a escondidas
secretlyJim leaves without telling his companions.
La isla del tesoro
B2 · Chapter 3 of 4 · Edition 1
Jim recovers the ship
Adapted from Treasure Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson.
Jim abandonó a sus compañeros a escondidas, convencido de que una iniciativa audaz podía alterar el equilibrio de fuerzas. En la frágil embarcación de Ben Gunn alcanzó la Hispaniola y cortó la cuerda que la retenía. Recuperar la nave exigió después colaborar con Israel Hands, un enemigo herido cuya ayuda duró solo mientras le resultó útil. El ataque de Hands obligó a Jim a defenderse en un enfrentamiento que terminó con la muerte del pirata.
La victoria no lo puso a salvo. Al regresar de noche al fuerte, descubrió que sus amigos lo habían cedido a Silver y sus hombres. Ante quienes exigían matarlo, el cocinero defendió al muchacho y se arriesgó a perder el mando. Jim comprendió que aquella protección no podía separarse del interés: Silver necesitaba una salida si la empresa fracasaba. Aun así, su intervención había impedido que los otros lo atacaran.
Jim secretly abandoned his companions, convinced that a bold initiative could alter the balance of power. In Ben Gunn’s fragile boat he reached the Hispaniola and cut the rope holding it. Recovering the ship then required working with Israel Hands, a wounded enemy whose help lasted only while it was useful to him. Hands’s attack forced Jim to defend himself in a confrontation that ended with the pirate’s death.
The victory did not make him safe. Returning to the fort at night, he discovered that his friends had handed it over to Silver and his men. Faced with those demanding Jim’s death, the cook defended the boy and risked losing command. Jim understood that this protection could not be separated from self-interest: Silver needed a way out if the venture failed. Even so, his intervention had prevented the others from attacking him.
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Jim leaves without telling his companions.
Describes the safety he wrongly expects on returning.
The line keeping the ship tied in place.
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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