Shipwrecked (Choose Your Own Adventure)

Five

You decide to stay where you are and face the shark head-on. After all, what a brilliant time to put those three years of shark kung-fu training to work! You lift your fists, ready to take action. You're prepared to kill if necessary.

Fortunately for your life (but unfortunately for your hopes of becoming a black belt in shark kung-fu), the shark isn't really a shark at all. It's a sweet little baby dolphin. It smiles at you and chirps happily. You lower your fists and smile back.

"Oh boy!" George cries upon spotting the dolphin. "Lunch! Let's eat! I'm starving!"

"We're not eating the dolphin!" you cry, giving him a shove. "It's a beautiful creature, and you're not going to EAT it!"

"But I'm hungry!" George whines.

"George, you are literally four minutes ago," says Paul.

"Please don't talk about eating," Ringo says weakly, clutching his stomach. "And definitely don't talk about food."

"Guys! Focus!" says John. "No one's eating anything right now. I think the dolphin is trying to make friends."

And he is indeed. The dolphin glides alongside you and nuzzles up to the boat. You reach out gingerly and stroke its soft, sleek skin. The dolphin chirps again, darting around the vessel like a torpedo. Then it starts drifting away, glancing over its shoulder occasionally as if it's waiting for you to pursue.

"Maybe we should follow it," John suggests.

"Maybe," you say.

"Are you sure we can't have a little nibble?" George pines.

"NO!" everyone else says in unison.

"Fine," George says, slumping a little. "Follow the stupid thing."

You're about to pick up a paddle and start rowing when you realise something. This dolphin is still just an animal, no matter how smart people claim them to be. What if it leads you astray and you wind up even more lost?
It's a tough choice. What are you going to do?

If you choose not to follow the dolphin and stay where you are, go to Six.

If you choose to follow the dolphin, go to Seven.