Treasure Island PDF by Robert Louis Stevenson

## Treasure Island **By Robert Louis Stevenson** **Retold by Stephen Colbourn** **MACMILLAN READERS** **Elementary Level** ### Contents - Notes About This Story - 1 The Old Pirate - 2 The Black Spot - 3 The Captain's Papers - 4 Long John Silver - 5 The Apple Barrel - 6 Murder - 7 The Man On T...

## Treasure Island **By Robert Louis Stevenson** **Retold by Stephen Colbourn** **MACMILLAN READERS** **Elementary Level** ### Contents - Notes About This Story - 1 The Old Pirate - 2 The Black Spot - 3 The Captain's Papers - 4 Long John Silver - 5 The Apple Barrel - 6 Murder - 7 The Man On The Island - 8 The Stockade - 9 The Fight With The Pirates - 10 Ben Gunn's Boat - 11 Aboard The Hispaniola - 12 The Pirates' Prisoner - 13 The Search For The Treasure - 14 Flint's Treasure - Points for Understanding ### Notes About This Story #### The Author Robert Louis Stevenson was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, in November 1850. Treasure Island is one of his most famous stories. His other stories include *Kidnapped*, *The Black Arrow*, *The Strange Case Of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde*, and *The Master of Ballantrae*. Stevenson was ill for much of his life. He went to live in the South Pacific because the weather was warm there. He died in Samoa in December 1894. #### The Book The story takes place in the middle of the eighteenth century. It is the story of pirates who stole treasure from ships in the Caribbean. These pirates buried the treasure on an island. The pirates were cruel and violent. They all wanted the treasure. They fought and killed each other. *Treasure Island* is not a true story. Captain Flint and Long John Silver were not real pirates. *Treasure Island* is not a real place. But there were pirates in many parts of the world in the eighteenth century. There were pirates in the Mediterranean, the Caribbean and the China Seas. Ships went from South America to Spain. These ships carried gold, silver and goods across the Caribbean. And they were often attacked by pirates. The pirates killed the sailors and stole everything in the ships. Some famous pirates were Captain Henry Morgan, Blackbeard and Mary Read. They were cruel and violent people. Pirates were often hanged if they were caught. People always enjoy stories about pirates. There are many books and films about pirates. Some of the stories are true and some of them are not true. All of them are exciting! *Treasure Island* is one of the most famous stories. #### The Sailing Ship *Hispaniola* A diagram is included showing the ship's main features. **Mainmast, Cook, Galley, Cannon, Apple Barrel & Water Barrel, Captain's Cabin, Crew Space, Water, Cannon Balls, Longboat** ### 1 The Old Pirate My name is Jim Hawkins. I am going to tell you a story about pirates and treasure. This story started a long time ago, in the year 1756, when I was twelve years old. My father owned an inn called *The Admiral Benbow*. It was a small inn on the south coast of England. *The Admiral Benbow* was not very busy. We did not get many customers. Sometimes travellers stayed at the inn. They could buy a meal and have something to drink. They usually stayed for only one night. But I remember one traveller who stayed at *The Admiral Benbow* for several weeks. I remember the day he arrived. A horse and cart came along the road and stopped outside the inn. An old sailor got down from the cart and came to the inn door. He was singing a sailor's song. *"Fifteen men on the dead man's chest - Yo-ho-ho and a bottle of rum!"* The old sailor knocked loudly on the inn door and my father opened it. I stood next to my father and looked at the sailor. The man was tall and his face was brown from the sun. His hair was white. It was tied in a tail at the back of his head. He wore an old blue coat. *"Bring me a glass of rum,"* the sailor said loudly to my father. I looked at the horse and cart. There was a wooden box on the cart - the sailor's wooden chest. It was big and it looked heavy. *"Do many people stay here?"* the sailor asked my father. *"Not many,"* my father replied. *"We always have empty rooms."* *"Good. I will stay here,"* said the sailor. *"I will stay here for several weeks."* He took some money out of his pocket. *"Take this money. Tell me when I have spent it all."* He gave my father four gold coins. *"Thank you, sir,"* said my father. *"May I ask your name?"* *"Call me Captain,"* said the sailor. *"Now, bring my chest and show me my room."