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ADVENTURE ON THE RIVER
NEHiRDE MACERA

DERECE 2

Hazrlama KurultJ
Ayten Oray
kr Meri

Gordon Jones

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ADVENTURE ON THE RIVER

"Adventure on the River" a ilikin sorular

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Cevaplar

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ADVENTURE ON THE RIVER

CHAPTER: 1

it was the first day of the holidays. Hans was stand

ing on the bank of the river. His friends, Kari and
Otta, were with him.
The boys were throwing stones across the river.
"What are we going to do?" Otta asked. "We can't
stay here ali day . ' '
"You're our leader," Kari said to Hans. "What
shall we do? Teli us. "
Both the boys looked at Hans. Hans was fourteen
years old. He was older than Kari and Otta, so he
was their leader.
"1 have an idea," Hans told them. " it came to me
!ast night. My father was telling me about an
adventure. He had his adventure when he was a

Nf:HRDE MACERA

BLM: 1

Tatilin birinci gnyd. Hans rmak kysnda du

ruyordu. Arkadalar Kari ve Otto da onunlayd .
ocuklar rmak zerinden karya ta atyorlard.
Otto, "ne yapacaz?" diye sordu. "Btn gn bu
rada kalamayz. ' '
Kari, Hans'a "Sen bizim nderimizsin," dedi. "Ne
yapacaz? Syle bize."
ki ocuk Hans'a baktlar. Hans on drt yanday
d. Kari ve Otto Jan bykt, bylece onlarn n
deriydi .
" Bir fikrim var," dedi Hans onlara. "Dn gece ak
lma geldi. Babam bana bir macera anlatyordu. o
cukken bu maceray geirmiti. O ve iki arkada

boy. He and two friends got a boat and they sailed

down the river. "
" Did they go far? " Otto asked.
"Yes, they went through the forest," Hans answered.
"They spent about a week on the river. "
" 1 like the idea," Kari said. " But we haven't got
a boat, so how can we go down the river? "

"My uncle has a boat," Otto said. "lt's an old boat

but it's strong. My uncle doesn't use it now, so
perhaps he will let us have it . We can ask him. "
"We must go and look at the boat , " Hans said.
"Where does your uncle live?"
"His house isn't far from here," Otto replied. "l'll
take you there . "
Otto led them along the river bank. His uncle lived
near the river and he kept his boat in his garden.
Otto took his friends into the garden and showed
them the boat.
"It's old but it's a good boat," Hans said. "But
will your uncle let us use it? "
"1'11 go and ask him," Otto said. H e ran into the

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bir kayk bulmu, rmaktan aaya inmilerdi . "

"Uzaa gitmiler mi? " diye Otto sordu.
"Evet, ormann iinden gemiler ," diye cevaplad
Hans. " Irmak zerinde bir hafta kadar kalmlar.;
"Fikri beendim," dedi Kari . "Fakat kaymz yok
ki, bu yzden nasl rmaktan aaya inebiliriz? "
"Amcamn bir kay var," dedi Otto. "Eski bir ka
yktr, ama salamdr. Amcam onu imdi kullanm
yor, belki bize verir. Ondan isteyebiliriz. "
"Gidip kaya bakmalyz," dedi Hans. "Amcan ne
rede oturuyor?"
"Evi buradan uzakta deil," diye Otto cevaplad.
"Oraya gtreyim sizi . "
Otto onlar rmak boyunca gtrd. Amcas rmak
yaknnda oturuyor ve kayn bahesinde tutuyor
du. Otto arkadal;:rn baheye soktu ve kay on
lara gsterdi .
"Eski fakat iyi bir kayk, " dedi Hans. "Fakat am
can onu kullanmamza izin verecek mi ki? "
"Gidip soraym ona," dedi Otto. Koarak eve girdi

house and asked his uncle. When he came back, he

was laughing.
"He says that we can have the boat," Otto shouted.
" But we must clean and paint it. There may be a
hole in the boat. We must put it in the water. I f
ihere i s a hole i n it, the water will come in."
The boys pulled the boat to the river and put it in
the water. Hans sat in the boat. Only a little water
came in.
" It's only a small hole, " Hans said. "We can soon
mend it. "
The boys pulled the boat out o f the water. Then
they took off their shirts and began to work. They
worked hard all the morning.
They cleaned the boat. Then Otto went to his un
cle' s house and got some paint. After that the boys
painted the boat . While Otto and Kari were paint
ing, Hans filled up the hole.
"The water can't come in now," he said.
At last the boys finished their work. They sat near
the boat and rested.
"lt' s like a new boat now," Otto said. "That will
please my uncle. "

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ve amcasna sordu. Geri dnd zaman, glyor

du.
Otto bard, " Kay alabileceimizi sylyor. Fa
kat onu temizleyip boyamalyz. Kaykta bir delik
olabilir. Onu suyun iine koymalyz. Eer iinde bir
delik varsa su ieri girecektir. "
ocuklar kay rmaa ektiler v e suyun iine koy
dular. Hans kayn iine oturdu. Sadece birazck su
iine girdi.
"Yalnzca ufak bir delik," dedi Hans. "Hemen onu
onarabiliriz. "
ocuklar kay sudan dar ektiler. Sonra gm
leklerini karp ie baladlar. Btn sabah sk a
ltlar.
Sandal temizlediler. Sonra Otto amcasnn evine gitti
ve bir miktar boya ald. Bundan sonra ocuklar ka
y boyadlar. Otto'yla Kari boyarken Hans delii
doldurdu.
"imdi su ieri giremez, " dedi.
Sonunda ocuklar ilerini bitirdiler. Sandaln yan
na oturup dinlendiler.
"imdi o yeni bir kayk gibi," dedi Otto: "Bu am
cam memnun edecektir . "

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"We haven't finished yet, " Hans said. "When the

paint is dry, we must paint the boat again. We'll
do that tomorrow . "
"When shall w e leave?" Kari asked.
" lt's Friday, " Hans said, "We must work tomor
row. Shall we leave on Monday? ' '
"Yes, 1 can g o then, " Otto said.
"I must ask my father, " Kari told them. "But 1
think that he well let me come."
"Good," Hans said. "We've done enough work
today. But we m ust start early tomorrow . "
After that the three boys went home.

CHAPTER: 2

The boys came back the next morning. When they

went into the garden, they saw a girl there. She was
standing near the boat .
"Who's that?" Hans asked.

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"Henz bitirmedik," dedi Hans. " Boya kuruduu

zaman kay tekrar boyamalyz. Bunu yarn yapa
rz . "
" N e zaman yola kacaz? " diye Kari sordu.
"Bugn cuma, " dedi Hans. "Yarn almalyz. Pa
zartesi yola kalm m?"
"Evet, o zaman gidebilirim, " dedi Otto.
"Babama sormalym," dedi Kari onlara. "Fakat
gelmeme izin vereceini sanyorum . "
" yi, " dedi Hans. " Bugn yeterince i yaptk. Fa
kat yarn erkenden balamalyz. "
Bundan sonra ocuk evlerine gitti.

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. ocuklar ertesi sabah geri dndler. Baheye girdik

leri zaman orada bir kz ocuu grdler. Kayn
yannda duruyordu.
"Kim o?" diye Hans sordu.

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"That's my cousin Elsa," Otto explained. "She

knows that we want to use the boat. My uncle has
told her."
"What do you want here? " Hans asked Elsa. "We
have a lot of work to do . "
" l want to help," Elsa said. " l 'll paint the boat if
you like."
" Let her do it if she wants to," Otto said quietly
to Hans. "Or she may go and teli my uncle. "
"Ali right, " Hans said. "But you must understand.
We're going to take this boat down the river, but
you can't come with us. Is that clear? "
" l didn't ask to come, did I?" Elsa said.
So while Elsa was painting, the boys talked.
They talked about the journey.
"We'll need a !ot of things for the journey," Hans
told them. ''I'll make a Iist. "
Hans took a pencil and some paper from his pocket.
"We must take a lot of food," Otto said. "That
is very necessary on a journey . "

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Otto aklad, "Kuzenim Elsa'dr o . Sandal kullan

mak istediimizi biliyor. Amcam ona sylemi. "
" Burada ne aryorsun? " diye Hans, Elsa'ya sordu.
"Yaplacak ok iimiz var."
"Yardm etmek istiyorum, " dedi Elsa. " Dilerseniz
sandal boyarm . "
Otto sessizce Hans'a " Diliyorsa brak yapsn, " de
di. "Yoksa gidip amcama syleyebilir . "
"Peki," dedi Hans. "Fakat anlamalsn . B u kay
rmaktan aaya indireceiz ama, bizimle birlikte ge
lemezsin. Anlald m?"
"Geleyim mi diye sormadm, deil mi?" dedi Elsa.
Bylece Elsa sandal boyarken ocuklar konutu.
Yolculuk hakknda konutular.
"Yolculuk iin bir sr eye ihtiyacmz olacak," de
di Hans onlara. " Bir liste yapacam . "
Hans cebinden bir kurun kalemle . bir para kat
kard.
"Epey yiyecek almalyz," dedi Otto. "Yolculukta
bu pek gereklidir . . '
'

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"And we must cook, so we'll need pots. " Hans

added. "Who can bring those?"
" My mother has some old pots." Kari said. "1'11
ask her far them . "
Hans wrote these things o n his list.
"What about blankets?" Otta asked.
"Bring two blankets, " Hans said . "That will be
enough . "
"My uncle has a map o f the river," Otta said. "1'11
ask him far it . "
"Yes, we'll need a map," Hans said. He had quite
a long list now. He read it to them. "What have
we fargotten?" he asked.
" Matches, " Elsa said. "Don't farget to take some
matches, or you won't be able to light a fire . "
Hans wrote matches o n his list. Then h e put the list
in his pocket. "Good," he aid. "We'll get the faod
today . ' '
After that they helped Elsa. The boat was soon
ready. Then they went home.
Elsa went home too, but she came back to the boat .
She wanted to hide the paddles . She took the

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" Hem yemek piirmeliyiz, bu yzden kaplara ihti

yacmz olacak ," diye Hans ekledi . "Bunlar kim ge
tirebilir? ' '
"Annemin baz eski kaplar var," dedi Kari . "On
dan onlar. isteyeceim . ' '
Hans b u eyleri listesine yazd.
" Peki ya battaniyeler? " diye sordu Otto.
" ki battaniye getir," dedi Hans. "Bu yetecektir. "
"Amcamda rman bir haritas var," dedi Otto.
" Ondan onu isteyeceim . "
" Evet, bir haritaya ihtiyacmz olacak , " dedi Hans.
imdi olduka uzun bir listesi vard . Onlara okudu
onu . "Ne unuttuk?" diye sordu.
" Kibritleri , " dedi Elsa. "Birka kibrit almay unut
mayn, yoksa ate yakamazsnz. "
Hans kibritleri listesine yazd . Sonra listeyi cebine
koydu. "yi," dedi . "Yiyecei bugn alrz. "
Ondan sonra Elsa'ya yardm ettiler. ok gemeden
sandal hazrd . Sonra eve gittiler.
Elsa da eve gitti , fakat tekrar kaya dnd. K
rekleri saklamak istiyordu. Krekleri ald ve onlar

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paddles and hid them under some leaves.

