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Treasure Island

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By Parker Olenick

Jim Hawkins, Dr. Livesey, Long John Silver, Captain Smollett and Squire Trelawney are going to hunt for Captain Flint’s treasure.  Long John Silver was Quarter Master on Captain Flint’s ship, The Walrus. They have a total of eleven crewmates.  The ship they are sailing on is called the Hispaniola.  They have tobacco, brandy, muskets, food and the chart that shows where the treasure is.  They are headed for Skeleton Island to try to find the treasure.

Jim overhears Silver’s plan to take over the ship and steal the chart.  Jim was getting an apple from the apple barrel.  He climbed into the apple barrel to get an apple at the bottom.  While he was in there he overheard the pirates talking about a mutiny.  They were going to steal the treasure and leave the Honest Hands on the island.  Then Jim went back and told Dr. Livesey what he heard.

An open war breaks out when the crew disbands.  There was shooting, sword fighting and death.  The Honest Hands realized the pirates had the long nine, the farthest firing gun at the time.  They were terrified.  Squire Trelawney said, “We have the advantage.  They are in stagnant water, while we are safe on this island.”

Jim decided to go steal the Hispaniola from the pirates all by himself.  Jim sneaks away from the stockade when the crew was sleeping.  It was risky, but he wanted to do it for his crewmates.  He wanted to show them that he wasn’t soft.  Jim took the coracle that Ben Gunn made out of goat skin and wood.  He paddled out to the Hispaniola and cut the anchor line.  He got Israel Hands to help him sail the boat.

The pirates captured Jim and went to search for the treasure.  The pirates found where the treasure was supposed to be, but it was already excavated.  Two muskets cracked and the bullets struck two men and they fell into the pit.  Three pirates ran away.  The Honest Hands came out of the brush and took Jim and Silver back to the cave where Ben Gunn had moved the treasure.  The cave was well supplied with salted goat meat and it had a lot space.

The Honest Hands loaded the Hispaniola with all the gold.  They sailed away, marooning the three pirates on the island.  They sailed to Spanish America to pick up more crew.  Ben Gunn helped Silver escape.  They then sailed back to England.  Everyone got their fare share of the treasure.