* My father carried the heavy wooden chest into the inn. He carried it to the Captain's room. I did not know what was in the chest, but it looked very heavy. The Captain stayed for several weeks. I was afraid of him. He drank bottles of rum and he was drunk every day. He sang songs and shouted loudly when he was drunk. *"Boy!"* he shouted. *"Bring me more rum!"* When I had brought the rum he told me stories. He told stories about pirates and ships. He told me about robbing ships and killing men. Then he sang sailors' songs. *"Jim,"* the Captain often said to me, *"Jim – look out for a man with one leg. Watch for a man with one leg. Tell me if you see him. Do this and I'll pay you well."* I said nothing. I was too afraid to speak. Who was this man with one leg? Winter came and my father fell sick. He was very ill and the doctor came to see him every day. The doctor's name was Dr Livesey. He said my father did not have long to live. My mother and I were very busy. We had to look after the inn while my father lay ill in bed. But my father did not get much rest. The Captain drank rum and sang and shouted. *"Please be quiet,"* Dr Livesey said to the Captain. *"There is a very sick man upstairs."* *"What?"* shouted the Captain. *"What did you say? No one tells me what to do!"* He pulled a knife out of the pocket of this coat. *"Put that knife down at once,"* Dr Livesey said. He stared hard at the Captain. *"Put that knife down. Or I will call the soldiers to arrest you."* The Captain stared at Dr Livesey, but he put down the knife. He drank another glass of rum. *"And if you drink rum every day, you will soon be dead,"* the doctor went on. The Captain was quiet for several days. Dr Livesey was visiting my father one morning when a stranger came to the inn. The Doctor was upstairs with my father and mother. I was alone downstairs, in the main room of the inn. The stranger opened the front door and looked at me. I did not like the man. He was dirty and had a ragged beard. His face was hard and cruel. *"Where's Captain Bill?"* he asked. *"I don't know Captain Bill,"* I replied. I did not want to tell the man anything. *"I know he's staying here,"* said the stranger. *"I want to talk to him."* The Captain came into the room. He did not know the stranger was there. *"Hello, Billy,"* said the stranger. *"Black Dog!"* said the Captain. His face went white. *"What do you want?"* *"We must talk."* said Black Dog to the Captain. Then the stranger shouted to me, *"Get us some rum, boy."* I went into the kitchen to get some rum. The Captain and Black Dog were talking. Suddenly they started to shout. I went back into the room. The Captain had a short, heavy sword called a cutlass. He raised the cutlass and ran towards Black Dog. Black Dog ran out of the inn. The Captain chased him and swung his cutlass at Black Dog's head. But the Captain didn't hit him. The cutlass hit the wooden sign above the inn door. Black Dog escaped and ran down the road. The Captain stopped running and turned round. His face was a terrible purple colour. He stepped back into the inn and fell on the floor. *"Dr Livesey!"* I called. *"Dr Livesey! Help!"* Dr Livesey came downstairs from my father's room. He looked closely at the Captain. *"I said that rum is going to kill him,"* Dr Livesey said. *"We must put him to bed. Let him sleep."* I helped the Doctor to put the Captain into his bed. We now had two sick men in the house and I looked after them both. But soon there was only one sick man because my father died suddenly one night. ### 2 The Black Spot Dr Livesey was very kind. He helped us make arrangements for my father's funeral. The Captain did not leave his bed for many days. He did not get up until after the funeral. When he got up he started to drink rum. *"I must get away from here, Jim,"* the Captain said to me. *"Tell Dr Livesey. Tell him I was a pirate. Tell him I sailed on Captain Flint's ship."* I had heard of Captain Flint. Sailors told stories about him. Captain Flint had been a terrible pirate. He had killed many men and robbed many ships. *"Flint's men want to find me,"* the Captain went on. *"I was on Flint's ship with them. Now they want the chest. They want the sea-chest in my room. I must get away."* But the Captain could not go anywhere. He was too drunk. I heard a noise outside the inn. It was the noise of someone tapping a stick on the road. The noise came closer and closer. Then I heard a voice calling, *"Will anyone help me?"* I looked outside and saw a beggar standing in the road. He was dressed in ragged clothes and wore a green cloth over his eyes. He was blind. He tapped a stick in front of him as he walked. *"Will anyone help a poor blind man?"