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Robinson Crusoe Daniel Defoe Adapted by TeachTown® Robinson Crusoe Daniel Defoe Adapted by TeachTown® Illustrated by Michael A. Hernandez www.teachtown.com  © 2023 Jigsaw Learning, LLC. All rights reserved....

Robinson Crusoe Daniel Defoe Adapted by TeachTown® Robinson Crusoe Daniel Defoe Adapted by TeachTown® Illustrated by Michael A. Hernandez www.teachtown.com  © 2023 Jigsaw Learning, LLC. All rights reserved. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying or recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without the express written permission of the publisher. Item #ENC3501 This book is an adaptation of Robinson Crusoe from the original work of Daniel Defoe, as noted below: Defoe, D. (1719). Robinson Crusoe. Printed in the United States of America Published and distributed by 330 West Cummings Park Woburn, MA 01801 (800) 283-0165 www.teachtown.com  Chapter 1 Adventures at Sea My name is Robinson Crusoe, and this is my story. I have lived 1  through many adventures. I was born in England in 1632. I received a good education. All my life, my father wanted me to be a lawyer. He tried to convince me that this was what I should do for a job. 2  However, I did not want to be a lawyer. I wanted to go to sea. My father said sailing was only for people who don’t have much. I disagreed with my parents and thought they were wrong. I decided to become a sailor 3  anyway. I wanted to see the exciting things in the world. There were many big storms my first time at sea. The waves rose up and down, and buckets of rain fell from the sky. Once, another sailor tried to 4 convince me not to sail anymore. But I decided I still wanted to be at sea. 5  I met a captain in London who offered to let me travel with him. We went on a voyage to Africa. The captain was a good man. He taught me a lot on this voyage. I learned how to be a true sailor. Once, our ship was attacked 6 by pirates. The pirates were led by a Moroccan sea captain. He took away my freedom, and I became enslaved. I was enslaved by the Moroccan sea captain for about two years. I was unhappy and 7  yearned to be free. One day, the Moroccan sea captain thought I was out fishing. I was able to escape with another enslaved person named Xury. I managed to convince Xury that this was how we could regain our 8 freedom. Xury and I sailed away in the small fishing boat. Finally, we came across a large ship from Portugal. We sailed with the crew on their voyage to Brazil. I became a farmer in Brazil. I grew many crops. I learned the 9  language and made friends. But I was not content and realized I wanted more in life. I decided to return to the sea. 10  Chapter 2 Alone on the Island I decided to leave Brazil and take another voyage. There 11  were many storms on this new voyage. Sea travel is almost always dangerous. One storm caused us to shipwreck. My fellow sailors drowned. I was shipwrecked alone on an island. I decided to make a 12 shelter and find ways to survive. I called this place the Island of Despair because many bad things happened while I was there. There was an earthquake and then a hurricane. I got very sick, and I felt lonely. Waves of despair came 13  over me. When I got better, I decided to be grateful for the island instead of being sad. I was alive. I had food and shelter. I knew things were difficult, but I could still be thankful. 14  I decided that this was my new home. I began farming again. I made some clothing from animal skins. I also made a canoe. I was lonely on the island. I had a pet parrot named Poll. There were also goats on the island. Yet, 15  even with Poll and the goats, I still felt loneliness. The island was a solitary place. One day, I saw a human footprint. I looked down and saw the shape of a man’s foot on the sand. I was so surprised! 16  The Island of Despair had always seemed so solitary. I wondered who made this footprint. Maybe I was not alone. Later, I saw a large group of people on the shore. I could not tell if they were indigenous 17  to the island or if they had been shipwrecked long ago like me. I followed them to their village deep in the island’s jungle. I watched them to see if it was safe to introduce myself. They did things that I did not agree with. 18 Some of them even killed one another! They scared me. I did not want the people from the village to find me. I was afraid that if they found me, they would hurt me. I hid on the island for a very long time. 19  Eventually, I had been on the island for 23 years. It felt like a lifetime. One day, there was another shipwreck near the island. I looked all around, but I could not find any of the people who had been on 20 the ship. Although I did not find people, I found treasures. I collected shirts, 21  handkerchiefs, and gold bars. Despite these riches, the Island of Despair remained a solitary place to me. 22  Chapter 3 Friday I continued my lonely life on the Island of Despair. I farmed, 23  tended my goats, and hid from the people of the village. One day, I saw some people from the village approach the island in a boat. There was a man on the boat who looked like a prisoner. The people from the 24 village had tied his wrists together. He was in his mid-twenties and had brown skin and long, straight black hair. When the boat got to shore, the prisoner started running. He was very fast! The prisoner ran 25  towards my camp, and two men from the village chased him. They looked very mad. They wanted to hurt the prisoner. I was still afraid of being found by the people from the village, but I decided to stop hiding long 26 enough to help the prisoner. As they continued to approach, I killed the two people from the village who were chasing the prisoner. The prisoner and I hid together until the rest of the people from the village returned to their 27  part of the island. The prisoner was safe! He felt so