Expedition Raplhinson
I’m a huge fan of the TV show called Expedition Robinson. I just love to watch how people have to survive on an uninhibited island, starving due to the lack of food, and having sleepless nights due to all the disgusting bugs. But not for even a billion dollars, I’d participate voluntarily.
But sometimes you don’t have a choice; you just have to survive on an island.
And the boy next door, knows all about it.
I remember the day he rang my doorbell, talking overly excited about the school trip he’d be making. About where they’d be going and about how scared he was about flying with an airplane for the first time in his life. Yes, he told me all about it. But he came back a few weeks later than expected; the airplane crashed, on an uninhibited island, and Ralph was one of the very few survivors.
Together with some other schoolboys they managed to survive for a few weeks on an island, without any adult supervision.
When Ralph was save at home, he rang my doorbell again, and asked whether he might come in to tell me all about it. Off course I said yes, because I wouldn’t be me, if I didn’t want to hear every detail, just to be able to tell my friends about it.
He started his story with telling me about the plane crash, which made me terrified for flying.
He talked about how he found his friend Piggy, and how they blew on a shell, in order to find the other survivors. He continued his story; They thought that choosing a leader, would make it easier. The kids doubted between Ralph and Jack, but they picked Ralph. He thought that making a fire would increase their chance of being saved, but while making the fire, one of the boys died. The little ones, dreamed about a snake, which made them cry at night. Ralph tried to convince them that there was no such thing on the island, but Jack became obsessed. Slowly, Jack started to revolt against Ralph, because Jack thought hunting was more important than houses, while Ralph thought the opposite. Jack started his own camp, together with his followers. More and more people started to join Jacks camp, because there was more food. Which left four older boys on Ralphs camp. The big advantage these boys had, were Piggy’s glasses, but Jack stole these, which caused the fire to stop burning. Jacks group started to act like wild beasts, and killed Simon. Two of Ralphs boys were forced to join Jack, which only left Piggy and Ralph. Jack wanted them to join him, or die. When Ralph wanted to get back the glasses, Piggy got crushed by a rock, and drowned. Now Ralph was by himself, andJack wanted to kill him. Jack decided to set the whole jungle on fire, in order to find Ralph, who was hiding . But a ship saw the fire, and turned to the island, and the boys were saved!
When Ralph finished his story, I looked at him in disbelief and I was like; O my Gucci! My children never, EVER, get to go on a school trip by plane.
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