魯濱遜漂流記丹尼爾笛福1MyfirstseajourneyBeforeIbeginmystory，Iwouldliketotellyoualittleaboutmyself.Iwasbornintheyear163，2inthecityofYorkinthenorthofEngland.MyfatherwasGerm，anbuthecametoliveandworkinEngland.Soonafterthat，hemarriedmymother，whowasEnglish.HerfamilynamewasRobinson，so，whenIwasborn，theycalledmeRobinson，afterher.MyfatherdidwellinhisbusinessandIwenttoagoodschool.Hewantedmetogetagoodjobandliveaquiet，com-fortablelife.ButIdidn'twantthat.Iwantedadventureandanexcitinglife.‘Iwanttobeasailorandgotosea，'Itoldmymotherandfather.Theywereveryunhappyaboutthis.‘Pleasedon'tgo，'myfathersaid.‘Youwon'tbehappy，youknow.Sailorshaveadifficultanddangerouslife.'Andbe－causeIlovedhim，andhewasunhappy，Itriedtoforgetaboutthesea.ButIcouldn'tforget，andaboutayearlater，Isawafriendintown.Hisfatherhadash，ipandmyfriendsaidtome，‘We'resailingtoLondontomorrow.Whydon'tyoucomewithus？'Andso，onSeptember1st，1651，IwenttoHull，andthenextdaywesailedforLondon.But，afewdayslater，therewasastrongwind.Theseawasroughanddangerou，sandtheshipwentupanddown，upanddown.Iwasveryill，andveryafraid.‘Oh，Idon'twanttodie！'Icried.‘Iwanttolive！IfIlive，I'llgohomeandnevergotoseaagai！n'Thenextdaythewinddropped，andtheseawasquietandbeautifulagain.‘Well，Bob，'myfriendlaughed.‘Howdoyoufeelnow？Thewindwasn'ttoobad.'‘What！'Icried.‘Itwasaterriblestorm.'‘Oh，thatwasn'tastorm，'myfriendanswered.‘Justalit－tlewind.Forgetit.Comeandhaveadrink.'Afterafewdrinkswithmyfriend，Ifeltbetter.Iforgotaboutthedangeranddecidednottogohome.Ididn'twantmyfriendsandfamilytolaughatme！IstayedinLondonforsometime，butIstillwantedtogotosea.So，whenthecaptainofashipaskedmetogowithhimtoGuineainAfrica，Iagreed.AndsoIwenttoseaforthesecondtime.Itwasagoodshipandeverythingwentwellatfirst，butIwasveryillagain.Then，whenwewereneartheCanaryIs-lands，aTurkishpirateshipcameafterus.Theywerefamousthievesoftheseaatthattime.Therewasalong，hardfight，butwhenitfinished，weandtheshipwereprisoners.TheTurkishcaptainandhismentookustoSalleeinMoroc－co.Theywantedtosellusasslavesinthemarketsthere.ButintheendtheTurkishcaptaindecidedtokeepmeforhimself，andtookmehomewithhim.Thiswasasuddenandterriblechangeinmylife.IwasnowaslaveandthisTurkishcaptainwasmymaster.DownthecoastofAfricaFortwolongyearsIlivedthelifeofaslave.Iworkedinescap，ebutitwasneverpossible.Ithoughtaboutitdayandnight.Mymasterlikedtogofishinginalittleboa，tandheal-waystookmewithhim.AmancalledMoely，andayoungboyalsowentwithus.Onedaymymastersaidtous，‘Someofmyfriendswanttogofishingtomorrow.Gettheboatready.'Soweputalotoffoodanddrinkontheboat，andthenextmorning，wewaitedformymasterandhisfriends.Butwhenmymasterarrived，hewasalone.‘Myfriendsdon'twanttogofishingtoday，'hesaidtome.‘ButyougowithMoelyandtheboy，andcatchsomefishforoursuppertonight.'‘Yes，master，'Iansweredquietly，butinsideIwasexcited.‘PerhapsnowIcanescape，'Isaidtomyself.Mymasterwentbacktohisfriendsandwetooktheboatouttosea.Foratimewefishedquie，tlayndthenImovedcarefullybehindMoelyandknockedhimintothewater.‘Swim！'Icried.‘Swimtotheshore！'