El tesoro y el regreso

The treasure and the return

Adapted from Treasure Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson.

Silver tiene el mapa y lleva a los piratas al lugar del tesoro. Jim va con ellos. Encuentran un agujero vacío y se enfadan. En realidad, Ben Gunn ya ha llevado el dinero a una cueva. El doctor y sus amigos llegan para ayudar a Jim y Silver. Los piratas pierden la lucha.

Jim y sus compañeros cargan el tesoro en el barco. En un puerto, Silver escapa con parte del dinero. Los demás siguen el viaje. De vuelta en casa, Jim tiene su parte de la riqueza, pero recuerda el peligro. A veces sueña con la isla y oye al loro. No quiere volver allí.

Silver has the map and leads the pirates to the treasure site. Jim goes with them. They find an empty hole and become angry. In fact, Ben Gunn has already taken the money to a cave. The doctor and his friends arrive to help Jim and Silver. The pirates lose the fight.

Jim and his companions load the treasure onto the ship. At a port, Silver escapes with some of the money. The others continue the voyage. Back home, Jim has his share of the wealth, but remembers the danger. Sometimes he dreams of the island and hears the parrot. He does not want to return there.

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En realidad

in fact

Reveals why the marked treasure site is empty.

De vuelta

back

Describes returning home after the expedition.

cueva

cave

The place where Ben Gunn has stored the treasure.

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Original source and edition

Adapted from Treasure Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson.

A short, abridged Spanish retelling by Read Spanish Daily, adapted from the original English novel. Events and dialogue are simplified for each reading level; this is not the complete novel or a literal translation.

Treasure Island — Project Gutenberg eBook 120, English text. Project Gutenberg, 2006.

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