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La isla del tesoro

B1 · Chapter 3 of 4 · Edition 1

Jim recupera el barco

Jim recovers the ship

Adapted from Treasure Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson.

Impulsado por una idea arriesgada, Jim salió del fuerte a escondidas. La barca de Ben Gunn le permitió acercarse a la Hispaniola y cortar la cuerda que la sujetaba. Tras una noche difícil, logró subir al barco. Israel Hands, herido, aceptó guiarlo a una entrada de la costa. Pero su aparente colaboración terminó en un ataque. Jim sobrevivió al enfrentamiento y consiguió recuperar la nave.

Convencido de que estaría a salvo entre sus amigos, regresó al fuerte en la oscuridad. La voz del loro le reveló su error: Silver y los piratas lo ocupaban. Jim confesó que había frustrado sus planes, aun sabiendo que podían castigarlo. Silver defendió su vida frente a los demás. Su protección mezclaba afecto y cálculo: necesitaba que Jim hablara a su favor si cambiaba la suerte.

Driven by a risky idea, Jim secretly left the fort. Ben Gunn’s boat allowed him to approach the Hispaniola and cut the rope holding it. After a difficult night, he managed to climb aboard. The wounded Israel Hands agreed to guide him to a coastal inlet. But his apparent cooperation ended in an attack. Jim survived the confrontation and managed to recover the ship.

Convinced he would be safe among his friends, he returned to the fort in the dark. The parrot’s voice revealed his mistake: Silver and the pirates occupied it. Jim admitted that he had thwarted their plans, even knowing they could punish him. Silver defended his life against the others. His protection mixed affection and calculation: he needed Jim to speak for him if their fortunes changed.

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a escondidas

secretly

Jim leaves without telling his companions.

a salvo

safe

Describes the safety he wrongly expects on returning.

cuerda

rope

The line keeping the ship tied in place.

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.

Original source and edition