CHAPTER: 3

it was Monday morning. Hans arrived early. He

brought his food and blankets. Then Kari came. The
two boys pulled the b oat to the river and put it on
the water .
" lt's almost six o'clock," Hans said. " Why hasn't
Otto come? He isn't usually late. "
Then Otto appeared. But he was not alone. Elsa was
with him .
"What does that girl want?" Hans cried. "She can't
come with. us . 1 told her that."
"But we can't go without her , " Otto said.
"Why not? " Hans asked. He was rather angry.
" Your uncle gave the boat to us. We needn't take
Elsa . "

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baz yapraklarn altna saklad.

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Pazartesi sabahyd. Hans erkenden geldi. Yiyecei

ni ve battaniyeleri getirdi . Sonra Kari geldi. ki o
cuk kay rmaa ektiler ve onu suya koydular .
"Saat neredeyse alt,'" dedi Hans. "Otto niin gel
medi. O genellikle ge kalmaz . "
Sonra Otto grld. Fakat yalnz deildi. Elsa ya
nndayd.
"Bu kz ne istiyor? " diye Hans haykrd. " Bizimle
gelemez. Ona bunu syledim . "
" Fakat onsuz gidemiyoruz,'' dedi Otto.
"Niye gidemiyoruz,'' diye Hans sordu. Biraz kzgn
d. "Amcan kay bize verdi. Elsa'y almamzn ge
rei yok."

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"But she's hidden the paddles, " Otto explained.

"She won't give them to us."
The boys looked for the paddles, but they could not
find them .
"What have you done with them?" Hans asked.
"Teli us."
"1'11 teli you if you promise to take me," Elsa
answered .

''The boat is big enough . ''

"Oh, all right ," Hans said. "We'll take you . "
"Do you promise?" Elsa asked.
"Yes, we promise," Hans replied. "Now go and get
the paddles . Bring your food and blankets, too. Be
quick . "
"My things are ready, " Elsa said and she ran off.
She soon came back. She was carrying a bag and
some blankets.
"You haven't brought the paddles , " Otto said.
"Wait a minute , " Elsa said . "They're under those
leaves . I'll go and get them . " Elsa got the paddles
and gave them to the boys .
"Now we must put the things in the boat , " Hans
told them. "We're already !ate. "
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"Fakat krekleri saklam," diye Otto aklad.

"Onlar bize vermiyor . "
ocuklar krekleri aradlar ama b ulamadlar onlar.
"Onlar ne yaptn?" diye Hans sordu. "Syle bize. "
" Beni gtrmeye sz verirseniz size sylerim," diye
Elsa cevaplad.
"Kayk yeteri kadar byk."
"O, peki, " dedi Hans. "Seni alacaz . "
"Sz veriyor musunuz?" diye Elsa sordu.
"Evet, sz veriyoruz, " diye Hans cevaplad. " im
di git ve krekleri bul. Yiyeceklerini ve battaniyele
rini de getir. abuk ol. "
"Eyalarm hazr ," dedi Elsa ve koarak uzaklat.
ok gemeden geri dnd. Bir anta ve birka bat
taniye tayordu.
"Krekleri getirmedin," dedi Otto.
"Bir dakika bekle," dedi Elsa. "Onlar u yaprak
larn altndadr. Gidip onlar alacam. " Elsa krek
leri ald ve ocuklara verdi.
"imdi bu eyalar kaya koymalyz, " dedi Hans
onlara. "Zaten ge kaldk."

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They put their things in the boat. Then the boys and
Elsa got in. Hans sat at the back of the boat . He
took a paddle and pushed the boat to the middle
of the river. The water flowed quickly and carried
the boat with it. it was not hard work.
They went past their village. They could see the
forest in front of them. The sun was coming up
when they reached the forest.
Their adventure was beginning.

CHAPTER: 4

it was cold in the forest. The river flowed between

the trees. The trees were thick, like great walls. The
sun did not come through them. The river flowed
slowly now and the boys had to use the paddles.
After an hour Otto said, "l'm getting hungry. Can't
we stop and have some breakfast? "

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Eyalarm kaya koydular. Sonra (erkek) ocuklarla

Elsa bindi. Hans kayn atkasna oturdu . Krei
alp kay rman ortasna itti. Su hzl akt ve ka
y da birlikte tad. Zor i deildi.
Kylerini geip gittiler. nlerinde orman grebili
yorlard. Ormana ulatklarnda gne ykseliyordu .
Servenleri balyordu .

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Ormanda hava sou ktu . Irmak aalarn arasndan

akyordu . Byk duvarlar gibi aalar skt. Onla
rn arasndan gne gemiyordu . Irmak imdi yava
akyordu ve ocuklar krekleri kullanmak zorunda
kaldlar.
Bir saat sonra Otto, " Ackyorum," dedi . "Durup
biraz kahvalt edemez miyiz?"

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"Good idea," Hans said, " l'm rather hungry too.

We can light a fire and make some tea. But we must
find a place to land . "
"There's a good place over there, " Karl said. H e
was sitting i n the front o f the boat. He pointed to
the right bank of the river . "Look over there. There
arer:'t many trees ."
They paddled the boat to the bank. Kari jumped
out and tied up the boat. He tied it to a small tree.
" l'll light the fire," Hans said. "Go and get some
wood," he told Kari and Otto. "Elsa, you can get
food out of the boat. Then get a pot and fili it with
water . "
Kari and Otto went and looked for wood. Hans
took some paper and some small dry sticks.
"Who has the matches?" he asked Kari and Otto
when they came back. The two boys were carrying
a lot of wood.
"You made the Iist," Otto said. " Didn't you bring
them?"
"I haven't got any," Kari said. "Now what shall
we do? "

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" yi fikir," dedi Hans. "Ben de biraz acktm. Bir

ate yakar, biraz ay piiririz. Fakat yanaacak bir
yer bulmalyz. "
"Orada iyi bir yer var, " dedi Kari. Kayn nn
de oturuyordu. "Irman sa kysn gsterdi . "Ora
ya bakn. ok aa yok . "
Krek ekerek sandal kyya gtrdler. Kari s
rayp kt ve sandal balad. Onu kk bir aaca
balad.
"Ate yakacam, " dedi Hans. " Gidip odun geti
rin biraz," dedi K ari ile Otto'ya. "Elsa, yiyecekleri
sandaldan alabilisin. Sonra bir kap alp onu suyla
doldur. "
Kari ile Otto gidip odun aradlar. Hans biraz kat
la birka kk kuru al rp ald.
Dndkleri zaman Kari ile Otto'ya sordu:
" Kibritler kimde?" ki ocuk bir sr odun tayor
du.
" Listeyi sen yaptn, " dedi Otto. "Onlar getirme
din mi?"
"Bende hi yok," dedi Kari. "imdi ne yapacaz?"

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Then Elsa came with the pot of water .

"What's the matter?" she asked. "Aren't you go
ing to light the fire? "
"We forgot to bring any matches," Hans told her.
His face was very red .
" Oh , 1 have some," Elsa said. She went to her bag
and took out a box of matches. She gave the
matches to Hans.
Hans thanked Elsa and !it the fire. When it was
burning well Elsa put the pot on it . Then she made
some tea. While they were eating, the boys looked
at the map.
"Can we go far today?" Otto asked.
"We can go about fifteen miles," Hans replied. " it
won't be hard." He pointed to a place on the map.
"We can stop here. The warden of the forest has
a house near the river . The warden knows my
father. We can go and see him in the morning.
Perhaps we can explore the forest with him."
" Yes, 1 want to explore the forest," Otto said.
"There are a lot of strange birds in the forest and
I want to see them . "
After that they put out the fire and continued their
journey down the river . They stopped again at noon
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Sonra Elsa su kabyla geldi.

"Ne var?" diye sordu. "Atei yakmayacak msnz?"
"Kibrit getirmeyi unutmuuz," dedi Hans ona. Y
z pek krmzyd.
"O, bende birka tane var," dedi Elsa. antasna
gitti ve bir kutu kibrit kard. Kibritleri Hans'a ver
di.
Hans Elsa'ya teekkr edip atei yakt. O iyi bir e
kilde yanarken Elsa kab onun stne koydu . Son
ra biraz ay yapt. Onlar yerlerken ocuklar haritaya
baktlar.
"Bugn uzaa gidebilir miyiz?" diye sordu Otto.
"On be mil kadar gidebiliriz," diye cevaplad
Hans. "Zor olmayacak . " H aritadaki bir yeri iaret
etti. " Burada durabiliriz. Orman bekisinin rmak
yaknnda bir evi var. Beki babam tanr. Sabahle
yin gidip onu grebniriz. Belki ormanda onunla bir
likte keif yapabiliriz. ' '

"Evet, orman kefetmek istiyorum," dedi Otto.

"Ormanda bir sr garip ku var ve ben onlar gr
mek istiyorum."
Ondan sonra atei sndrp rman aasna do
ru yolculuklarna devam ettiler. Acktklar iin -

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because they were hungry. They had some food but

they did not light a fire . There was a small bili near
the river and the boys climbed it. When they reached
the top, they could see over the trees.
"Can you hear a noise?" Kari asked. " lt's an
engine, isn't it? "
The boys listened.
"I think that it's a plane, " Hans said .
He was right. Soon they saw a small plane. It was
low in the sky and it was flying over the trees. The
plane flew past them. It flew among the trees and
after that the boys could not see it.
"Is the plane going to land?" Kari asked . "Perhaps
the pilot is in trouble. "
"The pilot can't land in the forest," Hans replied .
"There isn't any place to land. Look, there it is
again . "
The plane flew over their heads. I t was high in the
sky and it did not come back. After that the boys
went down the hill.
"I

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don't understand it, " Hans said. "What is a

leyin yine durdular. Biraz yiyecek yediler ama ate

yakmadlar . Irman yaknnda kk bir tepe var
d ve ocuklar ona trmandlar. st ucuna ulatk
larnda aalarn zerini grebiliyorlard.
"Bir ses duyabiliyor musunuz?" diye sordu Karl .
" Bir motor, deil mi?"
ocuklar dinlediler.
"Bir uak sanrm," dedi Hans.
Haklyd. ok gemeden kk bir uak grdler.
Gkte alalm, aalarn zerinde uuyordu. Uak
onlar geip utu. Aalar arasnda utu ve bundan
sonra ocuklar onu gremediler.
"Uak konacak m?" diye sordu Karl. " Belki de pi
lotun ba derttedir. "
"Pilot ormana inemez," diye cevaplad Hans. " ni
lecek hibir yer yok. Bak yine orada. ' '
Uak balarnn zerinden utu. Gkte ykselmiti
ve geri dnmedi. Ondan sonra ocuklar tepeden aa
indiler.
"Anlamyorum," dedi Hans. "Uak ormanda ne

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plane doing in the forest? What does the pilot want

here?"

CHAPTER: 5

it was afternoon. Hans was sitting at the back of

the boat and he was Jooking at the map.
"The warden's house isn't far from here," he said.
" About four or five miles. We may arrive there
before night. "
Elsa was at the front of the boat. She was wat(:hing
the river. Suddenly she shouted: "Stop the boat.
There' s a big tree across the river . "
The boys stopped the boat with the paddles. The
tree was very large. They could not get past it with
their boat.
"We can't move the tree, " Hans said. "We can lift
the boat over the tree but it won't be easy . And we
may make a hole in the boat . "

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yapyor'? Pilot burada ne istiyor'?"

