Q1. How do you think the boys felt after their mother's accident? How
would you feel in their place?
(from swiss family Robinson)
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Answer:
hmmmm I would be very sad
Answer:
Father, Mother and their three boys, Fritz, Ernst and Francis, were already on a pretty ambitious relocation project, traveling from Bern, Switzerland, to a new colony called New Guinea—a trip of about 8,500 miles if taken by a particularly adventurous crow, and a lot, lot longer by boat.
They would’ve made it, too, if it hadn’t been for those pesky pirates. Eager for booty, the pirates forced the Robinsons’ ship to turn into a colossal storm, where they promptly wrecked off the coast of a heretofore unknown island.
Well, that’s not entirely accurate. The animals sure knew about the island. A truly wild assortment of critters calls the place home—from Asian elephants to Bengal tigers to African zebras and ostriches, which gives the island the flavor of a mismanaged, enclosure-free zoo. As bookish Ernst speculates that the island may be the last remnant of a land bridge to Asia, youngster Francis begins to collect a motley menagerie of mammals, turning them into Robinsons, too.
Turns out the pirates know about the island as well. Oh, sure, the place may get lost in the shuffle amongst all the countless keys and atolls that are scattered about the sea like maritime dust bunnies. But the island’s beaches do make convenient stops for pirate get-togethers—and, of course, to decide what to do with unfortunate prisoners.
But for the most part, European ship captains seem to have little knowledge of the island, much less the interest to sail there. The Robinsons might have to wait a long time for rescue. A really long time.
At least enough time for the Robinsons to build a treehouse.