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2DownthecoastofAfricaFortwolongyearsIlivedthelifeofaslave.Iworkedinescape，butitwasneverpossible.Ithoughtaboutitdayandnight.Mymasterlikedtogofishinginalittleboat，andhealwaystookmewithhim.AmancalledMoely，andayoungboyalsowentwithus.Onedaymymastersaidtous，'Someofmyfriendswanttogofishingtomorrow.Gettheboatready.'Soweputalotoffoodanddrinkontheboat，andthenextmorning，wewaitedformymasterandhisfriends.Butwhenmymasterarrived，hewasalone.'Myfriendsdon'twanttogofishingtoday，'hesaidtome.'ButyougowithMoelyandtheboy，andcatchsomefishforoursuppertonight.''Yes，master，'Iansweredquietly，butinsideIwasexcited.'PerhapsnowIcanescape，'Isaidtomyself.Mymasterwentbacktohisfriendsandwetooktheboatouttosea.Foratimewefishedquietly，andthenImovedcarefullybehindMoelyandknockedhimintothewater.'Swim！'Icried.'Swimtotheshore！'Mymasterlikedtoshootseabirdsandsothereweregunsontheboat.Quickly，Itookoneoftheseguns.MoelywasswimmingaftertheboatandIshoutedtohim：Gobacktotheshore！Youcanswimthere—it'snottoofar.Iwon'thurtyou，butifyoucomeneartheboat，I'llshootyouthroughthehead！'SoMoelyturned，andswambacktotheshoreasquicklyashecould.ThenIsaidtotheboy，'Xury，ifyouhelpme，I'llbeagoodfriendtoyou.Ifyoudon'thelpme，I'llpushyouintotheseatoo.'ButXurywashappytohelpme.'I'llgoallovertheworldwithyou，'hecried.IwantedtosailtotheCanaryIslands，butIwasafraidtogotoofarfromtheshore.Itwasonlyasmallboat.Andsowesailedonsouthforsomedays.Wehadverylittlewater，anditwasdangerouscountryhere，withmanywildanimals.Wewereafraid，butweoftenhadtogoonshoretogetmorewater.OnceIusedaguntoshootawildanimal.Idon'tknowwhatanimalitwas，butitmadeagoodmeal.Forabouttenortwelvedayswesailedonsouth，downthecoastofAfrica.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.GunswerenewtotheseAfricanpeople，andtheywereafraidoftheloudnoiseandthesmoke.Buttheywerehappyaboutthedeadwildcat.Igavethemthemeatofthedeadanimal，andtheygaveusmorefoodandwater.Wenowhadalotoffoodandwater，andwesailedon.ElevendayslaterwecameneartheCapeVerdeIslands.Wecouldseethem，butwecouldn'tgetnearbecausetherewasnowind.Wewaited.SuddenlyXurycalledtome，'Look，aship！'Hewasright！Wecalledandshoutedandsailedourlittleboatasfastaswecould.Buttheshipdidnotseeus.ThenIrememberedthegunswhichmadealotofsmoke.Afewminuteslatertheshipsawusandturned.Whenwewereontheship，thePortuguesecaptainlistenedtomystory.HewasgoingtoBrazilandagreedtohelpme，buthewantednothingforhishelp.'No，'hesaid，whenItriedtopayhim.'Perhaps，oneday，someonewillhelpmewhenIneedit.'Buthegavememoneyformyboat，andforXury，too.Atfirst，IdidnotwanttosellXuryasaslave，afterallourdangerousadventurestogether.ButXurywashappytogotothecaptain，andthecaptainwasagoodman.'Intenyears'time，'hesaid，'Xurycangofree.'WhenwearrivedinBrazilthreeweekslater，IsaidgoodbyetothecaptainandXury，lefttheship，andwenttobeginanewlife.3ThestormandtheshipwreckIstayedinBrazilandworkedhardforsomeyears.BythenIwasrich…butalsobored.Onedaysomefriendscametomeandsaid，'We'regoingtoAfricatodobusiness.Whydon'tyoucomewithus？We'llallberichafterthisjourney！'HowstupidIwas！Ihadaneasy，comfortablelifeinBrazil，but，ofcourse，Iagreed.Andso，in1659，Iwenttoseaagain.Atfirst，allwentwell，butthentherewasaterriblestorm.Fortwelvedaysthewindandtheraindidn'tstop.Welostthreemeninthesea，andsoontheshiphadholesinitssides.'We'reallgoingtodiethistime，'Isaidtomyself.Thenonemorningoneofthesailorssawland，butthenextminuteourshiphitsomesandjustunderthesea.Theshipcouldnotmoveandwewerereallyindangernow.Theseawastryingtobreaktheshipintopieces，andwehadverylittletime.Quickly，weputaboatintotheseaandgotofftheship.Buttheseawasveryroughandourlittleboatcouldnotliveforlonginthatwildwater.Halfanhourlatertheangryseaturnedourboatoverandwewereallinthewater.Ilookedroundformyfriends，butIcouldseenobody.Iwasalone.ThatdayIwaslucky，andtheseacarriedmetotheshore.Icouldnotseetheland，onlymountainsofwaterallaroundme.Then，suddenly，Ifeltthegroundundermyfeet.Anothermountainofwatercame，pushedmeupthebeach，andIfellonthewetsand.AtfirstIwasverythankfultobealive.Slowly，Igottomyfeetandwenthigheruptheshore.Fromthere，Ilookedouttosea.Icouldseeourship，butitwaswreckedandtherewasno－bodynearit.Therewasnobodyinthewater.Allmyfriendsweredead.Iwasalive，butinastrangewildcountry，withnofood，nowater，andnogun.ItwasdarknowandIwastired.Iwasafraidtosleepontheshore.Perhapstherewerewildanimalsthere.SoIwentupintoatreeandIstayedthereallnight.4AnewlifeonanislandWhendaycame，theseawasquietagain.Ilookedforourshipand，tomysurprise，itwasstillthereandstillinon