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le sonrasyd. Hans kayn arkasnda oturmu ha

ritaya bakyordu.
" Korucunun evi buradan uzak deil," dedi . "Drt
veya be mil kadar (tede). Geceden nce oraya va
rabiliriz."
Elsa kayn nndeydi. Irma gzlyordu. Birden
bard: "Kay durdurun. Irman zerinde byk
bir aa var."
ocuklar k reklerle sandal durdurdular. Aa pek
bykt. Kayklaryla onu geemezlerdi.
"Aac oynatamayz," dedi Hans. "Kay aacn
zerinden kaldrp geirebiliriz ama bu kolay olma
yacaktr. Ve kaykta delik aabiliriz."

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"What shall we do then?" Otto asked.

"We'll have to lift the boat out of the river and
carry it through the forest, " Hans said.
"We can't do it here," Kari said. "The banks are
high and there are thick bushes on them . "
"Then we must go back," Hans said. "We'll find
a place without bushes. "
So they turned the boat and went u p the river again.
But the bushes were thick on both sides and they
could not find a place.
"I'm sorry," Hans said. "We'll have to lift the boat
over the tree. 1 don't ike the idea, but we must
try. "
So they went back to the tree again. Hans got out
of the boat and climbed on the tree.
"These branches are quite small," he told them. "1
can cut them off. Then we can lift the boat over
the tree."
Hans took the axe and cut off the branches.
"Now give me two blankets, " he said. He put the
blankets over the tree.
" l ' m ready now," Hans said. "ne of you must

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"yleyse ne yapacaz'! " diye Otto sordu.

" Kay kaldrp rmaktan karmak ve onu taya
rak ormandan geirmek zorunda kalacaz," dedi
Hans.
"Burada yapamayz onu," dedi Kari. " Kylar yk
sek ve zerinde sk allklar var . "
"yleyse geri gitmeliyiz," dedi Hans. "allksz bir
yer buluruz. "
Bylece kay evirip rmaktan yukar ktlar yine.
Fakat her iki yanda da allklar skt ve bir yer bu
lamadlar.
"zgnm, " dedi Hans. "Sandal aacn zerinden
kaldrp geirmek zorunda kalacaz. Fikir houma
gitmiyor ama, denemeliyiz. "
Bylece yine aaca dndler. Hans kayktan kt ve
aaca trmand.
"Bu dallar olduka ufak," dedi onlara. "Kesebili
rim onlar . Sonra kay aacn zerinden kaldrp
geirebili.riz . ' '
Hans baltay ald v e dallar kesti .
"imdi bana iki battaniye verin, " dedi. Battaniye
leri aacn stne koydu .
"imdi hazrm," dedi Hans. "Biriniz suda dur35

stand in the water. Then he can push the boat from

behind . "
"I'll d o that , " Kari said. " I'm taller than Otta . "
They took their bags out o f the boat and put them
on the tree. Then Otta and Elsa climbed on the tree.
Otta was ready to help Hans. Kari jumped into the
water.
"It's cold," he said, " but it's not very deep. "
Then Hans held the front of the boat and lifted it.
Kari pushed the boat from the back. Slowly the boat
came out of the water. it was hard work, but soon
the boat was resting on the tree.
Then Kari swam under the tree. He took the front
of the boat and pulled it slowly. The boat came
down into the water. Soon the boat was on the river
again. They put their bags in it and climbed in.
Kari did not get into t he boat. "I'm going to stay
in the water," he said. "If 1 get into the boat, you'll
ali be wet . "
"We can't reach the warden's house this evening,"
Hans said. "lt's almost dark and we must find a
place for the night . "

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maldr. O zaman kay arkadan itebilir.

"Ben yapaym onu, " dedi Kari . " Boyum Otto'dan
uzundur. ' '
antalarn kayktan alp aacn zerine koydular.
Sonra Otto ile Elsa aaca trmand. Otto, Hans'a
yardma hazrd. Kari suyun iine atlad.
"Souk," dedi. "Fakat pek derin deil."
Sonra Hans sandaln nn tutup onu kaldrd. Kari
sandal geriden itti. Yavaa kayk sudan kt. Zor
iti, fakat ok gemeden kayk aa zerinde
oturuyordu.
Sonra Kari aacn altndan yzd. Kayn nn alp
yavaa ekti onu. Kayk tekrar suya indi. ok,
gemeden kayk yine rmak zerindeydi. antalarn
iine koyup trmanarak girdiler.
Kari kaya girmedi. "Ben suda kalacam," dedi.
"Kaya girersem siz hepiniz slanrsnz. "
"Orman bekisinin evine b u akam varamayz,"
dedi Hans. "Ortalk karard nerdeyse ve gece iin
bir yer bulmalyz. "

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At last, they found a good place among the trees.

They lit a big fire and cooked dinner. Kari put his
wet clothes near the fire and they were soon dry.
it was already dark. They sat near the fire and
talked for a time. But they were ali tired. They
covered themselves with their blankets and fell
asleep.
Before he fell asleep, Hans remembered the
aeroplane. "What was it doing in the forest? " he
asked himself. But Hans was tired too. He pulled
his blanket over his head and fell asleep .

CHAPTER: 6

Hans woke up first. He could see the sun through

the trees.
He looked at his watch. it was eight o'clock .
"Wake up," he shouted. "lt's late." He threw

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Sonunda aalar arasnda iyi bir yer buldular. Ko

ca bir ate yakp yemek piirdiler. Kari slak elbise
lerini atein yanna koydu ve ok gemeden onlar
kurumutu.
Artk ortalk kararmt . Atein yanna oturup bir
sre konutular. Fakat hepsi yorgundu. Battaniye
lerine sarldlar ve uykuya daldlar.
Uykuya dalmadan nce Hans ua hatrlad . "Or
manda ne yapyordu?" diye kendi kendine sordu.
Fakat Hans da yorgundu . Battaniyesini bana ek
ti ve uykuya dald .

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nce Hans uyand . Aalarn arasndan gnei g

rebiliyordu.
Saatine bakt. Saat sekizdi.
"Uyann," diye bard . "Ge oldu . " Battaniye-

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off his blankets and got up. Then he ran to the river
and washed his face in the cold water. Elsa and the
boys did the same.
They had a quick breakfast. Then they pushed the
boat into the river and set off. They sang while they
were sailing down the river.
"There are a lot of fish in the river, " Elsa said.
"Some of them are quite big."
"We need a fishing !ine," Otto said. "Then we can
catch some fish for dinner . "
"Perhaps the warden will give u s some hooks,"
Hans told them. "lf we have a hook, we can make
a fishing !ine. It's quite easy. "
Hans was looking at the map of the river.
"The warden's house is not far from here," he said.
"I'm certain that he has a boat. it may not be in
the water, so watch the bank of the river. "
After a few minutes, Kari saw a boat. But i t was
a big boat and it had an engine.
"The warden has a boat," Hans said, "but it's not
like that. That's a motor boat . "
" Look, " said Elsa. "There's a second boat. lt's

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lerini frlatp att ve kalkt. Sonra rmaa koup y

zn souk suda ykad. Elsa ile ocuklar da aynn
yaptlar.
abucak kahvalt ettiler. Sonra sandal suya itip
yola ktlar. Irmak zerinde giderken ark syle
diler.
"Irmakta ok balk var," dedi Elsa. "Bazlar ol
duka byk."
" Bir oltaya ihtiyacmz var," dedi Otto. "O zaman
akam yemei iin birka balk yakalayabiliriz. "
"Korucu belki bize birka ine verir, " dedi Hans
onlara. " nemiz olursa olta yapabiliriz. Olduka
kolaydr bu."
Hans rmak haritasna bakyodu.
"Korucunun evi buradan uzak deil," dedi. "Bir ka
y olduuna eminim. Suda olmayabilir, bu yzden
rmak kysn gzleyin . "
Birka dakika sonra Karl bir kayk grd. Fakat b
yk bir kaykt ve motoru vard.
"Korucunun bir kay var," dedi Hans. "Fakat bu
nun gibi deil o. Bu bir motorlu kayktr. "
"Bakn," dedi Elsa. "ikinci bir sandal var. a-

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under the bushes. lt's smaller than the motor boat."

"That's the warden's boat , " Hans said. " But who
owns the big boat? ' '
"Perhaps friends are visiting the warden," Otto
said.
"Then he has rich friends," Hans said. "A motor
boat costs a lot of money . "
The boys tied u p their boat near the motor boat.
"Who will look after our boat?" Hans asked. "Our
things are in the boat, so one person must stay
here . "
" I 'll stay, " Elsa said.
"1 won't come to the warden's house," Otto said.
"1 want to explore the forest. Shout when you are
ready, and l 'll come back. "

''Ali right, " Hans said . "Kari and 1 will go to the

warden's house. "
The two boys set off through the trees. They follow
ed a path. The patl led to a small field. They could
see the warden's house from there. it was across the
field .

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llklarn altnda. Motorlu kayktan daha ufak . "

"O, korucunun kaydr," dedi Hans. "Fakat b
yk kayn sahibi kim?"
"Arkadalar belki korucuyu ziyaret ediyorlardr,"
dedi Otto.
"yleyse zengin arkadalar var," dedi Hans. "Bir
motor hayli para eder . ' '
ocuklar sandallarn motorun yanna baladlar.
"Sandalmza kim bakacak?" diye Hans sordu. "E
yalarmz kayn iinde olduu iin bir kii burada
kalmaldr. ' '
"Ben kalacam, " dedi Elsa.
"Ben korucunun evine gelmeyeceim, " dedi Otto.
"Orman kefetmek istiyorum. Hazr olunca ba
rn, geri dnerim . "
"Peki," dedi Hans . "Kari ile ben korucunun evine
gideceiz. "
ki ocuk aalarn arasnda yola ktlar. Bir pati
kay izlediler. Patika kk bir ayra kt. Oradan
korucunun evini grebiliyorlard. ayrn karsn
dayd.

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"The warden's at home," Hans said. "Look at the

black smoke. He has a big fire . "
" But what's h e burning? " Kari asked. "The smoke
is very black."
"Perhaps he's burning some old things, " Hans
answered. "Shall we go and see him?"
"Wait , " Kari said. They were among the trees.
"Can you hear a noise? Listen. "
i t was the .sound o f an engine. i t was coming nearer.
"lt's the plane again, " Hans said. "Look, it's com
ing over the trees. "
The plane was very low. The boys could see the
pilot's head . The plane was flying in a circle.
"Quickly, " Hans said. "Get behind those bushes.
We can watch from there."
The two boys hid behind the bushes. They had a
good view of the field.
Two men came out of the warden's house. ne had
a flag in his hand. He waved the flag three times.
Then the pilot waved his hand and flew very low.
The plane was over the middle of the field. Then

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"Korucu evde," dedi Hans. " Kara dumana bak .