Mymasterlikedtoshootseabirdsandsothereweregunsontheboat.Quickl，yItookoneoftheseguns.Moelywasswim－mingaftertheboatandIshoutedtohim：Gobacktotheshore！Youcanswimthere—it'snottoofar.Iwon'thurtyou，butifyoucomeneartheboat，I'llshootyouthroughthehead！'SoMoelyturned，andswambacktotheshoreasquicklyashecould.ThenIsaidtotheboy，‘Xury，ifyouhelpme，I'llbeagoodfriendtoyou.Ifyoudon'thelpme，I'llpushyouintotheseatoo.'ButXurywashappytohelpme.‘I'llgoallovertheworldwithyou，'hecried.IwantedtosailtotheCanaryIsland，sbutIwasafraidtogotoofarfromtheshore.Itwasonlyasmallboat.Andsowesailedonsouthforsomedays.Wehadverylittlewa，tearnditwasdangerouscountryhere，withmanywildanimals.Wewereafraid，butweoftenhadtogoonshoretogetmorewater.OnceIusedaguntoshootawildanimal.Idon'tknowwhatanimalitwas，butitmadeagoodmeal.Forabouttenortwelvedayswesailedonsout，hdownthecoastofAfrica.Thenonedaywesawsomepeopleontheshore—strange，wildpeople，whodidnotlookfriendly.Bynowwehadverylittlefood，andWereallyneededhelp.wewereafraid，butwehadtogoonshore.Atfirst，theywereafraidofus，too.Perhapswhitepeoplenevervisitedthiscoast.Wedidnotspeaktheirlanguage，ofcourse，soweusedourhandsandfacestoshowthatwewerehungry.Theycamewithfoodforus，butthentheymovedawayquickly.Wecarriedthefoodtoourboat，andtheywatchedus.Itriedtothankthem，butIhadnothingtogivethem.Justthentwobigwildcatscamedowntotheshorefromthemountains.Ithinktheywereleopards.Thepeoplewereafraidofthesewildcats，andthewomencriedout.Quickly，Itookagun，andshotoneoftheanimals.Thesecondwildcatranbackupintothemountains.GunswerenewtotheseAfricanpeopl，eandtheywereafraidoftheloudnoiseandthesmoke.Buttheywerehappyaboutthedeadwildcat.Igavethemthemeatofthedeadanimal，andtheygaveusmorefoodandwater.Wenowhadalotoffoodandwater，andwesailedon.ElevendayslaterwecameneartheCapeVerdeIslands.Wecouldseethem，butwecouldn'tgetnearbecausetherewasnowind.Wewaited.SuddenlyXurycalledtome，‘Look，aship！'Hewasright！Wecalledandshoutedandsailedourlittleboatasfastaswecould.Buttheshipdidnotseeus.ThenIre-memberedthegunswhichmadealotofsmoke.Afewminuteslatertheshipsawusandturned.Whenwewereontheship，thePortuguesecaptainlistenedtomystory.HewasgoingtoBrazilandagreedtohelpme，buthewantednothingforhishelp.‘No，'hesaid，whenItriedtopayhim.‘Perhaps，oneday，someonewillhelpmewhenIneedit.'Buthegavememoneyformyboat，andforXury，too.Atfirst，IdidnotwanttosellXuryasaslave，afterallourdanger-ousadventurestogether.ButXurywashappytogotothecap-tain，andthecaptainwasagoodman.‘Intenyears'time，'hesaid，‘Xurycangofree.'WhenwearrivedinBrazilthreeweekslater，IsaidgoodbyetothecaptainandXury，lefttheship，andwenttobeginanewlife.3ThestormandtheshipwreckIstayedinBrazilandworkedhardforsomeyears.BythenIwasricbutalsobored.Onedaysomefriendscametomeandsaid，‘We'regoingtoAfricatodobusiness.Whydon'tyoucomewithu？sWe'llallberichafterthisjourney！'HowstupidIwas！Ihadaneasy，comfortablelifeinBrazil，but，ofcourse，Iagreed.Andso，in1659，Iwenttoseaagain.Atfirst，allwentwell，butthentherewasaterriblestorm.Fortwelvedaysthewindandtheraindidn'tstop.Welostthreemeninthesea，andsoontheshiphadholesinitssides.