* shouted the beggar, *"Will anyone tell me where I am?"* *"You are at The Admiral Benbow Inn,"* I said. *"I hear a young voice, a kind voice,"* said the beggar. *"Will you hold my hand, young sir?"* I held out my hand to the beggar and he took hold of it. But the blind man suddenly pulled me towards him and twisted my arm. *"Now, boy, take me to the Captain,"* said the beggar. *"Take me to the Captain or I'll break your arm."* He twisted my arm again and I cried out. I was very frightened, but I took him to the Captain. I thought that the Captain would be angry. I thought that he would shout. But the Captain said nothing. He sat at a table with a bottle of rum in front of him. His face was white. *"Blind Pew!"* said the Captain. *"You've come at last."* *"Aye, Captain, I've come,"* said Pew, the blind beggar. *"Now, boy,"* Pew said to me, *"hold out the Captain's left hand."* I did as I was told. I took hold of the Captain's left hand and held it out to Blind Pew. Blind Pew put a piece of paper in the Captain's hand. There was a large black spot on the paper. *"The Black Spot!"* shouted the Captain. The colour of his face changed from white to red. *"Aye, Captain, it's the Black Spot,"* said Blind Pew. *"Now you know. We'll come for you tonight."* Blind Pew let go of my arm and walked to the door. He held his stick out in front of him. He left the inn and I heard his stick tap on the road. The Captain stood up. He put his hand on his throat. His face was purple. *"The chest, Jim! Get my sea-chest!"* The Captain fell down onto the floor. *"Mother!"* I called. We both tried to help the Captain, but he was dead. Quickly I told my mother what had happened. *"Men are coming,"* I said. *"Men - pirates - I don't know. They want the Captain's sea-chest."* *"We must get help,"* said my mother. *"We must get help from the village."* My mother and I ran outside. We ran to the village. We told people there was trouble at *The Admiral Benbow*. We told them that pirates were coming. But no one wanted to help us. Everyone was afraid. At last one man sent his son to get Dr Livesey. *"Dr Livesey will know what to do,"* said the man. It was dark when my mother and I returned to *The Admiral Benbow*. We were alone and afraid. I lit a candle. There, on the floor, lay the body of the Captain. The Black Spot lay in his hand. *"Let's open his sea-chest,"* I said. We went to the Captain's room to find the sea-chest. The wooden box was locked. I had to look in the dead man's pockets for a key. The Captain's face was purple and black. His eyes were open. His body was cold. I found a key on a chain round his neck. We opened the wooden chest with the key. Inside the chest was a bag of money and a leather packet. My mother started to count the money.. *"I'll take the money he owes me and no more,"* she said. But there were many coins. Some coins were English pounds. Some coins were Spanish pieces of eight. I heard a noise outside. I heard a whistle. *"Hurry!"* I said. *"Hurry. The pirates are coming."* But my mother kept counting the gold coins. Outside I heard the tap-tap, tap-tap of a stick. I knew Blind Pew had come back. *"Leave the money and run!"* I said. *"The pirates will kill us."* I took the leather packet from the chest. My mother took a few coins. We opened the back door and ran out of the inn. We ran towards the village. Behind us we heard shouts. Men were outside the inn. They kicked open the front door. Then I heard the voice of Blind Pew. *"Get the chest! Get the map!"* Blind Pew shouted. Suddenly we heard another sound. My mother and I stopped running. We could not see the road because the night was dark. But we heard the sound of horses. We heard many men riding horses towards us. Then we heard the sound of a gunshot. A pistol was fired in the darkness. *"Run!"* a voices shouted. *"Don't leave me!"* shouted Blind Pew. My mother and I went back towards the inn. Lights were burning in the windows. We saw men running towards the sea. Blind Pew ran along the road tapping his stick. The sound of the horses on the road was getting louder. *"Don't leave me!"* Blind Pew shouted. He tried to run after his friends. But the road was rough and he fell to the ground. The horsemen did not see Blind Pew in the darkness. They rode over him. Blind Pew gave a terrible scream. I knew he was dead. ### 3 The Captain's Papers The horsemen were Customs men. Customs men guarded the coast around Britain. They tried to catch anyone who broke the law. Dr Livesey had received our message and he had brought the Customs men to the inn. There was a man called Squire Trelawney with Dr Livesey. Squire John Trelawney was rich. He lived in a big white house on the hill outside the village. Dr Livesey and Squire Trelawney asked us many questions. *"What did the pirates want?"