Робінзон Крузо
Fight Between Friday and a Bear
ButFridayhadnotdonewithhimagain,asifhehadsupposedthebearcouldspeakEnglish, "What,younocomefarther?prayyoucomefarther;"soheleftjumpingandshakingthetree; andthebear,justasifhehadunderstoodwhathesaid,didcomealittlefarther;thenhefella-jumpingagain,andthebearstoppedagain.
Wethoughtnowwasagoodtimetoknockhimonthehead,andIcalledtoFridaytostandstill,andwewouldshootthebear;buthecriedoutearnestly, "Opray!Opray!noshoot,meshootbyandthen;"hewouldhavesaidbyandby. However,toshortenthestory,Fridaydancedsomuch,andthebearstoodsoticklish,thatwehadlaughingenoughindeed,butstillcouldnotimaginewhatthefellowwoulddo; forfirstwethoughthedependeduponshakingthebearoff;andwefoundthebearwastoocunningforthattoo; forhewouldnotgooutfarenoughtobethrowndown,butclingsfastwithhisgreatbroadclawsandfeet,sothatwecouldnotimaginewhatwouldbetheendofit,andwherethejestwouldbeatlast.
ButFridayputusoutofdoubtquickly; forseeingthebearclingfasttothebough,andthathewouldnotbepersuadedtocomeanyfarther, "Well,well,"saysFriday, "younocomefarther,mego,mego;younocometome,megocometoyou;" anduponthishegoesouttothesmallestendofthebough,whereitwouldbendwithhisweight,andgentlyletshimselfdownbyit,slidingdowntheboughtillhecamenearenoughtojumpdownonhisfeet,andawayherantohisgun,takesitup,andstandsstill.
"Well,"saidItohim,"Friday,whatwillyoudonow?Whydon’tyoushoothim?" "Noshoot,"saysFriday,"noyet;meshootnow,menokill;mestay,giveyouonemorelaugh."