‘We'reallgoingtodiethistime，'Isaidtomyself.Thenonemorningoneofthesailorssawlan，dbutthenextminuteourshiphitsomesandjustunderthesea.Theshipcouldnotmoveandwewerereallyindangernow.Theseawastryingtobreaktheshipintopiece，sandwehadverylittletime.Quickl，yweputaboatintotheseaandgotofftheship.Buttheseawasveryroughandourlittleboatcouldnotliveforlonginthatwildwater.Halfanhourlatertheangryseaturnedourboatoverandwewereallinthewater.Ilookedroundformyfriends，butIcouldseenobody.Iwasalone.ThatdayIwaslucky，andtheseacarriedmetotheshore.Icouldnotseetheland，onlymountainsofwaterallaroundme.Then，suddenly，Ifeltthegroundundermyfeet.Anothermountainofwatercam，epushedmeupthebeach，andIfellonthewetsand.AtfirstIwasverythankfultobealive.Slowly，Igottomyfeetandwenthigheruptheshore.Fromthere，Ilookedouttosea.Icouldseeourship，butitwaswreckedandtherewasno－bodynearit.Therewasnobodyinthewater.Allmyfriendsweredead.Iwasalive，butinastrangewildcountry，withnofood，nowater，andnogun.ItwasdarknowandIwastired.Iwasafraidtosleepontheshore.Perhapstherewerewildanimalsthere.SoIwentupintoatreeandIstayedthereallnight.4AnewlifeonanislandWhendaycame，theseawasquietagain.Ilookedforourshipan，dtomysurprise，itwasstillthereandstillinonepiece.‘IthinkIcanswimtoit，'Isaidtomyself.SoIwalkeddowntotheseaandbeforelong，Iwasattheshipandwasswimmingroundit.ButhowcouldIgetontoit？Intheend，Igotinthroughaholeintheside，butitwasn'teasy.Therewasalotofwaterintheship，butthesandundertheseawasstillholdingtheshipinoneplace.Thebackoftheshipwashighoutofthewater，andIwasverytnankfulforthisbe-causealltheship'sfoodwasthere.IwasveryhungrysoIbe-gantoeatsomethingatonce.ThenIdecidedtotakesomeofitbacktotheshorewithme.ButhowcouldIgetitthere？Ilookedaroundtheship，andafterafewminutes，Ifoundsomelongpiecesofwood.Itiedthemtogetherwithrope.ThenIgotthethingsthatIwantedfromtheship.Therewasabigboxof—foroidce，andsaltedmeat，andhardship'sbread.Ial-sotookmanystrongknivesandothertool，stheship'ssailsandropes，paper，pens，books，andsevenguns.NowIneededalittlesailfromthesh，ipandthenIwasready.Slowlyandcarefully，Iwentbacktotheshore.Itwasdifficulttostopmythingsfromfallingintothesea，butintheendIgoteverythingontotheshore.NowIneededsomewheretokeepmythings.Thereweresomehillsaroundme，soIdecidedtobuildmy－selfalittlehouseononeofthem.Iwalkedtothetopofthehighesthillandlookeddown，Iwasveryunhappy，becauseIsawthenthatIwasonanisland.Thereweretwosmalleris-landsafewmilesaway，andafterthat，onlythesea.Justthesea，formileaftermileaftermile.Afteratime，Ifoundalittlecaveinthesideofahill.Infrontofi，ttherewasagoodplacetomakeahome.So，Iusedtheship'ssails，rope，andpiecesofwood，andafteralotofhardworkIhadaveryfinetent.Thecaveatthebackofmytentwasagoodplacetokeepmyfood，andsoIcalleditmy‘kitchen'.Thatnight，Iwenttosleepinmynewhome.ThenextdayIthoughtaboutthepossibledangersontheis-land.Weretherewildanimals，andperhapswildpeopletoo，onmyisland？