* asked Dr Livesey. *"Did they want money?"* *"The old Captain had some money,"* I said. *"But they were looking for something else. I think they wanted this leather packet."* I showed them the leather packet from the Captain's sea-chest. Dr Livesey opened the packet. There were papers inside. *"These papers belonged to Captain Flint, the pirate,"* said Squire Trelawney. He pointed at one of the papers. *"Look. Here is his name."* *"Was the dead Captain called Captain Flint?"* I asked. *"No, no,"* said Squire Trelawney. *"The dead man here is not Captain Flint. Captain Flint died in South America. He was a terrible pirate. For twenty years he robbed ships and killed men. He was a rich man when he died. But no one knows what happened to all his money."* A thick piece of paper fell out of the leather packet. Dr Livesey picked it up. *"Look at this,"* said Dr Livesey. *"It's a map."* A map of an island, *Treasure Island*, dated August 1750, is included. It includes the following points of interest: **North Bay, Spy Glass Hill, Flint's Treasure, Stockade, Gunn's Cave** Squire Trelawney took the paper and put it on the table. It was a map of an island. Some instructions were written on the map. There was also a red cross drawn on the map. Over the cross, in red letters, was written *"Flint's Treasure"*. *"This map shows us where Flint buried his treasure,"* said Squire Trelawney. *"The letters tell us how to get to the island. We're the only ones who know the secret now."* *"But other men know about the map,"* said Dr Livesey. *"The men who came to the inn tonight - the pirates - they were looking for the map."* *"I am a rich man,"* said Squire Trelawney. *"I will go to Bristol. I will pay for the use of a ship. There are many ships in Bristol. A ship will be ready in three weeks. We will sail to this island and find the treasure. We will dig it up."* I looked at Squire Trelawney. I did not think he wanted me to go with him, but I was wrong. *"Dr Livesey,"* said Squire Trelawney, *"you will be the ship's doctor. And Jim Hawkins will be the cabin boy."* ### 4 Long John Silver Squire Trelawney spoke to my mother. He said he wanted me to go with him on a sea voyage. He arranged for a boy to work at *The Admiral Benbow* while I was away. Then Squire Trelawney went to Bristol to charter a ship. I was very excited. I wanted to sail to *Treasure Island*. At last, Dr Livesey received a letter from Squire Trelawney in Bristol. **Old Anchor Inn, Bristol** **1 March 1756** *"Dear Dr Livesey" * "I have chartered a ship. The ship's name is the Hispaniola. I have also hired a crew of twenty sailors. I have had some good luck. A ship’s cook came to see me. His name is Long John Silver. He chose the crew for me and he will sail with us. A second ship will sail to Treasure Island if we do not return in two months. Long John Silver was a sailor for many years. He was badly injured in a sea battle and lost a leg. He has not sailed for some time. He now owns an inn in Bristol but he wants to sail again. Please come to Bristol straight away and bring Jim Hawkins." *"John Trelawney"* Dr Livesey came to *The Admiral Benbow* and I said goodbye to my mother. Then the Doctor took me to Bristol. We travelled in a coach pulled by horses. It was a long journey and I had never travelled so far before. I had never seen a city. We arrived at the port of Bristol early in the morning. The port was very busy. It was full of ships. Ships sailed to and from every part of the world. All day and all night men loaded and unloaded all kinds of cargo from the ships. There were many sailors in the part. They were tough men with skin burned by the sun and the wind. They wore rings in their ears. Each man wore his hair tied in a tail at the back of his head. We went to the ship – the *Hispaniola*. Squire Trelawney was not a sailor. He had paid a crew to sail the ship and he had hired a captain. The man's name was Captain Smollett. The person who interested me most was the ship's cook – Long John Silver. His left leg was missing and he carried a crutch under his left arm. But he moved quickly and he could run. I saw him climb onto the ship like a monkey. He was a tall, strong man with a clever face. He laughed a lot. I liked him immediately – and he liked me too. *"Jim Hawkins,"* he said, *"you'll be a good sailor."