much gratitude that I had 28 saved him. I watched the prisoner carefully approach me. We shook hands, and the man bowed his head toward me respectfully. This was his way of showing gratitude. The man spoke a different language, but he showed me that 29  the people from the village had captured him from his fishing boat. We were both so happy to have found each other. What a surprise it was to be near another human after so long! I decided to share my 30 possessions. I gave the man food to eat and water to drink. The man grew tired, and he slept in my cave. This happened on a Friday, so he and I agreed his nickname should be “Friday.” I was glad to 31  have a companion. I taught Friday English. Friday taught me French and Creole. It was incredible to hear a man speak. I had not spoken with another person in over 25 years. His voice was music to my ears. 32  I taught Friday about my life. Friday taught me about his life and culture as well. Friday helped me with my daily tasks. We formed a friendship. I felt gratitude for Friday. I had been so lonely before. Now I had 33  someone with me. Friday was a loyal companion, and I hope I was the same to him. After this event, I did not feel like the island was such a solitary place. The year after I met Friday was my happiest year on the island. 34  Chapter 4 Dangers on the Island Friday and I farmed, tended the goats, and formed a friendship. 35  But things were still challenging on the Island of Despair. We continued to hide from the people of the village. They had not seen us, but they were very violent with each other. One day, I saw a ship 36 approaching. I could see prisoners on the ship. Friday and I decided to help. We overtook the captors. The weapons that Friday and I had were better than theirs. Friday and I freed the prisoners. We helped them jump off the boat 37  and swim to the island. Friday looked into the face of one of the prisoners and had a sudden realization. The prisoner was Friday’s father! Friday and I gave the prisoners food and water and allowed 38 them to rest. While they rested, the captors gave up and sailed away. The rescued prisoners, Friday, and I continued to live peacefully on the island. The solitary portion of my life was over. This was a happy realization. I was grateful. 39  Later, we saw another ship approaching. I came to the realization that this was an English 40 ship. Some of the men on the ship were bound. I decided to not reveal myself right away when the ship got to shore. I moved toward the prisoners while the captors explored the island. 41  I found out there had been a mutiny. The prisoners were actually the leaders of the ship. In a mutiny, people try to take control away from the leaders. In this case, the sailors had overthrown the captain. I made a deal with the 42 prisoners. I freed them. I gave them weapons to protect themselves. But I told them that I was the leader of this island. I did not want a mutiny on my hands. I also asked the prisoners to use their boat to take Friday, his father, 43  and me to England when the time came. The prisoners agreed. As the captors returned, the prisoners and I overtook them. The captors finally surrendered. They agreed to live on a different part of the island away from our camp. 44  Later, I reflected on all that had happened. I felt content with my life and excited for my future. I knew that I could someday return to England. 45  Chapter 5 Time to Leave After defeating the captors, I realized that we had to seize the 46 ship. I convinced the prisoners that they should help me, and we succeeded in getting the ship back from the captors. I felt like the ruler of a kingdom. The captain of this English ship had been a prisoner. He was grateful 47  that I helped them and gave me gifts from the boat. Soon, we decided to sail to England. Friday and I prepared to depart. Finally, it was time to return to Europe after 28 years on the island. 48  We had a successful voyage. When I got back to England, I found out that most of my family was dead. I was sad to learn this. I decided to go to Portugal. Here, I would be able to find out about my crops in Brazil. Once 49  again, Friday and I prepared to depart. In Portugal, I met my old friend, the Portuguese captain. He told me my farm in Brazil had become very profitable. The captain gave me the money I was owed. 50  I thought about the money I had made. I considered moving back to Brazil but decided against it. England was where I belonged. I realized I did not want to travel by sea again. Sea travel was dangerous, and I had survived 51  enough trouble at sea. Friday and I chose to depart Portugal by land. During this journey, Friday 52 remained my constant companion. Back in England, I decided to sell my farms in Brazil. The farms were profitable. So, selling them provided me with a large sum of money. I decided to travel again. My 53  next voyage was to the East Indies. On this journey, I visited the Island of Despair. It had changed! Some men I knew had remained there and were the leaders of the island inhabitants. The island was prospering. 54  I reflected on what had happened. I had survived many adventures. I had lived alone, and I had been a leader. My work had been profitable. I had become rich, and I had made good friends. I realized what a full life I had led. 55  Glossary approach: to come near to someone or something convince: to cause someone to believe something depart: to leave a place to start a journey despair: the feeling of no longer having any hope gratitude: a feeling of appreciation or thanks 57  mutiny: a situation in which a group of people refuse to obey orders and try to take control away from the leaders profitable: producing money realization: the state of understanding or becoming aware of something solitary: separate from other people or things voyage: a long journey across the sea 58 Copyright © 2023 TeachTown®