Ididn'tknow，butIwasveryafraid.SoIdecidedtobuildaverystrongfence.Icutdownyoungtreesandputtheminthegrou，ndinahalfcirclearoundthefrontofmytent.Iusedmanyoftheship'sropestoo，andintheendmyfencewasasstrongasastonewall.Nobodycouldgetover，itthroughit，orroundit.Makingtentsandbuildingfencesishardwork.Ineededmanytoolstohelpme.SoIdecidedtogobacktotheshipagain，andgetsomemorethings.Iwentbacktwelvetimes，butsoonaftermytwelfthvisittherewasanotherterriblestorm.Thenextmorning，whenIlookedouttosea，therewasnoship.WhenIsawthat，Iwasveryunhappy.‘WhyamIalive，andwhyareallmyfriendsdead？'Iaskedmyself.‘Whatwillhap-pentomenow，aloneonthisislandwithoutfriends？HowcanIeverescapefromit？'ThenItoldmyselfthatIwaslucky—luckytobealive，luckytohavefoodandtools，luckytobeyoungandstrong.ButIknewthatmyislandwassomewhereoffthecoastofSouthAmerica.Shipsdidnotoftencomedownthiscoast，andIsaidtomyself，‘I'mgoingtobeonthisislandforalongtime.'So，onalongpieceofwood，Icutthesewords：ICAMEHEREON30THSEPTEMBER1659Afterthat，Idecidedtomakeacutforeachday.5LearningtolivealoneIstillneededalotofthings.‘Well，'Isaid，‘I'mgoingtohavetomakethem.'So，everyday，Iworked.Firstofall，Iwantedtomakemycavebigger.Icarriedoutstonefrotmhecave，andaftermanydays'hardworkIhadalargecaveinthesideofthehill.ThenIneededatableandachai，randthatwasmynextjob.Ihadtoworkonthemforalongtime.Ialsowantedtomakeplacestoputallmyfood，andallmytoolsandguns.ButeverytimeIwantedapieceofwood，Ihadtocutdownatree.Itwaslong，slow，difficultwork，andduringthenextmonthsIlearnttobeverycleverwithmytools.Therewasnohurry.Ihadallthetimeintheworld.Ialsowentouteveryday，andIalwayshadmygunwithme.SometimesIkilledawildanima，landthenIhadmeattoeat.Butwhenitgotdar，kIhadtogotobedbecauseIhadnolight.Icouldn'treadorwritebecauseIcouldn'tsee.Foralongtime，Ididn'tknowwhattodo.Butintheen，dIlearnthowtousethefatofdeadanimalstomakealight.Theweatheronmyislandwasusuallyveryho，tandtherewereoftenstormsandheavyrain.ThenextJun，eitrainedallthetime，andIcouldn'tgooutveryoften.Iwasalsoillforsomewee，ksbutslowly，Igotbetter.WhenIwasstronger，Ibegantogooutagain.ThefirsttimeIkilledawildanim，alandthesecondtimeIcaughtabigturtle.IwasontheislandfortenmonthsbeforeIvisitedotherpartsofit.DuringthosemonthsIworkedhardonmycaveandmyhouseandmyfence.NowIwasreadytofindoutmoreabouttherestoftheisland.First，Iwalkedalongthesideofalittleriver.Ther，eIfoundopengroundwithouttrees.Later，Icametomoretreeswithmanydifferentfruits.Idecidedtotakealotofthefruit，andtoputittodryinthesunforatime.ThenIcouldkeepitformanymonths.ThatnightIwenttosleepinatreeforthesecondtim，eandthenextdayIwentonwithmyjourney.SoonIcametoanopeninginthehills.Infrontofme，everythingwasgreen，andtherewereflowerseverywhere.Therewerealsoalotofdiffer-entbirdsandanimals.Isawthatmyhousewasontheworstsideoftheisland.ButIdidn'twanttomovefromthere.Itwasmyhomenow.Istayedawayforthreeday，sandthenIcamehome.ButIoftenwentbacktotheother，greenersideoftheisland.Andsomylifewenton.EverymonthIlearnttodoortomakesomethingnew.ButIhadtroublesandaccidentstoo.Oncetherewasaterriblestormwithveryheavyrain.Theroofofmycavefell，inandnearlykilledme！