(Later the same day; the whole cast [besides the hunters] is near the treehouse, all busy with chores)
Fritz: (Returning from the hunt, carrying meat) Mother!
Laurence: That was one wild chase. I can hardly believe we caught up with that bird.
Elisabeth: This is wonderful!
Abigail: (Looking at the dead bird) That's so sad.
Emily: It is a pretty bird.
Franz: Can I go hunting next time?
Fritz: Haha, I don't know. Maybe.
Jacqueline: (From the laundry, the only one still working) Fritz!
Fritz: What is it?
Jacqueline: Could you hang the clothesline?
Fritz: Oh, sure.
Elisabeth: Laurence, you'll never guess what Franz and I found this morning!
Laurence: (Kneeling on a level with Franz) Hmm. Was it a pretty flower?
Franz: (Laughing) No.
Laurence: (In mock fear) Was it a tiger?
Franz: Nooo!
Laurence: A shark?
Franz: No, no, no!
Laurence: Then what?
Franz: Fangs's family!
Elisabeth: (Almost as excited as Franz) Three little pups! Fangs took us there and we fed the pups milk from the goat.
Franz: You have to see them, Papa!
Laurence: Yes, I'd like to.
Elisabeth: (So everyone can hear) Why don't we all go?
Jacqueline: (Trying to finish the laundry) I want to come!
Emily: Here, I'll finish it for you. I'll catch up in a few minutes.
Jacqueline: Thank-you!
Fritz: (To Emily) We'll meet you by the big boulder, then?
Emily: Yes, this shouldn't take long.
Laurence: (Putting Franz on his shoulders) Here we go!
Jacqueline: (as the family walks toward the big rock) Did you say Fangs's family?
Franz: All his little brothers and sisters!
Elisabeth: I'll race you to that tree, Abi!
(Note: The tree is past the big boulder but no one notices but Elisabeth.)
Abigail: Oh, alright.
Jacqueline: Franz, I think we're being left behind.
Franz: (Still on Laurence's shoulders) Run, Papa, run!!
Laurence: (Running with Franz and Jacqui) Coming, Fritz?
Jacqueline: Come on!
Fritz: (Sprinting past his parents and Franz) See you later!
Abigail: (With everyone at the tree panting) How far is it to the jackal pups, Mother?
Elisabeth: Into the jungle a bit and then back toward the coast.
Franz: They live in a cave!
Elisabeth: This way.
Franz: Come on! (Takes his sisters' hands and the whole family [and Fangs] exits into the jungle)
Emily: (Back at the treehouse) There! I should be able to catch up. (Runs to the big rock) Hello! Is anyone here? Abi! Fritz?
(At the jackal cave)
Abigail: (Holding Cuddly) Ohhh! They're so adorable!
Jacqueline: What are their names, Fangs?
Fangs: This is Toothy, Sharp, Prongs, and Cuddly.
Laurence: (Holding Prongs) You look just like Fangs.
Fangs: Well, he is my twin brother, what do you expect?
Fritz: Where's Emily?
Laurence: We were going to meet her at the boulder.
Fritz: But we passed the boulder...Come on, we need to go find her.
Elisabeth: I'm sure she's fine.
Fritz: We told her we'd meet her!
Abigail: And she doesn't know where we are now!
Fritz: Let's go.
Laurence: Jacqui, Franz, let's go!
(All leave the cave reluctantly except Fritz and Abigail)
Emily: (Confused, still at the boulder) Why did they leave? (Sighs) Probably they just forgot. But...Abi wouldn't forget...and Fritz wouldn't -
Abigail: (Running in) Emily!
Emily: I'm here!
Fritz: Are you alright?
Emily: Yes.
Abigail: I'm so sorry! We were racing...
Fritz: Somehow we missed the boulder.
Laurence: (Entering with everyone else) Oh, there you are, Emily!
Elisabeth: Where were you?
Emily: Weren't we meeting by the boulder?
Elisabeth: Oh- oh, yes. (Nervous laugh)
Fritz: Did you forget her-on purpose?
Elisabeth: On- on purpose? Fritz!
Fritz: Mother?
Emily: (Walking away) I'm going to go start supper.
Abigail: No, it's my turn to cook.
Fritz: Emily!
(Everyone looks awkwardly at each other and then Fritz and Abigail go after Emily.)
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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...
