Fritz, Abigail, and Emily continue walking through the jungle.
Fritz: Well, maybe you were right, Ernest. This is an island. There's no sign of other land anywhere.
Abigail: Do you think we'll ever get back to the mainland?
Fritz: Only if a ship passes by. Maybe we just need to keep a watch for ships and send up signals if we spot any.
Emily: I hope a ship will come soon.
Abigail: (Dramatically) The first thing I'm going to do when I get back to Switzerland is take a warm bath.
Emily: Oh, that would be nice...
Abigail: And then I'll go to a fancy dinner party with Johann.
Fritz: (To himself) That boy will be the death of me. Just too fancy and proper...
Emily: Oh, uh...
Abigail: (Ignoring him) And I'll wear a new pink dress with pearl buttons, and ruffles, and hoops...
Emily: Not hoops!
Fritz gives Emily a funny look. He thinks 'Ernest' is making fun of his sister.
Abigail: Well, they are rather irksome.
Emily: And sitting in them is just infuriating...
Abigail: I know, it's just so uncomfortable-
Fritz: (Accusing) How would you know about that?
Emily: Oh! (She covers her mouth, horrified at herself.) I, uh -
Fritz: (Threateningly advancing on her and tearing her hat off her head.) What's going on? And who do you think you are, talking to my sister like-
Abigail: Fritz, don't, she doesn't mean any harm...
Fritz: (still angry) Then why won't he - she - tell us anything about herself?
Emily: I -
Abigail: If I was lost, and two strangers found me, I wouldn't tell them anything. Especially if one of them was asking prying questions.
Emily: I just - wasn't sure if I could trust you.
Abigail: See? And now you're threatening her! What is she supposed to say?
Fritz: (Looking at Emily and calming down) I'm sorry, Ern - what is your real name?
Emily: It's Emily.
Fritz: Oh. Emily.
Slightly awkward moment :).
Abigail: Um, should we keep going?
Fritz: Oh, yes. We need to keep heading east, I think. The coastline is just up ahead.
Emily: This is where I landed. Close to that boulder on the beach.
Fritz: Did the pirates chase you after you got off the ship?
Emily: No, most of them stayed on board. They must have all thought it was haunted.
Fritz: Why did the ship land on the island, then?
Emily: I think the pirates were so busy fighting my grandfather's crew that they must have lost control of the boat. I don't know for sure, though. It was all mayhem up there.
Abigail: That must have been more frightening than the storm!
Emily: I don't know, that would have been a horrible storm on a ship! I was under my little shelter the whole time.
Fritz: Weren't you wet?
Emily: A little, but it was warm rain. The sounds were actually quite comforting...
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Swiss Family Robinson: A Place For All Of Us
FanfictionWhen the Robinson family is shipwrecked on a seemingly deserted island, it seems there is no way for them to escape this jail in the jungle. Fritz and Abigail, the oldest two children, miss their home back in Switzerland, and Fritz especially is an...