[00:00.98]4 A new life on an island
[00:06.79]When day came，the sea was quiet again.
[00:14.48]I looked for our ship and，to my surprise，it was still there and still in one piece.
[00:26.37]'I think I can swim to it，'I said to myself.
[00:32.00]So I walked down to the sea and before long，
[00:38.05]I was at the ship and was swimming round it.But how could I get on to it？
[00:46.99]In the end，I got in through a hole in the side，but it wasn't easy.
[00:56.03]There was a lot of water in the ship，
[01:00.51]But the sand under the sea was still holding the ship in one place.
[01:06.65]The back of the ship was high out of the water，
[01:11.68]And I was very tnankful for this because all the ship's food was there.
[01:18.34]I was very hungry so I began to eat something at once.
[01:24.49]Then I decided to take some of it back to the shore with me.
[01:30.22]But how could I get it there？
[01:33.06]I looked around the ship，and after a few minutes，
[01:39.59]I found some long pieces of wood.I tied them together with rope.
[01:46.57]Then I got the things that I wanted from the ship.
[01:50.85]There was a big box of food—rice，and salted meat，and hard ship's bread.
[02:00.93]I also took many strong knives and other tools，
[02:08.09]the ship's sails and ropes，paper，pens，books，and seven guns.
[02:20.01]Now I needed a little sail from the ship，and then I was ready.
[02:27.50]Slowly and carefully，I went back to the shore.
[02:33.90]It was difficult to stop my things from falling into the sea，
[02:41.01]But in the end I got everything on to the shore.
[02:47.06]Now I needed somewhere to keep my things.
[02:52.63]There were some hills around me，
[02:56.97]So I decided to build myself a little house on one of them.
[03:02.93]I walked to the top of the highest hill and looked down，I was very unhappy，
[03:12.32]Because I saw then that I was on an island.
[03:16.00]There were two smaller islands a few miles away，
[03:21.16]And after that，only the sea.Just the sea，for mile after mile after mile.
[03:33.57]After a time，I found a little cave in the side of a hill.
[03:40.70]In front of it，there was a good place to make a home.
[03:46.18]So，I used the ship's sails，rope，and pieces of wood，
[03:52.79]And after a lot of hard work I had a very fine tent.
[03:59.55]The cave at the back of my tent was a good place to keep my food，
[04:07.81]And so I called it my'kitchen'.That night，I went to sleep in my new home.
[04:17.56]The next day I thought about the possible dangers on the island.
[04:27.30]Were there wild animals，and perhaps wild people too，on my island？
[04:35.83]I didn't know，but I was very afraid.So I decided to build a very strong fence.
[04:47.13]I cut down young trees and put them in the ground，
[04:53.95]In a halfcircle around the front of my tent.
[04:58.93]I used many of the ship's ropes too，
[05:03.66]And in the end my fence was as strong as a stone wall.
[05:09.82]Nobody could get over it，through it，or round it.
[05:15.87]Making tents and building fences is hard work.
[05:23.28]I needed many tools to help me.
[05:26.89]So I decided to go back to the ship again，and get some more things.
[05:35.62]I went back twelve times，
[05:40.25]But soon after my twelfth visit there was another terrible storm.
[05:46.02]The next morning，when I looked out to sea，there was no ship.
[05:54.59]When I saw that，I was very unhappy.
[05:59.05]'Why am I alive，and why are all my friends dead？'I asked myself.
[06:07.96]'What will happen to me now，alone on this island without friends？
[06:15.16]How can I ever escape from it？'
[06:19.22]Then I told myself that I was lucky—lucky to be alive，
[06:27.60]Lucky to have food and tools，lucky to be young and strong.
[06:34.84]But I knew that my island was somewhere off the coast of South America.
[06:43.15]Ships did not often come down this coast，and I said to myself，
[06:50.07]'I'm going to be on this island for a long time.'
[06:55.85]So，on a long piece of wood，I cut these words：
[07:02.97]I CAME HERE ON 30TH SEPTEMBER 1659 After that，
[07:14.24]I decided to make a cut for each day.