Koca bir ate yakm. "
"Fakat ne yakyor? " diye Kari sordu. "Duman ok
kara . "
" Belki eski eyleri yakyordur," diye cevaplad
Hans . "Gidip onu grelim mi?"
"Dur, " dedi Kari. Aalarn arasndaydlar. " Bir
grlt duyabiliyor musunuz? Dinleyin."
Bu bir motor sesiydi. Gittike yaklayordu.
"Yine uaktr," dedi Hans. "Bak, aalarn zerin
den geliyor . "
Uak pek alaktayd . ocuklar pilotun ban gre
biliyorlard . Uak daire (izerek) iinde uuyordu.
"abuk," dedi Hans. "u allklarn arkasna ge
in. Oradan seyredebiliriz. "
ki ocuk allarn arkasna gizlendi. ayr iyice g
ryorlard.
ki adam korucunun evinden kt. Birinin elinde
bir bayrak vard . Bayra kere sallad . Sonra pi
lot elini sallayp pek alaktan utu. Uak ayr or
tasnn zerindeydi. O zaman pilot uaktan krmz

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the pilot threw a red thing from the plane. After

that the plane flew off.
The red thing fell through the air. it fell slowly and
it landed in the middle of the field. ne of th men
ran and picked it up. He took it back to the house
and then both men went inside.
"Whot was it? " Kari asked. "Could you see? "
" it was round like a ball, " Hans answered. "But
it wasn't a ball because it fell slowly. Perhaps it was
a small balloon. There was a bag under it. But why
did the pilot throw it from the plane? And who are
these men at the warden's cottage? Why have they
come here in their boat?"
"And then there was the black smoke," Kari add
ed . "Th black smoke was for the pilot. it showed
him the place in the forest. "
"1 think that you're right," Hans said. "Then
perhaps the warden is in trouble. Thee men can't
be his friends. We must help him ."

The two boys stood up. "We must go back to the

boat," Hans said, "and tell Otto and Elsa."
" Stay there , " a voice said. The boys turned slowly.
Two men were standing behind them. "You must

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bir ey frlatt. Ondan sonra uak uarak uzaklat.

Krmz ey havadan dt. Yavaa derek ayr
ortasna indi. Adamlardan biri koup onu yerden al
d. Onu eve gtrd ve sonra her iki adam da ieri
gittiler.
"Neydi? " diye Kari sordu. "Grebildin mi?"
"Top gibi yuvarlakt," diye Hans cevap verdi. "Fa
kat yava dt iin top deildi. Belki kk bir
balondu. Altnda bir torba vard . Fakat pilot niin
onu uaktan frlatt? Hem korucunun kulbesinde
ki bu adamlar kim? Tekneleriyle niin buraya gel
miler?"
"Hem siyah duman da vard," diye Kari ekledi. "Si
yah duman pilot iindi. Ormandaki yeri ona gster
di. "
"Haklsn, sanrm, " dedi Hans. "yleyse korucu
nun ba dertte belki de. Bu adamlar onun arkada
lar olamaz. Ona yardm etmeliyiz. "
ki ocuk doruldu. "Kaya dnmeliyiz, " dedi
Hans. "Otto ile Elsa'ya sylemeliyiz. "
"Orada kaln," dedi bir ses. ocuklar yavaa dn
dler. Arkalarnda iki adam duruyordu. "Bi-

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come with us, " one of them said. "Quickly." He

pointed to the warden's house.

CHAPTER: 7

The two men led Hans and Kar across the field.
" Let me go, " Hans said. "Why are you taking us
to the house?"
The men did not reply. When they reached the
house, one of the men opened the door and push
ed the boys inside.

There were two men inside the room. ne of them

was fat and he wore good clothes . He had a large
ring on his finger.
The flag was on the table, but there was no sign
of the red balloon.
"Who are these boys?' the fat man asked. "What
are they doing here?"
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zimle gelmelisiniz," dedi onlardan biri. "abuk

olun." Korucunun evini iaret etti.

BLM: 7

ki adam Hans ile Karl ' ayrn karsna gtrd.

" Brakn beni, " dedi Hans. "Bizi niin eve gtr
yorsunuz? ' '
Adamlar cevap vermedi. Eve vardklar zaman
adamlardan biri kapy ap ocuklar ieri itti.
Odann ierisinde iki adam vard. Onlardan biri i
mand ve iyi elbiseler giymiti. Parmanda iri bir
yzk vard.
Bayrak masann zerindeydi, fakat krmz balondan
iz yoktu.
iman adam sordu, " Bu ocuklar kim? Burada ne
yapyorlar ? ' '

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"We found them near the field, sir," the man

replied. "They were hiding behind some bushes and
watching the house."
"Is this true?" the fat man asked the boys. He
spoke quietly but Hans did not like his voice. "Were
you watching the house? What are you doing here?"
"We weren't watching the house, " Hans answered.
"We were walking through the forest. Then we saw
the plane. We were watching that . "
"Ah, of course, you saw the plane," the fat man
said. He laughed . "Yes, that was my plane. I ' m
rich man and I have a big business in the city. So
I have my letters brought every day. I ' m on holi
day, but I stili have work to do. "
The fat man pulled some letters from his pocket,
and showed them to the boys. "The pilot brought
these today . "

"His story may be true," Hans thought . "But I

don't like this man. I think that he's bad. And
where is the warden?"
"But why were you coming to the house? " the fat

Cf\

"Onlar ayr yaknnda bulduk, efendim," diye ce

vaplad adam. " Bir takm allarn arkasna saklan
m evi gzetliyorlard . "
"Doru mu?" diye iman adam ocuklara sordu.
Sakin konuuyordu ama, Hans sesini beenmedi.
"Evi mi gzetliyordunuz? Burada ne yapyorsunuz?"
"Evi gzetlemiyorduk," diye cevap verdi Hans.
"Orman iinde yryorduk. Sonra ua grdk.
Onu seyrediyorduk. "
"A, elbette ua grdnz, " dedi iman adam.
Gld. "Evet benim uamd o. Zengin bir ada. mm ve ehirde byk bir ie sahibim. Bylece her
gn mektuplarm getirtiyorum . Tatildeyim, fakat yi
ne de yaplacak iim var."
iman adam cebinden birka mektup kard, on
lar ocuklara gsterdi. " Pilot bugn getirdi bunlar. "
"Hikayesi doru olabilir," diye dnd Hans. "Fa
kat bu adamdan holanmadm. Ktdr, sanrm.
Peki, korucu nerede? "
"Fakat niin eve geliyordunuz?" diye iman adam

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man asked. "You haven't told me that . "

"We wanted t o see the warden, " Hans replied.
"Is the warden a friend of yours?" the fat man ask
ed .
"He's a friend of my father's," Hans explained. "We
wanted to spend the day with him . And we wanted
some fishing hooks too. "
"l'm afraid that you can't spend the day here," the
fat man said. "The warden isn't here. He's gone
into the forest. He won't come back today. But
perhaps we can find some fishing hooks for you. "
H e turned to the man at his side. "Go and look
for fishil\g hooks" he ordered.
Suddenly there was a loud noise. it came from the
next room. A man was beating on the door. He was
beating it hard and shouting. "Let me go. You can't
keep me here. Let me go." He continued to beat
on the door.
The fat man's face changed. He was very angry. .He
turned to his two men.
"Go and stop him," he ordered. " Quickly! He may
escape. "

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sordu. "Bunu sylemediniz bana . "

"Korucuyu grmek istedik , " diye cevaplad Hans.
"Korucu dostunuz mu? " diye iman adam sordu.
" Babamn arkadadr," diye Hans aklad. "G
n onunla birlikte geirmek istedik . Birka balk i
nesi de isteyecektik hem. "
"Gn burada geiremezsiniz korkarm ," dedi i
man adam. "Korucu burada yok. Ormana gitti. Bu
gn geri dnmeyecek . Belki size birka balk inesi
bulabiliriz. ' '
Yanndaki adama dnd. "Git d e balk inelerini
ara," diye emretti .
Birdenbire byk bir grlt oldu. Bitiik odadan
geldi. Bir adam kapya vuruyordu. Serte vuruyor ve
baryordu: "Brakn beni. Burada tutamazsnz be
ni . Brakn beni. " Kapya vurmaya devam etti.
iman adamn yz deiti . ok kzmt . ki ada
mna dnd .
"Gidip durdurun onu, " diye emretti. "abuk! ka
abilir. '

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The two men ran out of the room. After that the
noise stopped. The fat nan sat there. He did not
speak.
" So the warden is a prisoner," Hans said to
himself. "These men have shut him in that room.
The fat man won't let us go now because we know
this. We're his prisoners too. "
They were alone with the fat man. He was sitting
behind the table. This wa the moment to escape.
The man was not watching them.
But suddenly he looked up. "You can't escape, " he
said. "ne of my men is standing outside the door. "
"But what are you doing to the warden? " Hans
cried. "He's prisoner here. You can't do this to
him. "
"It's not your business," the fat man replied. "You
must stay here too. 1 can' t let you go. You'll talk
about this. "
He shouted to his men and they came into the room
again.
"Were these two boys alone?" he asked.

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.
ki adam odadan dar kotu. Ondan sonra grl
t durdu. iman adam orada oturdu. Konumad.
"Demek ki orman bekisi tutuklu," dedi Hans kendi
kendine. "Bu adamlar onu o odaya kapatmlar. Bu
nu bildiimiz iin iman adam bizi brakmayacak
tr imdi. Biz de onun tutuklularyz. "
iman adamla yalnz kalmlard. O masann arka
snda oturuyordu. Bu kama anyd. iman adam
onlar gzlemiyordu.
Fakat birdenbire ban kaldrp bakt. "Kaamaz
snz," dedi. "Adamlarmdan biri kapnn dnda
duruyor. "
"Fakat korucuya n e yapyorsunuz? " diye Hans ba
rd. "Burada tutuklu o. Bunu ona yapamazsnz. "
"Senin iin deil bu," diye cevaplad iman adam.
"Siz de burada kalmahsnz,Sizi brakamam. Bunu
anlatrsnz. "
Adamlarna bard ve onlar, yine odaya girdiler.
" Bu iki ocuk yalnz myd? " diye sordu.

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"We saw only these boys," one of the men replied .

" But how did they come here? " the fat man asked.
" Is there a village up the river? "
"Yes, there is," the man answered . "But it's a long
way from here and there isn't a path through the
forest. So they came by boat . "
"Go t o the .river and look," the fat man ordered .
"And if they have any friends, bring them here."
The man went out of the room. Then the fat man
turned to the second man. "Take the boys to the
cellar," he told him. "They can't escape from there."
The man led Hans and Kari to the cellar and open
ed the door.
"Take off your shoes, " he said. The boys took off
their shoes and gave them to the man. He laughed.
"lf you escape, you won't go far, " he said. Then
he pushed the boys into the cellar and shut the door.

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"Bu ocuklar grdk sadece," diye adamlardan biri

cevap verdi.
"Fakat buraya nasl geldiler?" diye iman adam
sordu. "Irman yukarsnda bir ky var m? "
"Evet, var," diye adam cevap verdi. "Fakat bura
dan hayli yoldur ve ormann iinden geen bir pati
ka yok. Bu yzden kaykla geldiler. "
" Irmaa git de bak," diye iman adam emretti.
"Ve arkadalar varsa eer onlar buraya getir. "
Adam odadan kt. O zaman iman adam ikinci
adama dnd. " ocuklar mahzene gtr," dedi
ona. "Oradan kaamazlar. "
Adam Hans ile Karl' mahzene gtrd v e kapy
at.
"Ayakkablarnz karn," dedi. ocuklar ayakka
blarn karp adama verdiler. O gld.
"Eer kaarsanz, uzaa gidemezsiniz," dedi. Son
ra ocuklar mahzenin iine itti ve kapy kapad.

