The Story of The Swiss Family Robinson - Chapter 20

From the time of discovering the pinnace, my desire of returning to the vessel grew every moment more irresistible; but one thing I saw was absolutely necessary which was, to collect all my hands to get her out from the situation where we had found her. I therefore thought of taking with me the three boys: I even wished that my wife should accompany us; but she had been seized with such a horror of the perfidious ele- ment, as she called it, the sea, that she assured me the very attempt would make her ill and useless. I had some difficulty to prevail upon her to let so many as three of the children go; she made me promise to return the same evening, and on no account to pass another night on board the wreck; and to this I was, though with regret, obliged to consent... #story #audio #kidsstories AcreSoft Story Classic