* He told jokes and laughed. He pointed to the ships arounds us and told me stories about them. He told me about the counties they had come from. He told me about the cargoes they were carrying. I listened and learned. Everything was new and interesting. The rest of the crew came aboard the ship. The next morning, we sailed away from Bristol and I was kept busy in the galley. I was the ship's cabin boy. So I worked with Long John Silver in the galley. The galley was the ship's kitchen. I helped to cook and carry the food to the crew. After their meals, I cleared away the plates and washed them. At the end of each day, I was very tired. I did not sleep in a bea – I slept in a hammock. The hammock hung between two wooden posts. The hammock moved as the ship, from side to side, and it was very comfortable. Captain Smollett came to look at the galley. Silver was polite and helpful. Captain Smollett looked hard at Long John Silver. But he did not say anything. Long John Silver kept a parrot. This bird lived in a cage in the galley. Silver had taught it to speak. *"The parrot's name is Captain Flint,"* said Silver. *"Pieces of eight! Pieces of eight!"* said the parrot, over and over again. I was happy at sea. We sailed west into the Atlantic Ocean. There was some bad weather for a few days. Then the wind and rain disappeared and the weather became warmer. Every day Captain Smollett wrote in the ship's log. He wrote about our journey and about what was happening on the ship. The crew seemed quite happy. They ate their food. They sang songs and told stories and the days passed quickly. Long John Silver cooked the men's food. The men ate the food and never complained. They seemed afraid of Silver. ### 5 The Apple Barrel There were two tall wooden barrels on deck. One of the barrels had fresh water inside. There were apples inside the other barrel. The men could take apples and water whenever they wanted to. We had been at sea for a month. The apple barrel was nearly empty. I climbed into the barrel because I could not see the bottom of it. There were only one or two apples left. I started to eat one while I was inside the barrel. It was almost dark and I had finished work. The inside of the barrel was warm. The darkness and the movement of the ship made me sleepy. I fell asleep for a few minutes. I woke up when I heard voices. Two men were standing by the barrel and talking. One voice belonged to Long John Silver. The other voice was a young sailor's. They did not know I was in the barrel. *"I sailed with Flint,"* said Silver. *"I was fighting for Flint when I lost my leg. A cannon shot blew my leg off. The same cannon shot made Pew blind. Most of the men aboard this ship sailed with Flint too. I hired the crew. They know me they are my shipmates."* *"How long will you wait, Silver?"* asked the other voice. *"When will we take over the ship?"* *"I'm not in a hurry,"* said Silver. *"Let the Squire and his friends take us to the island. They've got the map. Let them find the treasure - Flint's treasure."* *"And after that?"* *"We’ll kill them all,"* said Long John Silver. *"Dead men tell no tales."* Their conversation stopped. The look-out at the top of the mast shouted, *"Land-ho! I see land!"* The crew ran onto the deck and stared across the sea. While they were looking towards the land, I got out of the barrel. I suddenly felt very afraid of Long John Silver. I looked across the sea. There was an island to the south. We could see it in the bright moonlight. Captain Smollett talked to Squire Trelawney and Dr Livesey. Then he spoke to the crew. *"Men,"* said Captain Smollett, *"this is the island we have been looking for. Tonight you can drink some rum."* The men were happy and they cheered. The Captain went to his cabin with Squire Trelawney and Dr Livesey. I followed them and knocked on the cabin door. *"Sir, I have something to tell you,"* I said to Squire Trelawney. Then I told them what Long John Silver had said. Squire Trelawney looked surprised. I do not think he believed me. Captain Smollett was not surprised. He believed me immediately. *"So,"* said Captain Smollett, *"we have a crew of pirates. Silver is a pirate who sailed with Flint. Silver hired this crew. They are waiting to take over the ship. They will try to murder us. How many men will help us?"* *"I brought three of my servants with me,"* said Squire Trelawney. *"There are four of us in this cabin. That makes seven of us against nineteen pirates. We must make careful plans."