a bordo
on boardMeans being on the ship, ready for the voyage.
La isla del tesoro
B2 · Chapter 1 of 4 · Edition 1
The sailor’s map
Adapted from Treasure Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson.
Billy Bones convirtió la posada de los Hawkins en un refugio dominado por el temor. Jim observaba cómo aquel marinero, tan intimidante con los huéspedes, se estremecía ante la posibilidad de reconocer a un antiguo compañero. Su muerte dejó un cofre y deudas pendientes. La madre de Jim reclamó lo que le correspondía; él rescató un paquete de papeles cuando la amenaza de los perseguidores obligó a ambos a huir.
El mapa del tesoro de Flint transformó el miedo en entusiasmo. Trelawney financió una expedición y Jim subió a bordo de la Hispaniola, en busca de una fortuna que apenas comprendía. Silver, el cocinero de una sola pierna, se ganó su confianza con soltura. Nadie advirtió a tiempo que aquella tripulación reunía a antiguos hombres de Flint. La expedición llevaba dentro las ambiciones que acabarían por dividirla.
Billy Bones turned the Hawkins family’s inn into a refuge ruled by fear. Jim watched that sailor, so intimidating toward the guests, tremble at the possibility of recognizing an old companion. His death left a chest and unpaid debts. Jim’s mother claimed what she was owed; he salvaged a packet of papers when the threat of the pursuers forced them both to flee.
The map of Flint’s treasure turned fear into excitement. Trelawney financed an expedition, and Jim went on board the Hispaniola, in search of a fortune he barely understood. Silver, the one-legged cook, easily won his trust. Nobody noticed in time that the crew included former men of Flint’s. The expedition carried within it the ambitions that would eventually divide it.
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Means being on the ship, ready for the voyage.
Introduces the goal of the expedition.
A place where travellers can eat and stay overnight.
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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