Listen to what the old man from a fishing village tells the boys. What fate awaits a kid whose relatives were sailors? Of course, on his first voyage he set out when he was even less than four feet tall. They didn’t take him on the ship, but he managed to hide in the hold.
Complete darkness, the creaking of rigging, the rocking of the sea, rats… How do desperate boys grow into famous sea wolves? What does the motto “Excelsior!” mean—saved the life of that sea-wolf cub back then? Listen to the story of the old captain, recorded by a wonderful English writer, Thomas…