Ihadtobuilditupagainwithmanypiecesofwood.Ihadalotoffoodnow.Icookeditoverafireordrieditinthesun.SoIalwayshadmeatduringtherainymonthswhenIcouldnotgooutwithagun.Ilearnttomakepotstokeepmyfoodin.ButIwantedverymuchtomakeaharder，strongerpot—apotthatwouldnotbreakinafire.Itriedmanytimes，butIcouldnotdoit.ThenonedayIwaslucky.Imadesomenewpotsandputtheminaveryhotfire.Theychangedcolour，butdidnotbreak.Ileftthemthereformanyhours，andwhentheywerecoldagain，Ifoundthattheywerehardandstrong.ThatnightIwasveryhappy.Ihadhotwaterforthefirsttimeontheisland.Bythen，Ialsohadmyownbread.Thatwasluc，ktoo.OnedayIfoundalittlebag.Weuseditonthesh，iptokeepthechickens'foodin.Therewasstillsomeofthefoodintheba，gandIdroppedsomeofitontotheground.AmonthlaterIsawsomethingbrightgreenthe，reandaftersixmonthsIhadaverysmallfieldofcorn.Iwasveryexcited.PerhapsnowIcouldmakemyownbread！Itwaseasytosay，butnotsoeasytodo.Itisalotofworktomakebreadfromcorn.Manypeopleeatbread，buthowmanypeoplecantakecornfromafieldandmakebreadoutofitwithouth？elIphadtolearnandtomakemanynewthings，anditwasayearbeforeIcookedandatemyfirstbread.DuringallthistimeIneverstoppedthinkingaboutescape.WhenItravelledacrosstotheothersideoftheisland，Icouldseetheotherislands，andIsaidtomyself，‘PerhapsIcangettherewithaboat.PerhapsIcangetbacktoEnglandoneday.'SoIdecidedtomakemyselfaboat.Icutdownabigtree，andthenbegantomakealongholeinit.Itwashardwork，butaboutsixmonthslater，Ihadaveryfinecanoe.Nex，tIhadtogetitdowntothesea.HowstupidIwas！Whydidn'tIthinkbeforeIbeganwork？Ofcourse，thecanoewastooheavy.Icouldn'tmoveit！Ipulledandpushedandtriedeverything，butitdidn'tmove.Iwasveryunhappyforalongtimeafterthat.Thathappenedinmyfourthyearontheisland.InmysixthyearIdidmakemyselfasmallercano，ebutIdidnottrytoes-capeinit.Theboatwastoosmallforalongjourn，eyandIdidnotwanttodieatsea.Theislandwasmyhomenow，notmyprison，andIwasjusthappytobealive.Ayearortwolater，Imademyselfasecondcanoeontheothersideoftheisland.Ialsobuiltmyselfasecondhousethere，andsoIhadtwohomes.Mylifewasstillbusyfrommorningtonight.Therewereal-waysthingstodoortomake.Ilearnttomakenewclothesformyselffromtheskinsofdeadanimals.Theylookedverystran，geitistrue，buttheykeptmedryintherain.Ikeptfoodandtoolsatbothmyhouses，andalsowildgoats.Thereweremanygoatsontheisland，andImadefieldswithhighfencestokeepthemin.Theylearnttotakefoodfrom，meandsoonIhadgoat'smilktodrinkeveryday.Ialsoworkedhardinmycornfields.Andsomanyyearswentby.AfootprintThen，oneyear，somethingstrangeandterriblehappened.Ioftenwalkedalongthesho，reandonedayIsawsomethinginthesand.Iwentovertolookatitmorecare－fully，andstoppedinsuddensurprise.Itwasafootprint—thefootprintofaman！Whocouldthisbe？Afraid，Ilookedaroundme.Ilistened.Iwaited.Nothing.Iwasmoreandmoreafraid.Perhapsthismanwasoneofthosewildpeoplewhokilledandateotherm！enIlookedeverywhere，buttherewasnobody，andnootherfoot-print.Iturnedandhurriedhome.‘There'ssomeoneonmyis－land，'Isaidtomyself.