* ### 6 Murder The next morning the *Hispaniola* stopped in a bay. The ship was anchored close to the shore and Captain Smollett looked at the island through a telescope. He also looked at the treasure map. I had seen the map. I knew the tall hill on the island was called *Spy-Glass Hill*. I knew that there was an old wooden building called a stockade near the shore. But I could not see the stockade when I looked at the island. Sailors had built the stockade many years ago while they repaired their ship. All morning the men were restless. They did not obey the Captain's orders quickly. Captain Smollett watched the crew carefully. Only Long John Silver was happy. *"I'll let some men go ashore this afternoon,"* said Captain Smollett. *"I'll fire a gun half an hour before sundown. That will be the time to return."* The Captain waited to see how many men wanted to go ashore. He wanted to see how many men would go with Silver. And he wanted to see how many men would stay with Livesey, Trelawney and himself. Many of the men wanted to go with Silver. They thought that they would find the treasure on the island immediately. They wanted to go ashore at once. I wanted to go ashore too. I knew it was dangerous. But I had been at sea for a month. I wanted to feel the land under my feet. I did not tell Dr Livesey and Squire Trelawney that I was going. I climbed into one of the small boats with the men. There were six men in one boat and seven in the other. Silver was in the other boat. He was feeding his parrot. *"Pieces of eight! Pieces of eight!"* the parrot screamed.. Long John Silver did not see me until we were close to the shore. *"Jim, Jim!"* I heard Silver call. *"Stay with me on the island, Jim."* But I didn't listen. I jumped out of the boat and ran up the beach. I ran straight ahead. There were trees in front of me. I ran through the trees and the thick bushes. There were strange flowers and plants everywhere. There were brightly coloured birds and insects. Sometimes I could see Spy-Glass Hill above the trees. Most of the time the trees hid the sky. I walked and walked. I did not know where I was going. I was lost in the jungle. I must have walked in a circle because I heard voices ahead of me. I heard Long John Silver's voice. I moved forward slowly and hid in the trees. *"Join us, Tom,"* Silver was saying to another man. *"All the crew are working together in this. You will be alone."* *"I'll not join you,"* said Tom. *"I'll not join a crew of pirates. We're not all thieves and murderers like you. I'm not alone."* Just then there was a scream. A man gave a terrible cry and frightened birds flew up into the air. *"What was that?"* asked Tom. *"That was Alan,"* said Silver. *"Alan didn't want to join us either."* *"And you've killed him,"* said Tom. He was angry and afraid. *"You've killed him like a dog. And you'll have to kill me too, if you can."* Tom turned and walked away from Long John Silver. Silver was quick. He leant against a tree. He lifted his crutch and threw it at Tom like a spear. The crutch hit the man in the back. Tom fell down. Quickly, Silver jumped forwards on his one leg. A knife was in his hand. He jumped on Tom. He stabbed the knife into Tom's back. Once. Twice. Tom did not move again. I was horrified. I had seen a murder. I could not move.. I had liked Long John Silver. Now I had seen him kill a man. ### 7 The Man On The Island After a few moments, I turned and ran away. I had to get away from the dead man and the murderer. Then I stopped running. Once again I was afraid. I knew I was not alone. There was someone else in the trees. It was a man the strangest man I had ever seen. I stared at him. The man came towards me slowly. He had long white hair and a long beard. His clothes were torn and ragged. He wore a leather belt round his waist. *"Who are you?"* I asked quietly. I was ready to run away from this strange man. *"I'm Ben Gunn,"* the man replied, *"and I haven't spoken to a man for three years. I was marooned."* Marooned! Left alone to die on this island! I had heard that pirates sometimes marooned men on islands. *"You're still alive!"* I said. *"How have you managed to live?"* *"I eat fruit and catch fish,"* said Ben Gunn. *"And every night I dream of eating cheese. But tell me – what's your name?"* *"Jim,"* I said. *"And who's with you?"* *"No one,"* I replied, *"but I was with a man called Long John Silver a short time ago."* *"Long John Silver!"* said Ben Gunn. *"I know Silver. We were on Flint's ship together. Flint buried his treasure on this island."* *"Yes, I know,"* I said. *"They left me here."