The story revolves around six teenagers who, frustrated with their strict boarding school life, decide to embark on a journey from a Tonga island to the Fiji Islands. They steal a boat, steal a fisherman's tools, and set off on an 800-kilometer journey. They encounter a storm and lose their rudder and stove, and are forced to survive on rainwater and turtle meat.
After eight days adrift, they land on a volcanic island named Lille Atte, known for its inhospitable conditions. They manage to survive by using tools left behind by a tribe that was kidnapped and abandoned on the island 150 years earlier. They build a shelter, tend to a small farm, and even construct a badminton court.
In 1966, a fishing boat captained by Peter Warner approaches the island. The boys, seeing a boat in the distance, attempt to signal it. The boat approaches, and Peter narrowly avoids a collision. The boys, seeing the boat, swim towards it and are picked up by Peter. The boys, having been missing for 15 months, are brought back to the Tonga islands.
Peter Warner, intrigued by the boys' story, offers to buy the fishing rights to Ata Atte island from the boys' former guardian, Mr. Huila. The boys accept the offer and become part of Peter's crew. The story ends on a hopeful note, with the boys ready to embark on new adventures.
1. The text is about a group of six teenagers who were stranded on a deserted island for 15 months after their shipwreck.
2. They were from a strict boarding school in Tonga and decided to embark on an adventure to the Fiji Islands.
3. The teenagers managed to build a rudimentary boat and set off, but faced numerous challenges, including a storm that destroyed their boat.
4. They ended up on a volcanic island, Lille Atola, which was rumored to be inhospitable and uninhabited.
5. Despite the hardships, they managed to survive by hunting, fishing, and collecting rainwater.
6. They found old machetes and knives left behind by a tribe that was kidnapped and abandoned on the island in 1863.
7. The boys learned to build shelters, grow crops, and even domesticated chickens.
8. After 90 days of survival, they managed to find a passable path and descend from the cliffs to a forest in the crater of the volcano.
9. They found a small village abandoned by the tribe and set up a small settlement.
10. After 15 months, they were discovered by a passing fishing boat captained by Peter Warner, who had been looking for them.
11. The boys were taken back to Tonga and reunited with their families.
12. The story of the six boys became famous and was even turned into a TV show by an Australian channel.
13. Peter Warner offered the boys jobs on his fishing boat, and they accepted the offer.