My name is Robinson Crusoe and I was born in the city of York in the north of England. My father was German, but he came to live and work in England. Soon he married my mother, who was English. Her family name was Robinson, so, when I was born, they call

My father did well in his business and I went to a good school. He wanted me to get a good job and live a quiet, comfortable life. But I didn’t want that. I wanted adventure and an exciting life. “I want to be a sailor and go to sea,” I told my mother an

“Please, don’t go,” my father said. “Sailors have a difficult and dangerous life.” I loved my father so I tried to forget about the sea. But I couldn’t forget. About a year later, I saw a friend in town. His father was the captain of a ship. My friend sa

A few days later, there was a strong wind. The sea was rough and dangerous, and the ship went up and down, up and down. I was very ill and very afraid.

“Oh, I don’t want to die!” I cried. “If I live, I’ll go home and never go to sea again!” The next day the wind dropped, and the sea was quiet and beautiful again. “Well, Rob,” my friend laughed. “How do you feel now? The wind wasn’t too bad.” “What!” I c

Soon I forgot about the danger and decided not to go home. I didn’t want my friends and family to laugh at me. So I went to London.

There I met the captain of a ship which was going to Africa. The captain invited me to sail to Africa with him and I agreed.