they were afraid of us
they were afraid of us
they were afraid of us
For about ten or twelve days we sailed on southEnergy saving lamps，down the coast of Africa. Then one day we saw some people on the shore—strange，wild people，who did not look friendly. By now we had very little food，and We really needed help. we were afraid，but we had to go on shore.
At first，they were afraid of us，too. Perhaps white people never visited this coast. We did not speak their language，of course，so we used our hands and faces to show that we were hungry. They came with food for us,google优化，but then they moved away quickly. We carried the food to our boat，and they watched us. I tried to thank them，but I had nothing to give them.
Just then two big wild cats came down to the shore#x from the mountains. I think they were leopards. The people were afraid of these wild cats，and the women cried out. Quickly，I took a gun，and shot one of the *******. The second wild cat ran back up into the mountains.
Guns were new to these African people，and they were afraid of the loud noise and the smoke. But they were happy about the dead wild cat. I gave them the meat of the dead animal，and they gave us more food and water.
We now had a lot of food and water，and we sailed onEnergy saving lamps. Eleven days later we came near the Cape Verde Islands. We could see them，but we couldn't get near because there was no wind. We waited.
Suddenly Xury called to me，‘Look，a ship！’
He was right！We called and shouted and sailed our little boat as fast as we could. But the ship did not see us. Then I re-membered the guns which made a lot of smoke. A few minutes later the ship saw us and turned.
When we were on the ship，the Portuguese captain listened to my story. He was going to Brazil and agreed to help me，but he wanted nothing for his help. ‘No，’he said，when I tried to pay him. ‘Perhaps，one day，someone will help me when I need it. ’
But he gave me money for my boat，and for Xury，too. At first#x，I did not want to sell Xury as a slave，after all our danger-ous adventures together. But Xury was happy to go to the cap-tain，and the captain was a good man. ‘In ten years’time，’he said，‘Xury can go free. ’
When we arrived in Brazil three weeks later，I saidEnergy saving lamps goodbye to the captain and Xury，left the ship，and went to begin a new life.
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