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…………  \n6◆Was Crusoe Real?…………………41  \n# —Chapter 1—\n\nGoing to Sea  \nI was born in 1632 in the city of York,England.I was the youngest of three sons.Unlike my brothers,I did not learn a trade.Ihad other plans.From an early age I dreamedof being a sailor.I wanted to go to sea.  \nMy family and friends did their best to talkme out of it.My father begged me not to go.Hethought only the very rich and the very poormade a living on ships.He thought that I'dnever fit in because I was middle class.  \nAt first I believed him.I said I would try tofind other ways ofmaking a living.And that iswhat I did—for a while.  \n工  \nA year later,I broke that promise to myfather.In September 1651,I set off with afriend to London,England.  \nWe sailed on his father's ship.I lookedforward to a great adventure.I left withouttelling my parents.I did not think of theirfeelings at all.I thought only about my ownlife.  \nI soon felt that the sea was punishing mefor my selfish ways.The ship was tossed aboutin a hard storm.I was seasick and certain Iwould die.I promised myself that if I ever gotoff that ship,I would never get on another one.  \nThe next morning,the storm stopped.Thesky became sunny.The sea was calm.My friendand I spent a restful day on the ship.I forgotmy promise to myself.  \n*Then,a few days later,there was a secondstorm.This one was worse than the first.Evensailors who had spent years at sea were afraid.  \nI lay in my cabin,too sick to move.Ilooked out my window and saw other shipslying on their sides.I also saw ships that hadbeen pushed out to sea.All of them were biggerthan the ship I was on.  \nI hoped our ship's size would save us.  \nMaybe a small ship would not have to fight sohard to stay upright.I was wrong.  \nThe ship began to fill with water.We allworked to bail it out,but soon it became clearthat our ship would sink.Our captain begansignaling for help.We hoped another ship*would come and save us.  \nWe were lucky.A nearby ship sent a largerowboat to us.We got into the rowboat.But wecould not row back to the other ship becausethe waves were pushing our rowboat towardland.We hoped the rowboat would stay afloat.A few minutes later,we watched our ship sink.  \nSoon we washed ashore in our rowboat.We were near the town of Yarmouth,England.The people there were kind.They gave us aplace to stay and enough money to get to ournext stop.  \nI went to London on my own.I did notsend word home that I was alive.  \n4","cbCaidNgvdOJZFRI","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaidNgvdOJZFRI","pdf",2049169,52,"English","# Going to Sea\n## Struggling against the storms\n## Rescue by rowboat and arrival at Yarmouth","[{\"question\":\"Why does Crusoe want to go to sea despite his family’s advice?\",\"answer\":\"He dreams of being a sailor from an early age and wants to go to sea, even though his family believes only the very rich and very poor can make a living on ships.\"},{\"question\":\"What happens to Crusoe’s ship in Chapter 1?\",\"answer\":\"It is tossed by storms, fills with water, and eventually sinks after signals for help bring a nearby ship’s rowboat rescue.\"},{\"question\":\"How do Crusoe and his friend end up safe after the ship sinks?\",\"answer\":\"They reach a nearby ship’s rowboat, cannot return to the other ship due to waves, and later wash ashore near Yarmouth where locals help them get money and shelter.\"}]","Robinson Crusoe - Chapter 1 - Going to Sea | PDF",1790659632]