Robinson Crusoe

I was born in the year1632, in the city of York in England. I was the youngest ofthree brothers. Myeldest brother, who was a soldier, was killed in thewar against the Spaniards, and I don't know what happened to my other brother. My father was avery wise man, and he taught me a lot about hisbusiness. He wanted me to work for him when Iwas older, butI always wanted to go to sea. My father often asked me why I wanted to leavehome and England to become a sailor. He said if I stayed at home, I would have a very good life. Myparents were old now, and I was the only son left to inherit his business. If I decided to go to sea, neither God nor my parents could help me. Myfather said that only very rich and very poor people went to sea looking for adventure. People in the