Robinson

Author

By Daniel Dafoe

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Robinson Crusoe was born in the city of York in the north of England. His farther was German, and his mother was England. His father did well in his business and he wanted him to get a good job and had a comfortable life. But he didn’t want that. He wanted adventure and an exciting life. He wants to be a sailor that make his parents were disappointed.

A year later, he saw a friend in town. His father had a ship, and his friend are sailing to London that make him would like to join with him.

They sailed for London. It was the first trip for him. There was a strong wind. The sea was rough and dangerous, and the ship went up and down up and down. He was very afraid. After that the wind dropped. He felt better he forgot about the danger and decided not to go home. He didn’t want his parents to laugh at him!

So then the captain of a ship asked him to go to Guinea in Africa, he agreed. And so he went to the sea for the second time. It was a good trip and everything went well at first, then a Turkish pirate came after. They were famous thieves of the sea. In the end, they and the ship were a prisoners.

The Turkish captain and the man took them to Sallee in Morocco, and sell them as slaves in the market. But he took Robinson home with him. This was sudden and terrible change in his life. He was a slave and a Turkish captain was his master.

For two years he lived as a slave. Then one day his master wants him to go fishing with 2 friends, Moely and Hury. In side he thought this way he can escape. They went to the sea. And suddenly, he saw a Portuguese ship going to Brazil. He shoot the gun and ask for help to join to Brazil.

He stayed in Brazil and worked for many years. By then he was rich but also bored. One day some friends came to him and ask him to sailing to Africa to do business. He’ll all be rich after this journey!

This trip was a terrible storm, the wind and the rain didn’t stop, half an hour later, he sees himself on the shore. He was very thankful to be alive. He was alone. How do he live?

He looked around the ship and there was a big box of food- rice, and salted meat, and hard ship, and other tools and seven guns, so he decided to build a little house and found a little cave to keep his food. He learned to cut the wood to make a table, a chair and kill wild animal to had meat to eat.

When it got dark, he had to go bed because it had no light. In the end, he learned to use the fat of dead animal to make a light, learned to make clothes from skins dead animal and he also had wild goats on the Island and had milk to drink everyday. He was happy, but he felt lonely and had no friend to talk with.

A few year later, he saw a footprint. He was afraid, and he didn’t leave his cave for many day.

Then one year later, he saw something which made him feel ill. There were dead, arms , feet, and other piece of men’s bodies. They came to his Island with their prisoners, to kill them. Robinson wanted to help one of them perhaps he’ll help him to escape.

After that he helped him successes. He set his name Friday. Friday can’t speak English. Robinson teached him until he can speak English.

After that he wanted to help Friday got home ,but Friday didn’t want that, he wants to be his true friend. Robinson and Friday tried to make a canoe to go to the sea, but it’s quite small. Then they went to the sea with a small canoe and the fortunately happened, he saw a big boat, so he shoot the gun to make a noise. The ship saw them and help them to England.

After he got home everything had change. He stayed in the Island 27 years. He felt like a stranger in the country. No people remembered him. His parents were dead , and also two brothers. He did find the two sons of his brother.

After that he married and had three children, two sons and daughter, but adventure is still in his mind.

Things you can learn after reading the story.

• The happiness is not come from the thing that we have but it comes from the things that we wanted.