Draft Save at Sea
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Draft Save At Sea
The book Save At Sea is a book about a little boy by the name Allick Fergusson. He was born on a stormy day, which his grandfather said was the worst storm he's ever seen. His grandfather and his only neighbor Mr. Millar were the light house care taker for many years. His grandfather told him as soon as he is old enough he will take over for him. Allick's mother died and his father left before he was born. His grandfather teach him how to read and write since there were no school where he live. He help his grandfather with the garden every day so they can eat and they get water from the court. When Allick was 12 years old he wish that something will change.
One stormy evening a flare pass across the sky. Allick ask his grandfather what was it, and he answer someone needs help. They jump on their boat to try to reach them but they were to far and the waves were to big. Those wave will tear their little boat apart, and they decided to returned to shore. After the storm calm down a bit they went back in the water to try to reach the ship that was in trouble but the wave and the wind still a little bit strong, but they made it close to the big dark ship.
They fought with the wave but they got near the ship where they saw people aboard a big ship near Ainslie Craig. They tied a rope to the ship to get people to board their boat, but they only were able to get a bundle from a man. Which they realized it was a child. As they tried to get some other people aboard a giant wave came at them smashing the big ship in thousands of pieces with no survivors. nothing they could of done to save more lives, and they returned to the pier with the one life they saved. Mrs. Millar discover a little girl, which everyone was exited that she was alive.
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