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CHAPTER: 8

When Hans and Kari set off for the warden's house,
Otto went into the forest. He wanted to watch the
birds there. But he did not have a chance to watch
any birds. He too heard the noise of the plane.
"lt's the plane again," Otto said to himself. "lt's
very near here. " He ran through the trees and came
to the field. He could not see his friends but he saw
the plane. it flew over the field and it dropped a
red thing. A man ran from the house and picked
up the red thing. Then he went back to the house.
Otto saw ali this.
"But where are Hans and Kari?" he asked himself.
"Have they seen this? I'll cali them . "
H e was going to shout when he saw his friends. Two
men were ta.king them across the field. The men took
them into the house. Otto waited for his friends

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BLM: 8

Hans ile Kari korucunun evine gitmek zere yola

kt zaman Otto ormana girdi . Oradaki kular
seyretmek istiyordu. Fakat ku seyretmek frsat bu
lamad . O da uan grltsn duydu.
"Yine uak," dedi Otto kendi kendine. " Burann
pek yaknnda. ' ' Aalarn arasndan koarak geti
ve ayra geldi. Arkadalarn gremedi ama, ua
grd. ayrn zerinde uup krmz bir ey att.
Bir adam evden kotu ve krmz eyi yerden ald.
Sonra eve dnd. Otto btn bunlar grd.
"Fakat Hans ile Kari nerede? " diye kendi kendine
sordu. "Bunu grdler mi? Onlara sesleneceim. "
Barmak zereyken arkadalarn grd. ki adam
onlar ayrn br tarafna gtryordu . Adamlar
onlar eve soktu. Otto arkadalarn bekledi ama,

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but they did not come out again.

"They're in trouble," he thought. "1 must go. and
teli Elsa. They may need help. "
H e ran back t o the boat. H e was almost there. But
then he put his foot in a hole and fell down. He
stood up again but his foot hurt him very much.
But at Iast he reached the boat.
"What's the matter?" Elsa asked when she saw Otto.
She ran and helped him. "What's wrong with your
foot? "
"1 feII in a hole and hurt it, " Otto explained. "But
that's not important. Hans and Kari are in trouble.
Two men have taken them to the warden's house.
1 waited but they did not come out again."

"Are you certain that they are in trouble?" Elsa

asked . "Perhaps the men are the warden's friends. "
Otto told her about the plane and the red thing.
"I may be wrong," he said. " But listen, 1 have an
idea. We can bide here and watch. If Hans and Kari
are in trouble, they won't come bac\< and perhaps

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tekrar dar kmad onlar.

" Balar dertte, " diye dnd. "Gidip Elsa'ya an
latmalym. Yardma ihtiyalar olabilir . ' '
Tekrar kaya kotu. Neredeyse oraya varmt. Fa
kat o srada aya bir ukura girince dt. Yine
kalkt fakat aya pek ok acyordu. Fakat sonun
da kaya ulat.
Otto'yu grnce Elsa sordu, "Ne var? " Koup ona
yardm etti. "Ayana ne oldu?"
"Bir ukura dp incittim, " diye Otto aklad.
"Fakat bu nemli deil._ Hans ile Karl'n ba dert
te. ki adam onlar korucunun evine gtrd . Bek
ledim ama, tekrar kmadlar. ' '
"Balarnn dertte olduundan emil'l misin?" diye El
sa sordu. "Belki de bu adamlar korucunun arkada
lardr. ' '
Otto ona uaktan ve krmz eyden bahsetti.
"Yanlabilirim, " dedi. "Fakat dinle, bir fikrim var.
Biz buraya saklanp gzleyebiliriz. Eer Hans ile
Karl'n ba dertteyse dnmeyeceklerdir ve belki de

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the men will come here. "

Elsa and Otto hid behind some bushes. They waited .
Soon a man came down the patl . He ran to the
boat and looked at it. Then he turned and went
back to the house.
"1 was right," Otto said. "They are in trouble. We
must get help. "

" We can take the boat and go down the river," Elsa
said.
" No, we can't do that," Otto said. "The men in
the house will miss it. But we can take the warden's
boat. That is lighter and it will go quickly. Our boat
is heavy. "
"Listen," Elsa said. "You go for help. You've hurt
your foot but you can take the boat down the river.
I'll stay here. I 'll stay in the forest and watch the
house. "
"All right, " Otto said. "But take care. Don't go
near the house . "
Elsa pushed the warden's boat into the river. She
put a bag of food and a blanket in the boat. Then
she helped Otto to get in. Otto waved goodbye and
set off down the river .

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adamlar buraya gelecektir. "

Elsa ile Otto birka alnn arkasna sakland. Bek
lediler. ok gemeden bir adam patikadan iniyor
du. Kaya kotu ve ona bakt. Sonra dnd ve
tekrar eve gitti.
"Haklymm," dedi Otto. " Balar dertte. Yardm
almalyz. "
" Sandal alp rmaktan aaya inebiliriz," dedi El
sa.
"Hayr, bunu yapamayz, " dedi Otto. "Evdeki
adamlar yokluunu farkeder. Fakat korucunun ka
yn alabiliriz. O daha hafiftir ve abuk gidecek
tir. Bizim kaymz ar . ' '
" Dinle," dedi Elsa, "Sen yardm iin git. Ayan
incittin ama, sandal rmaktan aaya indirebilirsin.
Ben burada kalacam . Ormanda kalp evi gzetle
yeceim . "
"Peki," dedi Otto. " Fakat dikkat et. Eve yakla
ma. "
Elsa korucunun kayn rmaa itti. Bir yiyecek tor
basyla bir battaniye koydu sandala. Sonra Otto'
nun binmesine yardm etti. Otto elini sallayarak veda
etti ve rmaktan aaya doru yolland.

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Elsa went back to the boat again and took out her
bag. She wanted to take her blankets, but she
thought. " If 1 take the blankets, the men will notice
it . " So she left the blankets in the boat. She put
her bag in some bushes . Then she hid herself and
waited.
in the afternoon, two men came. They took the
bags and blankets from the boat. They pulled the
boat out of the water and carried it to the house.
Then they came back and took the bags and the
blankets .
Elsa stayed for a long time in the bushes. it was
almost night.
" l'll go to the field now, " she said to herself . "1
can watch the house from there."
A light was burning in the house. Elsa sat and
watched. Then the light went out and the house was
dark.

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Elsa tekrar kaya gitti ve torbasn ald. Battaniye

sini de almak istedi ama, yle dnd: "Battani
yeleri alrsam adamlar farkna varr. " Bylece
battaniyeleri sandalda brakt. Torbasn allklarn
iine koydu. Sonra saklanp bekledi.
leden sonra iki adam geldi. antalar ve battani
yeleri sandaldan aldlar. Kay ekip sudan kara
rak eve tadlar. Sonra geri dnp antalarla
battaniyeleri aldlar.
Elsa uzun bir sre allklarda kald. Neredeyse ge
ceydi.
"ayra gideyim imdi," dedi kendi kendine. "Evi
oradan gzetleyebilirim . ' '
Evde bir k yanyordu. Elsa oturup seyretti . Son
ra ,k snd ve ev karanlk oldu.

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CH4PTER: 9

There was not much light in the cellar, so Hans and

Kari could not see well . They sat down for a time.
"The man has locked the door," Hans said. "He's
locked it and we can't esape. "
"But there is a window," Kari said.
The window was small and it was high in the wall.
" l'm not very heavy, " Kari continued . "Let me
stand on your shoulders. Perhaps 1 can reach the
window. ' '
Kari climbed o n Hans' shoulders. " 1 can reach it, "
he said, "but there are iron hars across it . We can't
get through iron hars . "
Kari climbed down from Hans' shoulders. The boys
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BLM: 9

Mahzende fazla k yoktu, bu yzden Hans ile Kari

iyi gremiyordu. Bir sre oturdular.
"Adam kapy kilitlemi," dedi H ans. "Onu kilit
lemi ve biz de kaamayz. "
..

"Fakat bir pencere var," dedi Krl.

Pencere ufak ve duvarda yksekteydi.
"Ben pek ar deilim," diye Kari devam etti.
"Omuzlarnn zerinde duraym. Pencereye belki ye
tiebilirim. "
Kari, Hans 'n omuzlarna kt. "Yetiebiliyorum
ona," dedi . "Fakat zerinde demir ubuklar var.
Demir ubuklar arasndan geemeyiz. "
Kari Hans'n omuzlarndan indi. ocuklar ye67

sat on the ground and talked .

"We're prisoners," Hans said, "and there's no way
out of here. But they haven't caught Otto and Elsa,
so we have a chance. ' '
"Where's the nearest village?" Kari asked. "Do you
remember?"
"There's a village down the river, " Hans answered,
"but it'sabout twenty-five miles from here. If Ot
to and Elsa have the boat, they can bring help. But
it will take a day or two. And perhaps the men have
taken our boat . "
in the evening, a man brought them some food. A
second man stood near the cellar door, so the boys
could not escape. The man put the food down and
went out. He locked the cellar door again and went
off.
Night came. it was quiet in the house. Hans and
Kari were tired, but they could not sleep because
it was cold in the cellar. Then they heard a noise
outside the window.
" What's that?" Hans asked. "Did you hear a
noise? "
"Yes," Kari answered. "it may be an animal.

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re oturup konutular.
"Biz tutukluyuz, " dedi Hans. "Ve buradan hibir
k yolu yok. Fakat Otto ile Elsa'y yakalamam
lar, bu yzden bir ansa sahibiz. "
"En yakn ky nerede? " diye Kari sordu. "Hatrl
yor musun?"
"Irman aasnda bir ky var, " diye cevaplad
Hans. "Fakat buradan yirmi be mil (40 kilometre)
kadar tededir. Eer Otto ile Elsa kaya sahipse
yardm getirebilirler. Fakat bu bir iki gn srebilir.
Ve belki de adamlar kaymz almlardr. "
Akamleyin bir adam onlara biraz yiyecek getirdi.
Bir ikinci adam mahzen kapsnda durdu, bylece
ocuklar kaamayacakt. Adam yiyecei brakt ve d
ar kt. Yine mahzen kapsn kilitledi ve uzak
lat.
Gece oldu. Ev sessizdi. Hans ile Kari yorgundu. Fa
kat mahzen souk olduundan uyuyamyorlard.
Sonra pencere dnda bir ses duydular.
"O nedir? " diye sordu Hans. "Bir grlt iittin
mi?"
"Evet , " diye cevaplad Kari, "Bir hayvan ola-

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Or perhaps one of the men is outside the window. "

Then they heard the noise again.
"Who's there?" Hans called.
" lt's me, Elsa" a voice answered. The boys could
see a dark shape at the window. it was Elsa's face.
"Where are you? " Elsa asked. "1 can't see you . "
"We're down here," Hans answered . "They've lock
ed us in the cellar. Speak quietly, or the men may
hear you. What are you doing here? Why haven't
you gone for help? "
"Otto has gone," Elsa explained. "He hurt his foot,
but he has taken the warden's boat. How can 1 help
you? "
" it isn't possible," Hans told her. "Th(.:y ' "e lock
ed the door and the window has iron bars across
it. So we can't escape. "
"Where's the warden?" Elsa asked. " I s h e i n the
house? "
"Yes, he's in one of the rooms," Hans told her
" But he's a prisoner, like us. You must not stay

