Lesson 9－Part 2
During another voyage, /
my ship was attacked by pirates. //
They didn’t kill me, /
but they took everything /
and left me alone on a small boat /
near India. //
Luckily, /
I managed to reach a small island. //
I wanted to ask for help, /
but there was no one on the island. //
Suddenly /
it became darker around me. //
When I looked up, /
I saw a large island /
up in the sky, /
between the sun and me! //
A flying island! //
I was very surprised /
and very afraid. //
To my great surprise, /
however, /
I noticed a number of people moving around /
and looking down at me /
from up there. //
I wanted to live, /
so I shouted, /
“Help! /
Help!” //
They lowered a chain down /
and pulled me up. //
This was how I was saved /
by this strange flying island /
called Laputa. //
The people in Laputa /
spoke a different language, /
so I started to take notes /
of what they said. //
Strangely, /
they always tried to explain things /
with words from mathematics. //
Also, /
they believed /
they had a special ability for music /
and played music for hours and hours /
without rest. //
Soon I was so bored /
that I decided to leave. //
