Long John Silver

Squire Trelayney spoke to my mother. He said that wanted me to go with him on a sea voyage. I was very excited.

We were ready to sail, we went to the port of Bristol early in the morning. It was very busy. There were many sailors and ships there. We went to the ship - the Hispaniola. Squire Trelawney was'nt a sailor. He had paid a crew to sail the ship and he had hired a Captain. The man's name was Captain Smollett. But the person who interested me most was the ship's cook - Long John Silver. hisleft leg was missing and he carried a crutch ander his left arm. But he moved quickly and he could run. He was a tall, strong man with a clever face. He laughed a lot. He liked me.

He told me interesting stories about them and I listened and learned. The next morning, we sailed away from Bristol and I was kept busy in the galley. I was the ship's cabin boy. So I worked with Long John Silver the ship's kitchen.

Captain Smollett came to look at the galley. Silver eas polite and helpful. Captain Smollett looked hard at Long John Silver. But he didn't say anything. Silver kept a parrot. This bird lived in a cage in the galley. The parrot's name was Captain Flint. Pieces of eight! Pieces of eight! said the parrot over and over again.