So, the story goes on... The four children in the story are siblings. There are 2 boys and 2 girls. The youngest boy is 7 and wants to go too. The oldest girl didn't know what a "duffer" meant either.
It meant that they could all go to the island for the summer. The oldest boy takes the letter and writes on the other side their names and what position of the "crew" each should have. See, they have a "dinghy" which is a small sail boat as means to get to the island. The oldest sister decided what supplies they would need for this trip. So she wrote a list. The next day, they set up the boat and went for a test-run with their mum.But, she will not be taking the journey to the island with them. Then, next day was the day to load and go. The island is about a mile away. It is a really big lake that they must cross. They get to the island with no troubles. This is an island that is only for exploring, no one lives here. Their mum helped them by making tents for them which she brought their first night there. The family has two boats, a dinghy and a row boat to travel the Lake area. She comes in the row boat to them with the tents, pillows, blankets and "haybags". I had never heard of a haybag before.I will attempt to describe it. It is a sack stuffed with hay and used as a mattress. A few days later, the excitement begins because they "the Amazons" meet "the Swallows". They meet some other children, and the two different families decide to take on these names and make an alliance. They are names of boats, and so the story involves boats too. There is also a house boat and someone lives in the houseboat who they think is really a pirate.. there are some clues to think he is a pirate..
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