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Sunday, July 29, 2018

Std.8 English-U(II)-Ch(1) - A Shipwrecked Sailor - Narrative

Narrate the story of Velasco as if you were Velasco's friend.


Velasco and his four friends were sailing through the Caribbean Sea. Suddenly a huge storm hit the ship and in no moments the ship was torn into pieces. When Velasco gained his conscience ,he was in the middle of the ocean. There was no sign of the ship anywhere. He thought he was utterly alone. But a couple of minutes later, he began to hear shouts nearby. He spotted Julio Amador Carabello, the tall well-built officer who was yelling at someone.Velasco felt relieved because he realized that at least he was not alone in the dangerous sea. He was holding onto a crate. Suddenly he spotted two liferafts at the crest of a dancing wave. After what seemed to be a struggle for sometime, he caught hold of the raft and in the meantime, one of the rafts disappeared. It was by then he saw three of his mates trying to reach the raft. It was Castillo and Carabello. The former was clinging on to the neck of Carabello. On the  other side, it was Rengifo, who was holding his headphones aloft, a confident young man. A few yards away was,Ramon Herrera, the happy young man from Arjona.Velasco was clueless as to whom to save first. He saw himself paddling furiously towards Herrera .But couldn't save him because of a heavy wind. Herrera was not seen any longer. Carbello and Castillo were just three metres away and were struggling to reach the raft. But a gigantic wave lifted the raft and tossed it. When he came down, he couldn't see the two.The only one who was swimming confidently was Rengifo. But the weather was tough and he couldn't paddle a little. Rengifo, after swimming for a long time showed signs of exhaustion. He signalled Velasco to come near to him. The wind was blowing heavily and his reply  didnt reach the fatigued man. In his struggle to stay alive Rengifo didn't give up. He ducked under water to prevent the waves from sweeping him away. There was a moment when Rengifo was too near to touch the oar. But unfortunately ,Rengifo gave up. Velasco saw his hands sinking down for ever in the water. A desperate Velasco remained in the water searching for more of people .But none came up. It was getting hot out there in the middle of the sea. The sun was metallic hot. Velasco figured out that the shipwreck claimed the lives just in ten minutes .He calculated that the rescue team could take at least three or four hours to reach him. Sitting on the life raft, waiting for the rescue team was something beyond words. He, without food and water and some bruises tried to resign to his fate. Alone in the middle of the sea, he was completely uncertain as to what to do. Fighting solitude was a daring act. Velasco started counting his belongings. It was to distract himself from the stray thoughts that haunt him. 

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