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bilir. Ya da belki adamlardan biri pencere dnda

dr."
Sonra grlty tekrar duydular.
"Kim var orada?" diye Hans seslendi.
"Benim, Elsa," diye bir ses cevap verdi. ocuklar
pencerede karanlk bir ekil grebildiler. Bu, Elsa'
nn yzyd.
" Neredesiniz?" diye Elsa sordu. "Sizi gremiyo
rum. "
"Biz burada aadayz," diye cevaplad .Hans. "Bizi
mahzene kilitlediler. Yava konu, yoksa adamlar se
ni iitebilir. Burada ne yapyorsun? Yard!m iin ni
ye gitmedin? "
"Otto gitti , " di_ye aklad Elsa. "Ayan incitti
ama, korucunun kayn ald. Size nasl yardm ede
bilirim? ' '
" Mmkn deil, " dedi Hans ona. "Kapy kilitle
diler ve pencere zerinde de demir parmaklklar var.
Bu yzden kaamayz. ' '
" Korucu nerede?" diye Elsa sordu. "Evin iinde
mi?"
"Evet, odalarn birinde," dedi Hans ona. "Fakat o
da bizim gibi tutuklu. Burada kalmamalsn. Git
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here. Go and hide, or they will catch you too . "

"The iron bars aren't very thick," Elsa said. "Shall
1 go and look for a rope? Y ou can tie the rope to
the bars and perhaps you can move them . "
"All right. Look for a rope," Hans said. "But take
care. And don't make any noise. "
Elsa returned after a few minutes. "I've found a
rope," she said. She tied one end to a bar. Then
she threw the rope to the boys. They pulled hard
but they could not move the iron bar.
"We can't do it," Hans said.' "Now listen to me,
Elsa. Take the rope and go back to the forest. Stay
there and wait for Otto. Don't come near the house
again."
Elsa took the rope but she did not go back to the
forest. She stayed near the house, but the boys could
not hear her.
"She's gone, " Hans said. "I hope that they don't
find her."

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saklan yoksa seni de yakalayacaklar."

"Demir ubuklar pek kaln deil, " dedi Elsa. "Gi
dip bir ip arayaym m? pi ubuklara balayabilir
siniz ve onlar kprdatabilirsiniz belki. "
"Peki. Bir ip ara," dedi Hans. "Fakat dikkat et.
Ve hi grlt yapma. "
Elsa birka dakika sonra dnd. "Bir ip buldum, "
dedi. Bir ucunu ubua balad. Sonra ipi ocukla
ra att. Sk ektiler, fakat demir ubuu oynatama
dlar.
"Yapamyoruz, " dedi Hans. "imdi dinle beni, El
sa. pi al ve ormana dn. Orada kalp Otto'yu bek
le. Tekrar eve yaklama. "
Elsa ipi ald ama ormana dnmedi. Evin yaknnda
kald, fakat ocuklar onu duyamadlar.
"Gitmi," dedi Hans. "Onu bulamayacaklarm uma
rm . "

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CHAPTER: 10

Elsa wanted to free Hans and Kari. "1 must find

the warden, " sbe said to herself. "He'll be able to
help us . So 1 must go inside the house. "
Elsa walked round the house. She found a small
window at the back. She pushed it and it opened.
Elsa climbed through the window. Now she was in
side the house.
Elsa crept through the dark house. She was afraid
but she wanted to find the warden. She saw three
doors in front of her. The warden was behind one
of the doors.
"1 mustn't open the wrong door," she thought.
"The men will wake up and they'Il catch me. "

Then she saw a key i n one of the doors. "They've

locked this door," she said to herself, "so the
warden is in this room. " She turned the key quietly.

BLM: 10

Elsa, Hans ile Karl' serbest brakmak istiyordu.

"Korucuyu bulmalym," dedi kendi kendine. "O
yardm edebilir bize. Bu yzden evin ierisine gir
meliyim. "
Elsa evin evresinde yrd. Geride ufak bir pen
cere buldu. Onu itti: ald. Elsa pencereden ie=iye
trmand. imdi evin ierisindeydi.
Elsa karanlk evin iine szld. Korkuyordu ama,
korucuyu bulmak istiyordu. nnde kap grd.
Korucu bu kaplardan birinin arkasndayd.
" Yanl kapy amamalym, "
' 'Adamlar uyanp beni yakalar. ' '

diye

dnd.

Sonra kaplarn birinde anahtar grd. " Bu kapy

kilitlemiler, " dedi kendi kendine. "Demek ki orman
bekisi bu odann iinde. " Anahtar usulca evirdi.

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Then she opened the door and crept into the room.
it was the right room. The warden was there. Elsa
closed the door behind her. The warden was on his
bed. There were ropes round his hands and feet.
There was a cloth across his mouth, so he could not
speak .
Elsa untied the cloth round the warden's mouth. But
she could not untie the ropes.
" it doesn't matter, " the warden said. " But who are
you? What are you doing here?"
Elsa told the warden her story. "They've locked the
boys in the cellar, " she explained. "1 want to free
them. 1 want to free you, too."
"You must leave me here," the warden told her.
"You can't untie these ropes and you can't cut
them. They're very thick. And if 1 escape, the men
will look for me."
"Have you a key of the cellar?" Elsa asked.
"The men have taken my keys," the warden replied.
"But listen. There's a small but behind the house.
There are some old keys in the but. One of them
is the cellar key. Take it and you can free your
friends . "

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Sonra kapy ap odann iine szld.

Doru odayd. Korucu oradayd. Elsa kapy arka
sndan kapad. Korucu yatandayd. El ve ayakla
rnda ipler vard. Aznda bir bez vard, bu yzden
konuamyordu.
Elsa korucunun azna bal bezi zd. Fakat ip
leri zemedi.
"Zarar yok, " dedi korucu. "Fakat siz kimsiniz?

Burada ne yapyorsunuz?"
Elsa korucuya hikayesini (olanlar) anlatt. "ocuk
lar mahzene kilitlediler," diye aklad. "Onlar kur
tarmak istiyorum. Sizi de kurtarmak istiyorum. "
"Beni burada b rakmalsnz," dedi korucu ona.
" Bu ipleri zemez, onlar kesemezsiniz. Pek kaln
drlar. Hem kaarsam adamlar beni arayacaktr. "
"Mahzen iin bir anahtarnz var m?" diye Elsa sor
du.
"Adamlar anahtarlarm almlar," diye cevap ver
di korucu. " Fakat dileyin. Evin arkasnda kk
bir kulbe var. Kulbede baz eski anahtarlar bulu
nuyor. Onlardan biri mahzen anahtardr. Onu aln
arkadalarnz serbest brakabilirsiniz. ' '

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Elsa thanked the warden.

"You must, go now," the warden told her . .
"Quickly, or the men may wake up. They mustn't
catch you here . "
Elsa tied the cloth across the warden's face. Tlien
she said goodbye and went out of the room. She
locked the door again. She was sorry to leave the
warden there.
Elsa climbed out of the small window and went in
to the garden. She found the but behind the ouse.
it was dark inside and she could not see well. But
at last she found the keys. She ran to the cellar
window.
"Hans, " she called. " Are you awake? "
The boys were almost asleep. "What do you want? "
Hans asked. "Go back to the forest and hide."
"I've got some keys," Elsa said. "ne of them may
open the cellar door . "
"Where did you get them? " Hans asked.
" Don't ask questions now, " Elsa answered. " I ' m
going t o throw the keys through the window. Catch
them . "

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Elsa korucuya teekkr etti.

"imdi gitmelisiniz," dedi korucu ona.
"abuk, yoksa adamlar uyanabilir. Sizi burada ya
kalamamallar.''
Elsa bezi korucunun yzne balad. Sonra hoa
kal dedi ve odadan kt. Kapy tekrar kilitledi. Ko
rucuyu orada brakt iin zgnd.
Elsa trmanp kk pencereden kt ve baheye gir
di. Evin arkasndai kulbeyi buldu. erisi karan
lkt ve iyi gremiyordu. Fakat sonunda anahtarlar
buldu. Mahzen penceresine kotu .
"Hans, " diye seslendi . ' 'Uyank msn? "
ocuklar neredeyse uykuya dalyordu. " Ne istiyor
sun?" diye Hans sordu. "Ormana dn ve saklan. "
" Birka anahtar var bende," dedi Elsa. "Onlardan
biri mahzen kapsn aabilir. "
"Onlar nereden aldn? " diye Hans sordu.
"imdi soru sorma," diye cevaplad Elsa. " Anah
tarlar pencereden ieri frlatacam. Yakala (tut) on
lar. "

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Elsa threw the keys between the bars and they fell
on the floor. Hans picked up the keys and crossed
to the cellar door. At !ast, he found the right key
and opened the door.
"There's a small window at the back," Elsa told
them. "The men are asleep but go quietly. "
Hans and Kari went out o f the cellar. Hans Iocked
the door behind him. ' 'They'll come in the morn
ing and the cellar will be empty, " he said. "They
won't be able to understand it . "
The boys crept through the house. They found the
small window. Elsa was standing outside. Kari
climbed through the window. He was thin, so it was'
easy for him . But it was not easy for Hans, because
he was bigger.
"I don't think that 1 can climb through the win
dow ," he said . "1 must find a different way . "
"We'll pull you, " Kari said .
So Hans put his head and arms through the win
dow and Elsa and Kari pulled him . At !ast, Hans
was through the window.
Then they saw a light in the house. ne of the
men was awake and he was walking through the

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Elsa anahtarlar demirlerin arasndan att ve onlar

yere dt. Hans anahtarlar yerden ald ve mahzen
kapsna geti. Sonunda doru anahtar bulup kapy
at.
"Arkada kk bir pencere var," dedi Elsa onlara.
"Adamlar uykuda ama sessizce gidi n . "
Hans ile Kar mahzenden kt. Hans arkasndan
kapy kilitledi. " Sabahleyin gelecekler ve mahzen
bo olacak, " dedi. "Bunu anlayamayacaklar. "
ocuklar evin iine szldler. Kk pencereyi
buldular. Elsa darda duruyordu. Kar trmanp
pencereden geti. Zayft, bu yzden onun iin kolay
oldu. Fakat Hans iin kolay olmad, o daha bykt
nk.
' 'Trmanp pencereden geebileceimi sanmyorum, ' '
dedi. " Deiik bir yol bulmalym ...
'

"Seni ekeriz, " dedi Kari.

Bylece Hans ban ve kollarn pencereden geir
di, Elsa ile Kari da onu ekti. Sonunda Hans -pen
cereden gemiti.
Sonra evde bir k grdler. Adamlardan biri uyan-

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house. He had a light in his hand.

"Lie down," Hans said quietly, "and don't move.
But if the man opens the door, run . "
They lay o n the ground and waited. A t last the light
went out -and the house was dark again.
"Perhaps he went to the warden's room, " Hans
said. "But he's gone to bed now. "
They got u p and crept out of the garden. Then they
ran into the forest. They ran a long way from the
house.