‘Perhapsheknowsaboutm…Per—hapshe'swatchingmenowfrombehindatre…Perhapshewantstokillme.'ThatnightIcouldn'tsleep.ThenextdayIgotallmygunsreadyandIputmorewoodandyoungtreesaroundmyhouse.Nobodycouldseemenow.But，afterfifteenyearsaloneontheisland，Iwasafraid，andIdidnotleavemycaveforthreedays.Intheend，Ihadtogoouttomilkmygoats.ButfortwoyearsIwasafraid.IstayednearmyhomeandIneverusedmygunsbecauseIdidn'twanttomakeanoise.Icouldnotforgetthefootprint，butIsawandheardnothingmore，andslowlyIbegantofeelhappier.Oneday，ayearlater，Iwasoveronthewestsideoftheis—land.FromthereIcouldseetheotherislands，andIcouldalsoseeaboat，farouttosea.‘Ifyouhaveaboat，'Ithought，‘it'seasytosailacrosstothisisland.Perhapsthatexplainsthefoot—print—itwasavisitorfromoneoftheotherislands.'Ibegantomovemorefreelyaroundtheislandagai，nandbuiltmyselfathirdhouse.Itwasaverysecretplaceinacave.‘Nowildmanwilleverfindthat，'Isaidtomyself.ThenoneyearsomethinghappenedwhichIcanneverforget.Iwasagainonthewestsideoftheislandandwaswalk—ingalongtheshore.Suddenly，Isawsomethingwhichmademefeelill.Therewereheads，arms，feet，andotherpiecesofmen'sbodieseverywhere.Foraminut，eIcouldn'tthink，andthenIunderstood.Sometimestherewerefightsbetweenthewildmenontheotherislands.Thentheycameheretomyislandwiththeirprisoners，tokillthem，cookthem，andeatthem.Slowly，Iwenthome，butIwasveryangry.Howcouldmendothis？FormanymonthsIwatchedcarefullyforthesmokefromfire，sbutIdidn'tseeanything.Somehowthewildmencameandwent，andIneversawthem.Iwasangryandafraid.Iwantedtoshootthem，alblutthereweremanyofthemandon—lyoneofme.‘PerhapsIcanshoottwoorthree，'Isaidtomy－self，‘butthentheywillkillandeatme.'Then，onemorninginmytwenty—thirdyearontheisland，IwasoutinmyfieldsandIsawthesmokefromafire.Quickly，Iwentupthehilltowatch.Therewereninemenaroundthefir，eandtheywerecookingtheirterriblefood.Thenthesewildmendancedroundthefire，singingandshouting.Thiswentonforabouttwohour，sandthentheygotintotheirboatsandsailedaway.Iwentdowntotheshoreandsawthebloodofthedeadmenonthesand.‘Thenexttimetheycome，I'mgoingtokillthem，'Isaidangrily.7ManFridayFortwoyearsIneverwentanywherewithoutmygun.Ifeltlonelyandafraid，andhadmanysleeplessnights.Onenighttherewasaverybadstor，mandIthoughtIheardthesoundofgunsoutatsea.ThenextmorningIlookedout，andsawaship.Itwaslyingonitssidenotfarfromtheshore.Quickly，Iputmylittleboatinthewaterandsailedouttoit.Thereweretwodeadmenontheship，butnoonealive.Thebodiesoftheothersailorswerelostinthesea.Itooksomeclothesandtool，sandalsoaboxofSpanishgoldandsilvermoney.Iwasarichmann，owbutwhatusewasmoneytome？Icouldnotbuyanythingwithit.Iwantedpeople,afriend,somebodytotalkto???somebodywhocouldhelpmeescapefrommyisland.OnemorningIwokeupandmadeaplan.‘I'lltrytocatchoneoftheprisonersofthewildmen，'Isaidtomyself.‘He'llbehappytobealiveandperhapshe'llhelpmetoescape'.Iwatcheddayandnight,butforayearandahalftherewerenoboats.Thenonedayfiveboatscame.Therewereaboutthirtymenandtheyhadtwoprisoners.Theymadetheirfireonthesandanddancedroundit.Thentheykilledoneoftheprisonersandbegantocooktheirterriblemeal.Thesecondprisonerwaitedunderthetree,swithtwomentowatchhim.Suddenl,ytheprisonerturnedandran.Thetwomenranafterhim,buttheotherwildmenwerebusyroundthefireanddidnotseewhatwashappening.Theprisonerranlikeawildgoat,andsoonIsawthathewascomingnearthebottomofmyhill.AsfastasIcould,Irandownthehillandjumpedoutofthetreesbetweentheprisonerandthetwowildmen.Ihitthefirstmanwiththewoodenendofmygunandhefelldow,nbutIhadtoshootthesecondman.Thepoorprisonerdidnotmove.Hewasafraidofthenoiseofmygun.IcalledtohimandtriedtoshowhimthatIwasfriendly.Slowly,hemovednearertome,butjustthenthefirstwildmanbegantogetupfromtheground.ThentheprisonerspokeandIunderstoodthathewantedmysword.HowhappyIwastohearwordsagai！nIgavehimmysword,andatoncehecutofftheheadofhisenemy.Hurriedly,wehidthedeadbodiesundersomeleaves,andthenleftquickly.Itookmyprisonertomysecretcaveontheothersideoftheislandandgavehimfoodanddrink.Afterthat,hewenttosleep.Hewasafineyoungman,abouttwenty-fiveyearsold,tallandwell－built,withakindfaceandanicesmile.Hehadabrownskin,blackhair,brighteyesandstrongwhiteteeth.Idecidedtogivehimthenameof‘ManFriday',becauseIfirstsawhimonaFriday.Whenhewokeupinthemorning,heranouttome.Iwasmilkingmygoatsinthefiel,dandhegotdownonthegroundandputhisheadnearmyfoot.Iunderstoodthathewasthan－kingme,andItriedtoshowhimthatIwashisfriend.IbegantoteachhimtospeakEnglis,handsoonhecouldsayhisnam,e‘Master',and‘Yes'and‘No'.Howgooditwastohearaman'svoiceagain！Laterthatdaywewentbacktomyfirsthouse.Wewentcarefullyalongthebea，chbuttherewerenoboatsandnowildmen.Justbloodandbonesalloverthesand.Ifeltil，lbutFri-daywantedtoeatthepiecesofmen'sbodieswhichwerestillontheground.Ishowedhimthatthiswasterribleforme，andheunderstood.Whenwegottomyhouse，IgaveManFridaysometrousers，andImadehimacoatandahat.Helikedhisnewclothesverymuch.ThenImadehimalittletenttosleep，inbutforafewweeksIalwaystookmyguntobedwithme.Per－h(huán)apsFridaywasstillawildmanandwouldtrytokillmeinthenight.Atfirst，F(xiàn)ridaywasveryafraidofmygun.Some－timeshetalkedtoit，andaskeditnottokillhim.FridaywasaquicklearnerandhisEnglishgotbetterdaybyday.Hehelpedmewiththegoatsandwiththeworkinthecornfields，andsoonweweregoodfriends.Ienjoyedteachinghimand，mostofall，havingafriendtotalkto.Thiswasthehappiestofallmyyearsontheisland.FridayandIlivedtogetherhappilyforthreeyears.ItoldhimthestoryofmyadventuresandaboutlifeinEngland，andhetoldmeabouthiscountryandhispeople.Onedaywewereatthetopofthehighesthillontheisland，andwewerelookingouttosea.Itwasaverycleardayandwecouldseealongway.Suddenly，F(xiàn)ridaybegantojumpupanddown，veryexcited.‘What'sthematter？'Isaid.‘Look，Master，look！'Fridaycried.‘Icanseemycountry.Lookoverthere！'Ilooked，andtheretothenorth-wes，tbetweentheseaandthesky，wasalongthinpieceofland.IlearntlaterthatitwastheislandofTrinidad，andthatmyislandwasinthemouthoftheRiverOrinocoonthenorthcoastofSouthAmerica.Ibegantothinkagainaboutescape.PerhapsFridaywantedtogohometoo.Perhapstogetherwecouldgettohiscountry.Butwhatthen？WouldFridaystillbemyfriend，orwouldhispeoplekillmeandeatme？ItookFridaytotheothersideoftheislandandshowedhimmybigcanoe.Itstilllayunderthetrees.Itwasveryoldnow，andtherewereholesinthewood.‘Couldaboatlikethissailtoyourcountry，F(xiàn)riday？'Iaskedhim.‘Ohyes，'heanswered.