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y of Robinson Crusoe is based on a real life incident. The son of a cobbler, Alexander
wayward young man, with little respect for authority. Abject conditions
a and the cruelty of the captains made the sailors miserable in those days. It was not
sprising that Alexander became rebellious and malevolent when he became a sailor.
In 1704, he was the Sailing Master on a ship, when it anchored for repairs near
e desolate island of Juan Fernandez, about 650 kilometres west of Chile. They were
Alexander hatched a conspiracy. He instigated the other sailors to leave the ship and
boking for gold, which they often got by plundering other ships. In the days that followed,
remain on the island. They would declare a mutiny. Perhaps, Alexander reasoned that
otherwise. Unfortunately for Alexander, the crew played the Judas. The Captain, getting
accept their demands if he believed that his men would refuse to sail
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os a bad influence on the men. He was provided with a few necessities, among them, a
copy of the Bible.
Alexander
, marooned on an island populated only by wild cats and goats became adept 15
thunting and his food soon comprised fish, turtles and meat. He also made clothes with
goatskin
. Although a cobbler's
son, he could not make shoes
. Running barefoot after goats
had hardened the soles of his feet. He read the Bible again and again and slowly took to
reading it aloud. He spoke and sang to the cats and learnt to milk goats.
Once, during his stay on the island, a Spanish ship anchored near the island and the 20
crew rowed in. Alexander was petrified and hid in the thick foliage. In those days, Spain
and England were at daggers drawn. Fortunately, the Spaniards, left after a brief rest.
In February, 1709, two English ships sailed in to collect freshwater and shoot goats.
Alexander rushed to them for succour. He looked strange with his unkempt hair, beard
and goat skin clothes. His rescuers understood him with great difficulty. His speech had
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