Fiveonatreasureisland

16 A plan- and a narrow escape 17 The end of the great adventure The FAMOUS FIVE are Julian, Dick, George (Georgina by right), Anne, and Timothy the dog. This is the story how the ‘Famous Five’ came into being, and of their very first adventure together. And what an andventure it was-involving an island, a ruined castle, an ancient wreck-and a desperate treasure hunt! The children’s pluck and recourcefulness saved the family fortunes and made possible many more exciting expeditions for the Five. Chapter One “Do you remember, Anne? Weren’t you funny?” ”No, I wasn’t,” said Anne, going red. “I love my dolls, and I just couldn’t choose which to take- so I thought I’d take them all. There’s nothing funny about that.” ”And do you remember, the year before, Anne wanted to take the rocking- horse?” said Dick, with a giggle. Mother chimed in. “You know, I remember a little boy called Dick who put aside two golliwogs, one teddy bear, three toy dogs, two toy cats and his old monkey to take down to Polseath one year,” she said. Then it was Dick’s turn to go red. He changed the subject at once. ”Da......