* *"Who left you here?"* I asked. *"Why did they leave you?"* *"Flint's men left me here,"* he said. *"After Flint died we came back to the island. Flint's men wanted to find the treasure. I said I knew where the treasure was. But I didn't know. So they marooned me here."* Ben Gunn's eyes were bright and staring. He looked mad. *"Now, will you take me home?"* asked Ben Gunn. *"I'll make you rich. And I've got a boat. It's here. I'll show you. I'll show you my boat."* I looked towards the place where Ben Gunn was pointing. But I did not go to the boat. Suddenly there was the loud sound of a cannon shot. It was still two hours before sundown. This was not the captain's signal to return to the Hispaniola. Why was the cannon firing? Now there was the sound of more shooting. *"The pirates have begun to fight,"* I said. And I ran back through the jungle towards the noise.. ### 8 The Stockade **Dr Livesey Continues the Story** I am Dr Livesey. I am writing this part of the story. I am writing about what happened when Jim Hawkins went to the island on his own. Thirteen men went ashore in two boats. I stayed on the *Hispaniola* with Captain Smollett and Squire Trelawney. I saw the boats reach the shore. I saw Jim Hawkins run into the trees on the island. I was surprised. He had not told us where he was going. The Captain and I looked at the treasure map again. The map showed a small wooden stockade on the island. I told Captain Smollett and Squire Trelawney that I had a plan. *"Let us take guns and food to the stockade,"* I said. *"We will be safer on the island than on the ship. Also, there is water to drink in the stockade."* *"Yes, let us go to the island,"* said Squire Trelawney. *"Long John Silver is on the island with twelve men. There are six of his men on the ship. If we wait, they will all attack us here. We will be safer in the stockade on the island."* We began to load food, muskets and pistols into a small boat. The ship had three boats. Silver and his men had taken two of them. We used the third one. There were six of us - Squire Trelawney, his three servants, Captain Smollett and me. Silver's men stayed on board the *Hispaniola*. The six men watched us as we got ready to leave. Captain Smollett and I each had two pistols. Silver´s men moved towards us. *"Stay back,"* I said. I pointed my pistols at them. *"Keep away."* The six men watched us as we loaded the small boat. They did not know what to do. They did not come near us. They watched. When the boat was full, Captain Smollett told us to get in. Squire Trelawney got in the boat. Then his three servants followed him and so did I. Captain Smollett spoke to Silver's men left on the ship. *"We are leaving the *Hispaniola*,"* he said. *"Do any of you want to join us?"* After a moment, one of the six men moved forward.. *"I'll join you,"* he said. *"I'm not a pirate."* The pirate next to him had a knife. There was a short fight, but the man got into our boat. He had a deep cut on his cheek and blood ran down his face. We pushed the small boat away from the *Hispaniola*. Now there were seven of us in that small boat. We also carried food and guns. There was too much in the boat. We rowed the boat slowly towards the shore. *"They're going to fire the cannon at us!"* Captain Smollett shouted.. I looked back at the ship. The men on the *Hispaniola* were aiming the cannon at us. *"Give me a musket,"* said Squire Trelawney. *"I'll shoot one of them."* Squire Trelawney stood up in the boat. He aimed the long musket at the men on the ship. He fired. One of the men on the ship cried out and fell down, but the others aimed the cannon at us. When the cannon fired, we all tried to lie down in the boat. The shot from the cannon missed us. But our small boat moved dangerously from side to side. Water came over the side of the boat. The little boat was so heavy that it sank. *"Save the guns! Save the gunpowder!"* shouted Captain Smollett. *"Save as much as you can!"* The water was not deep and we were near the shore. So we walked to the island. We carried the guns and the barrels of gunpowder high above our heads to keep them dry. Most of our food was lost, but we saved the guns. *"Go to the stockade!"* shouted the Captain. *"Go to the stockade. Quickly!"* The wooden stockade was not far from the shore. It had a low wall around it. The wall was made from the trunks of trees. In the centre of the stockade there was a wooden cabin. We had almost reached the gate of the stockade when seven men ran out of the jungle. They were Silver´s men - pirates. They had