DCHAPTER 29 – PLAN
We continue to watch all the actions of both groups. The five men in the forest sit down under a tree. They discuss what to do. They argue a little.
After a long conversation under the tree, they get up. Then they walk to the beach. Maybe they don’t want to look for friends.
We have to do something quickly. We can’t let them go back to the boat.
I have a plan. I tell the assistant to go more to the centre of the island. Friday goes with him. Then, they shout at the sailors. When the sailors hear this, they shout back. Then they go in the direction of the voice.
Friday and the assistant continue to shout back. They take the sailors to the opposite side of the island. This strategy works very well. The five men are soon very far from the beach.
This is very good for us. We go to the three men in the boat. We explain the situation to them. They decide not to fight us. They become our prisoners too.
After some time, Friday and the assistant return. The sailors are very far from the beach. The sailors can’t return soon. We hide and we wait for them.
When the sailors return, they are very tired. First, they go to the boat. They are surprised when they don’t find the three men.
They call their friends. But nobody answers. The leader and two other men walk to the forest where we are hiding.
The captain and Friday attack them when they are close to us. The leader is killed immediately. The second man is injured. The third man runs back to the boat.
Then we all go out of the forest. We run to the boat. The captain speaks to sailors. He tells them to give up. When the sailors understand the situation, they drop their weapons quickly.
We decide to tie the prisoners. But we don’t tie all of them. The captain trusts three of the men. We don’t tie these three men.
Now, we are ten men. We start to plan how to get the ship. After some discussion we know what to do.
Friday and I stay on the island. We have to watch the prisoners.
The captain, his assistant and the passenger take the clothes of some of the prisoners. They want to look like them. Then the captain and his sailors take the boat. They go to the ship.
When they are near the ship, they speak to the men on the ship. They tell them that it isn’t possible to find the other men.