CHAPTER: 1 1

i t was afternoon when Otto left Elsa. He set off

in the warden's boat . He liked the boat because it
was light and moved quickly.
' 'Perhaps 1 can reach the village before evening, "
he said t o himsel(. But h e had n o map and h e was
not certain .
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m evin iinde yryordu. Elinde bir k vard.

" Yere yat , " dedi Hans usulca, "ve kprdama. Fa
kat adam kapy aarsa eer, ko . "
Yere yatp beklediler. Sonunda k snd ve ev yi
ne karanlkt.
" Belki de korucunun odasna gitti," dedi Hans.
"Fakat imdi yatt. "
Kalkp baheden darya szldler. Sonra orma
nn iine kotular. Evden hayli uzaa kotular.

BLM: 1 1

Otto Elsa'dan ayrldnda le sonrasyd . Korucu

nun kayyla yola kt. Hafif olduu ve abuk ha
reket ettii iin kay beendi .
" Belki de akamdan nce kye varabilirim," dedi
kendi kendine. Fakat haritas yoktu ve emin deil
di.
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His foot hurt him and he felt a lot of pain. He put

his leg in the cold water .. The pain stopped for a
time but it came back again.
The sun was already going down. "l'm not going
to stop yet," Otto said. He paddled quickly. Then
he noticed some rocks in the river. There were a Iot
of these and the boat almost bit one.
" I 'll have to stop soon," Otto thought. "The boat
may bit a rock in the dark. "
So he found a place and tied the boat up. H e had
some food but he did not light a fire because he
was tired. He put his blanket round him and lay
on the ground. He was soon asleep . ut he had bad
dreams in the night.
in his dream the plane was following him. He was
in his boat and the plane was flying over him. He
could not escape.
When he woke up, his leg hurt him. The pain was
very bad. it was not easy to get up. But he pulled
himself into the boat and set off down the river.
He had to take care because there were stili rocks
in the river. it was hard work, but the boat did not
bit any rocks.

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Aya acyor ve hayli ac duyuyordu. Bacan so

uk suyun iine koydu. Ac bir sre kesildi, fakat
yine balad.
Gne alalmaya balamt bile. "Henz durmaya
cam," dedi Otto. Hzla krek ekti. Sonra nehir
de birka kaya gzne arpt. Bunlardan bir sr
vard ve kayk neredeyse birine arpyordu.
"ok gemeden durmak zorunda kalacam, " diye
dnd Otto. "Kayk karanlkta bir kayaya arpa
bilir. "
Bylece bir yer buldu v e sandal balad. Biraz bir
eyler yedi, fakat yorgun olduu iin ate yakmad.
Battaniyesine sarld ve yere uzand. ok gemeden
uykuya dalmt. Fakat geceleyin kt ryalar gr
d.
Ryasnda uak onu izliyordu. O kayndayd ve
uak zerinde uuyordu. Kaamyordu.
Uyand zaman baca acd. Sz pek fenayd.
Kalkmak kolay deildi, fakat kendisini kaya ek
ti ve rman aasna doru yola kt. Irmakta
hala kayalar bulunduundan dikkat etmesi gereki
yordu. Zor iti, fakat kayk hibir kayaya arpmad.

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After a few miles the river was clear again. But

there was no sign of the village. The sun was very
hot and Otto felt sick. His head was going round
and round, so he lay down in the boat and rested.
His boat floated on down the river.
When he opened his eyes, the village was near. He
could see all the houses but he could not see any
people. He wanted to land now. He put out his
hand for the paddle but it was not in the boat.
"l lost it while l was resting," Otto thought. "What
shall 1 do now? 1 can't see any people and the boat
is floating past the village. 1 can't stop it. "
Otto sat up i n the boat and shouted. At !ast a man
came out of his house. Otto waved to him and
shouted, "Help me. l've lost my paddle and 1 can't
stop the boat . "
" Don't b e afraid," the man said. " 1'11 get m y boat
and follow you . "
Otto !ay i n the boat and waited. H e was already
past the village. Then the man came in his boat. He
tied a rope to Otto's boat and in this way he pull
ed it to the bank. The man helped Otto to get

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Birka mil (kilometre) sonra rmak yine akt (te

mizdi). Fakat kyden eser yoktu. Gne ok .scakt
ve Otto hastaland. Ba dnyor, dnyordu . Bu
yzden kayn iine uzanp dinlendi. Kay rmak
tan aaya doru yzmeye devam etti.
Gzlerini at zaman ky yaknndayd. Btn ev
leri gryordu ama, kimseyi gremiyordu . imdi ya
namak istiyordu. Kree elini uzatt, fakat kaykta
deildi o .
"Dinlenirken onu kaybettim," diye dnd Otto.
"imdi ne yapacam? Hi kimseyi gremiyorum ve
kayk yzerek ky geiyor. Ben onu durduramyo
rum. "
Otto kayn iinde dikilip oturdu ve bard. Sonun
da bir adam evinden kt. Otto ona el sallad ve
bard: " Bana yardm edin. Kreimi kaybettim ve
kay durduramyorum. "
"Korkma, " dedi adam. "Kaym alr seni izlerim."
Otto kayn iinde yatp bekledi . imdiden ky
gemiti. Sonra adam (kayyla) kayk iinde geldi.
Otto'nun sandalna bir ip balad ve bu ekilde onu
kyya ekti. Adam Otto'nun kayktan inmesine

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out of his boat and took him to his house.

"Lie down on the bed, " he said. "l ' ll go and get
the doctor. "
When the doctor came, h e first looked at Otto's
foot.
" Does it hurt you very much?" he asked Otto.
Otto wanted to answer the doctor but he could not
speak. His head was going round and round. The
doctor put his hand on Otto's face.
"This boy is very sick," he said. "He needs a good
rest . "
The doctor took some medicine from his bag and
put it in a glass. Then he made Otto drink the
medicine.
"The boy will sleep now," he said to the man.
"Cali me when he wakes up. "

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yardm etti ve onu evine gtrd .

"Yataa uzan," dedi. "Gidip doktoru getireyim . "
Doktor geldii zaman nce Otto'nun ayana bak
t.
" Pek ok acyor mu?' diye Otto'ya sordu.
Otta doktora cevap vermek istedi ama konuama
d. Ba dnyor, dnyordu. Doktor elini Otto'
nun yzne koydu.
" Bu ocuk ok hasta, " dedi. " yi bir dinlenmeye
ihtiyac var . ' '
Doktor antasndan bir miktar ila alp onu bir bar
daa koydu. Sonra Otto'ya ilac iirdi.
"ocuk imdi uyuyacak, " dedi adama. "Uyannca
beni arn. "

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CHAPTER: 12

Hans, Kari and Elsa spent the night in the forest.

They could not sleep because it was cold. At last
the sun came up.
' 'The men will soon know that we are not in the
cellar," Hans said. "Perhaps they will look for us.
We must take care . "
"What happened to our boat?" Kari asked Elsa.
"Two men came and carried it to the house," Elsa
replied. "They took our bags and blankets too. But
first 1 took my bag and hid it in the bushes. lt's
near the boat . "
"Then we must go and get it," Hans said.
They made their way through the forest. it was stili
early but they took a lot of care. But there was no
sign of the men. At !ast they reached the river and
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BLM: 12

Hans, Kari ve Elsa geceyi ormanda geirdi. Souk

olduu iin uyuyamadlar. Sonunda gne yksel
di.
"Adamlar yaknda mahzende bulunmadmz
renecekler," dedi Hans. " Bizi arayacaklar belki.
Dikkat etmeliyiz. "
"Kaymza ne oldu?" diye Kar, Elsa'ya sordu.
" ki adam gelip onu eve tad, " diye cevaplad El
sa. "antalarmz ve battaniyelerimizi de aldlar.
Fakat ben nce torbam alp allarn iine sakladm .
Sandaln yaknndadr.''
"yleyse gidip onu alalm ," dedi Hans.
Ormandan getiler. Hiila erkendi ama ok dikkat et
tiler. Fakat adamlardan iz yoktu. Sonunda rmaa

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they could see the motor boat.

"Where did you put the bag? " Hans asked Elsa.
"Show me and 1 'il get it. "
" i n those bushes over there, " Elsa answered . She
pointed to some big bushes near the bank. "Let me
go. 1 know the place. "
"No, I 'll go," Hans told her. "You stay here . "
"Wait," Kari said. " 1 think that there's a man on
the boat."
Ka_rl was right. They could see a man on the boat .
He was cleaning it.
"We'll have to wait," Hans said. "The man won't
stay there ali day. When he goes, I 'll run and get
the bag. "
The man worked for an hour. After that, he sat on
the bank and rested . He was not far from the
children. Then, a second man came from the house.
He was running down the patl.
"Those boys have escaped from the cellar," he
shouted. "We must go and look for them. "
"They can't go far, " the first man answered . He
got up. "There isn't a way through the forest and

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ulatlar ve motoru grebiliyorlard.

"Torbay nereye koydun? " diye Hans, Elsa'ya sor
du. "Gster bana, alaym. "
"Oradaki allarn iinde , " diye cevaplad Elsa. K
y yaknndaki baz byk allar iaret etti. "Ben
gideyim. Yerini biliyorum. "
"Hayr, ben gideceim," dedi Hans ona. "Sen bu
rada kal . "
"Bekle , " dedi Kari. "Teknede bir adam var, san
rm . "
Kari haklyd. Teknede bir adam grebiliyorlard.
Onu temizliyordu.
"Beklemek zorunda kalacaz, " dedi Hans, "adam
tm gn kalmayacak orada. Gittii zaman koar
antay alrm. "
Adam bir saat alt. Ondan sonra kyda oturup
dinlendi. ocuklardan uzakta deildi. Sonra bir ikin
ci adam evden geldi. Patikadan aaya kouyordu.
"O ocuklar mahzenden kamlar," diye bard.
"Gidip aramalyz onlar. "
"Uzaa gidemezler, " diye birinci adam cevap ver
di. Ayaa kalkt. "Orman iinden geen bir yol yok,

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they haven't any shoes. "

"Where does this patl go? " the second man ask
ed, pointing down the river.
"Oh, only a few miles along the river bank," the
first man replied. "Perhaps they have followed it.
We can go and see. But don't be afraid. They can't
escape. The nearest village is twenty-five miles from
here . "
The two men set off down the patl. Hans waited.
Then he ran to the bushes and got the bag of food.
Then they went back into the forest. They found
a place among some bushes and ate their food. At
noon the plane came again. it flew over the trees,
but they could not see it. After that the plane flew
off and the forest was quict again.

CHAPTER: 13

Otto drank the medicine and he slcpt ;ll day. When

he woke up it was evening. He could hear the noise
of a storm outside. it was raining hard and there
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hem ayakkablar da yok. "

" Bu patika nereye gider? " diye ikinci adam rma
n aasn iaret ederek sordu.
"0, rmak kys boyunca yalnzca birka kilomet
re, " diye birinci adam cevaplad. "Onu izlemiler
dir belki. Gidip grebiliriz. Fakat korkma. Kaamaz
lar. En yakn ky buradan yirmi be mil (krk kilo
metre)dir. ' '

ki adam patikadan aaya yola koyuldular. Hans

bekledi. Sonra allara kotu ve yiyecek torbasn al
d. Sonra ormana dndler. Baz allklarn arasnda
bir yer bulup yiyeceklerini yediler. leyin uak yi
ne geldi. Aalarn zerinde utu, fakat onu gre
_
mediler. Bundan sonra uak uup gitti; orman yine
sessizdi.