‘Aboatlikethiscancarryalotoffoodanddrink.'‘Thenwe'llmakeanothercanoelikeit，andyoucangohomeinit，'Isaid.ButFridaylookedveryunhappy.‘Whyareyouangrywithme？'heasked.‘WhathaveIdone？Whydoyouwanttosendmehome？'‘ButIthoughtyouwantedtogohome，'Isaid.‘Yes.Butyoumustcomewithme.Killmeifyouwant，butdon'tsendmeawayfromyou！'ThenIsawthatFridaywasatruefriend，andsoIagreedtogowithhim.Webeganworkonthecanoeatonce.Fridaychosethetreehimself—heunderstoodwoodbetterthanIdid—andwecutitdown.Weworkedhardandinamonththeboatwasfinished.Twoweekslateritwasinthesea，andwebegantogetreadyforourlongjourney.88EscapefromtheislandIwasnowinmytwenty—seventhyearontheisland，andIdidnotwanttobethereforanotheryear.Weworkedhardtogetthecornin，andtomakealotofbread.Wehaddriedfruitandsaltedmeat，andbigpotstokeepwaterin.OneeveningFridaywentouttolookforaturtleformeatandeggs.Butinlessthananhourhewasback，andhelookedveryafraid.‘Master！Master！'hecried.‘There'sagreatshipneartheisland，andmenarecomingtotheshoreinaboat！'Ijumpedupandranwithhimdowntotheshore.Tomygreatsurpris，eIsawthatitwasanEnglishship！Butwhywasithere？Englishshipsnevercamethisway.Perhapstheywerepirates！‘Don'tletthemseeyou，F(xiàn)riday！'Icalled.‘We'llhideinthetreesandwatch.'Therewereelevenmenintheboat，butthreeofthemwereprisoners.Theirarmsweretiedwithrop，ebuttheirlegswerefreeandtheycouldwalk.Theothersailorspushedthethreeprisonersupthebeach，laughingandshoutingandhittingthem.Thensomeofthemsatdownonthesandandbegantodrink.Otherswalkedawaytolookattheisland，andtwomenstayedtowatchtheboat.Thethreeprisonerswalkedslowlya-longthebeachandsatdowmunderatree，notfarfromus.Theylookedveryunhappy.Veryquietly，Icameupbehindthemthroughthetrees，andcalledouttotheminEnglish.‘Don'tbeafraid，'Isaid.‘I'manEnglishman.PerhapsIcanhelpyou.'Thethreementurnedandlookedatme.Theydidnotan-sweraton；cetheyweretoosurprised.PerhapstheythoughtIwasawildmanmysel，finmystrangehome—madeclothesofanimals'skins，andwithmylonghairandbeard.Thentheold－estmanspoke.‘Iamthecaptainofthatshi，p'hesaid，‘a(chǎn)ndthesetwomenaremyfirstandsecondofficers.Lastnighttherewasamutiny，andtheseamentooktheshipfromme.Nowth'eyregoingtoleavethethreeofusher，etodieonthisisland.'‘Dethesemutineershaveguns？'‘Onlytwo，'heanswered，‘a(chǎn)ndthey'veleftthoseontheboat.'‘Allrigh，'Isaid.‘We'llfightthem，butifwegetyourshipbackforyou，youmusttakemebacktoEngland.'Thecaptainagreedimmediatelyandthankedmeverywarm－lyformyhelp.Fridayranbacktomyhousetogetalltheguns，andthecaptainandImadeaplan.Thefirstpartwaseasybecausetheseamenwerenotreadyforafight.Weshotthetwomenattheboat，andthecaptainshotanotherman.Thisman，TomSmith，wastheworstofthemallandhebeganthemutinyontheship.Thenthecap-taintalkedtotheotherfivemen，andtheyagreedtohelphim.Theydidnotreallywanttobemutineers，buttheywereafraidofTomSmith.‘Now，'Isaidtothecaptain，‘wemustgetbackyourship.Howmanymenareonit？'‘Twenty－six，'thecaptainreplied，‘a(chǎn)ndtheywillfighthardbecausetheywon'twanttogohome.Itisdeathforallmuti-neersinEngland.Butnotallthemenarebad.I'msurethatsomeofthemwillhelpme.'Justthenw