Chapter 1

I was born in York, England in 1632. My father was

persuade to
do something
~ przekona

tell somebody about

something,
especially something
dangerous
~ ostrzega

a strong wish to
have something
~ pragnienie

an act of
travelling from
one place to
another,
especially when
they are far
apart
~ podr

German and my mother was English. My fathers family

name was Kreutznaer, but after he came to England
people started calling him Crusoe. My mothers family
was called Robinson. This is how I came to be called
Robinson Crusoe.
I had two elder brothers. The oldest one joined the army
and was killed in battle. The middle one disappeared
and we never heard what became of him. I was welleducated and my father wanted me to study law, but I
wanted to go to sea. Nothing would convince me to stay
at home and become a lawyer.
I was 18 years old when one day my father called me to
his room. He was old and suffered from a disease which
kept him in bed. My father asked me why I wanted to go
to sea when I can stay at home, study and prosper in my
own country. He told me that travelling abroad by sea
was dangerous. He warned me that I would lose peace
and comfort of my home if I go to sea. My father also
told me that if I go abroad my fate might be similar to
that of my eldest brother. When saying this he started
crying and he could not continue.
My fathers advice and warnings made me think and I
started to forget my desire to travel by sea. Yet, my
decision to stay home did not last long. One week passed
and I made my mind up to talk to my mother and tell
her I am determined to travel. I told her how curious I
was. I told her how I wanted to see the world, then asked
her to speak to my father. I asked her to convince him to
let me go on one sea journey. I promised that if I did not
like it, I would go back home and start working very
hard. My mother did not agree. She also did not want me
to go abroad.
I stayed home one more year. The whole time I was
thinking whether to follow my parents wish or my own
desire. One day I was in the town of Hull. A friend of
mine was going with his fathers ship to London and he
invited me to go with him for free. I wasnt prepared and
my parents did not know, but I boarded that ship on that
September day.
This is how my unhappy adventures began.

Robinson Crusoe

become
impossible to
see
~ znikn

feel pain, sadness

or a lack of
something
~ cierpie na

the things, especially

bad things, that will
happen
~ los / przeznaczenie

decide to do
something
~ postanowi /
namyli si

get on a ship
~ wsiada

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come near to
somebody or
something
~ nadchodzi

quiet and
calm
~ spokojny

begin a
journey
~ wyrusza

let liquid
enter or
escape
~ przecieka

become
unconscious
~ zemdle

The moment the ship left the river and went into the sea my
troubles started. There was strong wind and the sea was rough.
A storm was approaching. I was very frightened and felt
seasick. I began to regret my decision to leave home. I thought
every wave was going to sink the ship. I promised myself I
would go home and apologize to my parents as soon as I
stepped on dry land again.
The storm was over by the morning. I was still seasick during
the day and I was thinking about the terrible storm. The
evening, however, was very beautiful and the sea was very
peaceful. I thought that was the most wonderful sight I had
ever seen.
That night I slept well and I was no longer seasick. One of the
sailors came to me and we started talking. He asked me what I
thought of the light wind last night. I told him I was very scared
of the storm and he offered me a drink called punch. I got drunk
and forgot how scared I had been. I also forgot my decision to
go back home. Instead I was dreaming about more travels by
sea.
The next few days the wind was blowing against us and we
couldnt move much. A week later the wind increased and we
decided to set off. The very next day there was a great storm. I
was terrified and this time I could see that the other sailors were
also very scared. The captain was walking in and out of his
cabin. He was quietly saying prayers.
I was so scared I couldnt do anything else but lie in my bed
and hope we would survive. When I heard the captain talk to
himself I got up and looked out the window of my cabin. The
waves were as tall as mountains. I saw other ships which
looked like toys. The waves were moving them around
violently. Our sailors cried out that a ship had sunk in front of
us. I was terribly afraid and regretted that I hadnt gone home
after the first light storm.
The storm was getting worse and now all the sailors were
praying we would survive. Suddenly someone shouted that
there was a leak in the ship and water was coming in. Everyone
was called down to pump the water out. I was paralyzed with
fear, and I couldnt get out of my bed. Then the men came and
told me to go down and help, so I went. I was pumping out the
water when the captain ordered someone to shoot a fire gun. It
was a signal that we were in danger. I thought we were sinking,
because the ship was broken. I thought we were all going to
drown. I fainted with fear.

Robinson Crusoe

not calm
~ wzburzony

go down
(about a
ship)
~ ton

become greater
in amount or
number
~ zwiksza si

words that
you say to
God
~ modlitwa

feel sorry
about
something
youve done
~ aowa

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