there and still in one piece.

'I think I can swim to it, ' I said to myself. So I walked down to the sea and before long, I was at the ship and was swimming round it.

But how could I get on to it? In the end, I got in through a hole in the side, but it wasn't easy.

There was a lot of water in the ship, but the sand under the sea was still holding the ship in one place. The back of the ship was high out of the water, and I was very thankful for this because all the ship's food was there.

I was very hungry so I began to eat something at once. Then I decided to take some of it back to the shore with me.

But how could I get it there? I looked around the ship, and after a few minutes, I found some long pieces of wood.

I tied them together with rope. Then I got the things that I wanted from the ship.

There was a big box of foodrice, and salted meat, and hard ship's bread. I also took many strong knives and other tools, the ship's sails and ropes, paper, pens, books, and seven guns.

Now I needed a little sail from the ship, and then I was ready. Slowly and carefully, I went back to the shore.

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