STORY

Extract:

A long time ago, there was a boy named Jim Hawkins, who loved adventure. When a blind man by the name of Black Dog came to live with him and his mother in their Inn, Jim had no idea he was to get into one great, big and dangerous adventure.

Black Dog was an unfriendly old man. One morning, he was found dead in his room. Jim and his mother opened his trunk: there was a very old map. It looked like a treasure map. Jim was excited and told his mother that he would go and look for the treasure. But before that, he went to meet the village squire.

‘Sir, this is what I have found in the blind man’s trunk who died yesterday. It looks like a map of some hidden treasure’ – said Jim. ‘Indeed it does’- answered the squire. ‘We should set sail immediately to look for this treasure’

The next day, Jim and the squire boarded a ship to set sail to an unknown island looking for a treasure. It was a long journey.

On the ship, Jim met a one-legged sailor who was the ship’s cook. His name was Long John Silver. He always had his parrot perched on his shoulder. Silver was very friendly, and had Jim rolling with laughter with his stories.

One stormy night, Jim felt hungry and walked up to one of the barrels that contained apples. Suddenly, he heard voices. Jim felt suspicious and Jumped inside the barrel. There were many people in the kitchen. Long John Silver was talking. He was saying: ‘Tomorrow we will reach Treasure Island. As soon as I give the signal, we will take all passengers on board as prisoners. Then, we will take the map and dig up the treasure’.

When Jim was sure everyone was gone, he climbed out of the barrel. He immediately warned the Squire of Long John Silver’s plan…

TO BE CONTINUED…