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Otto ilac iti ve tm gn uyudu. Uyandnda ak

amd. Darda bir firtnann grltsn iitebili95

was a strong wind.

"Where an I?" Otto asked hinself. He had a lit
tle pain in his foot but he did not feel sick. "What
an 1 doing in this roon?" Then he renenbered.
His friends were prisoners in the forest and they
needed help.
Otto shouted and the nan cane into the roon . He
put on the light.
"Ah, you're awake now," he said. "How do you
feel? You were very sick this norning, so the doc
tor gave you sone nedicine. "
But Otto was not listening .
" Is there a policenan in the village? " he asked. " 1
nust speak t o hin. M y friends are prisoners i n the
forest. "
" 1'11 bring the policenan," the nan said. "And the
doctor. He's an inportant nan in the village and
he'll be able to help. "

" Please b e quick," Otto begged hin.

The nan cane back soon. The policenan and the
doctor were with hin. They took off their wet coats
and sat near Otto's bed.
"Teli us your story then," the doctor said.
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yordu. iddetli yamur yayordu ve kuvvetli bir

rzgar vard .
"Neredeyim? " diye kendi kendine sordu Otto. Aya
nda biraz ac vard ama, hasta deildi. " Bu oda
da ne yapyorum?" Sonra hatrlad. Arkadalar
ormanda tutukluydu ve yardma ihtiyalar vard.
Otto bard ve adam odaya girdi. I yakt.
"A, demek uyanksn imdi , " dedi. " Nasl hissedi
yorsun kendini? Bu sabah ok hastaydn, bu yz
den doktor sana biraz ila verdi . "
Fakat Otto dinlemiyordu.
"Kyde polis var m?" diye sordu. "Onunla konu
malym . Arkadalarm ormanda tutukludur . "
"Polisi getireyim," dedi adam. "Ve doktoru da.
Kyde nemli bir kiidir ve yardm dokunabilir."
"Ltfen, abuk olun, " diye Otto ona rica etti.
Adam ok gemeden geri dnd. Polis ile doktor
beraberindeydi. Islak paltolarn karp Otto'nun ya
ta yanna oturdular.
"yleyse , anlat hikayeni bize , " dedi doktor.

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Otto spoke for a long time. He told them about the

journey down the river. He told them about th.e
plane and the men in the warden's house.
"My friends are prisoners," Otto said . "Perhaps
Elsa is a prisoner too. How can we save them?"
The .!loctor asked Otto some questions. Then he
turned to the policeman. "We must telephone the
town and get help," he said.
"We can't telephone," the policeman answered.
"The storm has broken the telephone line. They
won't mend the !ine before tomorrow."
"We can't wait," the doctor said. "We must go
ourselves when the storm stops. 1 have a motor boat
and there are good men in the village."
Otto was listening. " 1 want to come too," he said.
"Don't leave me here. 1 can show you the place."
" Does your foot still hurt you?" the doctor asked.
He looked at Otto's foot. "Yes, you can come with
us. But you must stay in the boat. Your foot is stili
bad and you won't be able to walk."

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Otto uzun bir sre konutu. Irman aasna do

ru yaplan yolculuu anlatt onlara . Onlara ua ve
korucunun evindeki adamlar anlatt.
"Arkadalarm tutuklud1r," dedi Otto. "Belki El
sa da tutukludur. Onlar nasl kurtarabiliriz? "
Doktor Otto'ya baz sorular sordu. Sonra polise dn
d. " Kasabaya telefon edip yardm almalyz," dedi.
"Telefon edemeyiz," diye cevaplad polis. "Frtna
telefon hattn kopard . Yarndan nce hatt onar
mazla:r . "
"Bekleyemeyiz," dedi doktor. "Frtna durduu za
man biz kendimiz gitmeliyiz. Bir motorum var ve
kyde de iyi adamlar var . ' '
Otto dinliyordu. "Ben d e gelmek istiyorum , " dedi.
"Beni burada brakmayn. Yeri size gsterebilirim. "
"Ayan hala acyor mu?" diye doktor sordu. Ot
to'nun ayana bakt. "Evet, bizimle birlikte gele
bilirsin. Fakat teknede kalmalsn. Ayan hala kt
ve yryemezsin."

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After that the doctor gave Otto some medicine .

Then the men left him. The policeman went into the
village. He was Iooking for help. He went to many
houses and at !ast he found four men. They were
ready to come with him .
The doctor went to his boat . He worked there and
soon the boat was ready. The policeman and his
men alsa came to the boat . But the starn continued
and they had to wait .
At Iast, the starn stopped .
"We can Ieave now," the doctor said. "We'll reach
the place in the morning. Will two of you go and
bring Otta here? "
The policeman and one of his men brought Otto
from the house. Then they ali got on the boat.
The boat moved up the river. it was stili dark, but
there was a big light on the boat. it shone on the
water. When the light shone, they could see the
river.
"There are some big rocks in the river," Otto said
to the dctor.
"I know the river well, " the doctor said . "But we'll
take care. "

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Bundan sonra doktor Otto'ya biraz ila verdi. Son

ra adamlar yanndan ayrldlar. Polis kye gitti. Yar
dm aryordu. Birok eve gitti ve sonunda drt adam
buldu. Onunla birlikte gelmeye hazrdlar.
Doktor teknesine gitti. Orada alt ve ok geme
den tekne hazrd . Polis ve adamlar da tekneye gel
diler. Fakat frtna devam ediyordu ve beklemek
zorunda kaldlar.
Sonunda frtna durdu .
"imdi hareket edebiliriz," dedi doktor. "O yere sa
bahleyin ulaacaz. kiniz gidip Otto'yu buraya ge
tirir misiniz? "
Polisle adamlarndan biri Otto'yu evden getirdi. Son
ra onlarn hepsi tekneye bindi.
Tekne rman yukarsna doru gitti. Hala karan
lkt ama teknede koca bir k vard . Su zerinde
parlyordu . Ik parlaynca rma grebiliyorlard.
Otta, doktora, "Irmakta birka kocaman kaya var,"
dedi.
"Irma iyi bilirim," dedi doktor. "Fakat dikkat
edeceiz. "

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Otto was happy now. He was bringing help to his

friends.

CHAPTER: 14

The two boys and Elsa were stili in the forest . They
did not go near the house and they did not see the
men again. it was a warm day and they were tired,
so they slept.
it was dark when Hans woke up . "Has Otto reach
ed the village yet?" he asked himself . " If he's
already there, he will soon bring help. They may
come in the morning . "
Then the storm began . Kari and Elsa woke up too.
They were ali hungry, so they ate some food. For
a time they were dry under the bushes, but then the
rain came through the leaves. At !ast the storm stop
ped. "We can't sleep here, " Hans said. "The
ground is wet now."

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Otta imdi mutluydu. Arkadalarna yardm getiri

yordu.

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ki ocukla Elsa halii ormandayd. Eve yaklamad

lar ve adamlar tekrar grmediler. Ilk bir gnd ve
yorgundular; bylece uyudular.
Hans uyand zaman karanlkt. "Otto kye vard
m imdi?" diye kendi kendine sordu. "Eer imdi
den oradaysa, yaknda yardm getirir. Sabahleyin ge
lebilirler. "
Sonra frtna balad. Kari ile Elsa da uyand. Hep
si ackmt, bu yzden bireyler yediler. Bir sre a
llarn altnda kuruydular, fakat sonra yamur
yapraklarn arasndan girdi. Sonunda frtna durdu.
"Burada uyuyamayz," dedi Hans . "Yer slak im
di . "

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"Can't we go down the river bank? " Elsa asked.

"We can follow that patl. If a boat comes, we'll
see it. "
"That's a good idea," Hans said. " But we must
watch the river or we may miss the boat . "
They went past the field. They wanted t o have a
look at the house. A light was stili burning there.
Then they went to the river. They found the patl
and followed it. it went along the bank of the river.
But it was not a good patl. There were thick bushes
across it. They watched the river, but there was no
sign of a boat.
At last they reached the end of the patl and they
had to stop. But there was a big tree near the river
bank and it was dry there.
"We've come about four miles, " Hans said. " lt's
late now and the men in the house are asleep. Look
under the trees and find some dry wood. Then we
can Iight a fire . "
At last they found enough wood and they Iit a fire.
"I'II watch while you rest," Hans said. "Then I'll
wake Kari and he can watch . "
S o Elsa and Kari lay down near the fire and slept.

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" Irmak kysndan aaya inemez miyiz'?" diye El

sa sordu. " Patikay izleyebiliriz. Eer bir kayk ge
lirse onu grrz. "
" Bu iyi bir fikir, " dedi Hans. "Fakat rma g
zetlemeliyiz, yoksa kay karabiliriz. "
Tarlay geip gittiler. Eve bir gz atmak istediler.
Orada hala bir k yanyordu. Ondan sonra rma
a gittiler. Patikay bulup onu izlediler. Irmak ky
s boyunca gidiyordu . Fakat iyi bir patika deildi.
zerinde sk allklar vard. Irma gzetlediler, fa
kat kayktan eser yoktu.
Sonunda patikann ucuna ulatlar ve dur:nak zorun
da kaldlar. Fakat rmak kys yaknnda koca bir
aa vard ve oras kuruydu .
"Drt mil (alt kilometre) kadar geldik," dedi Hans.
" ' imdi ge oldu ve evdeki adamlar uykudalar.
Aalarn altna bakn ve kuru odun bulun biraz.
O zaman. bir ate yakabiliriz. "
Sonunda yeterince odun buldular ve bir ate yakt
lar.
"Siz dinlenirken, ben gzetleyeceim," dedi Hans.
"Sonra Karl' uyandrrm ve o gzetleyebilir . "
Bylece Elsa ile Kar atein yanna uzanp uyudu.

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Hans watched the river. He got some wood and put

it on the fire. Then he woke Kari.
" Is there any sign of the boat?" Kari asked.
" Not yet," Hans told him. " But it's almost morn
ing. Perhaps the boat will come then . "
Kari watched but stili the boat did not come. He
was tired but he did not wake Elsa. At last he heard
a noise. it was the noise of an engine. A boat was
coming up the river.
Kari ran and woke Hans: Elsa woke up too. They
stood on the river bank and waited. The boat was
very near now. Then they saw the light from the
boat. it was shining on the water.
"They've come," Hans said. "He shouted to the
men in the boat. The doctor stopped the boat and
turned the light on the bank.
Otto could see his friends on the bank. "They're my
friends," he said to the doctor. He called to them.
The doctor brought the boat near the bank and he
and the policeman landed.
"We escaped from the cellar, " Hans explained .

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Hans rma gzetledi. Biraz odun alp atee koy

du. Sonra Karl' uyandrd .
"Kayktan eser var m?" diye Kari sordu.
"Henz deil, " dedi Hans ona. "Fakat neredeyse
sabah oluyor. Belki kayk o zaman gelecek. "
Kari gzetledi, fakat kayk hala gelmedi. Yorgundu
ama, Elsa'y uyandrmad. Sonunda bir grlt iitti.
Motor grltsyd. Irmaktan yukar bir tekne
kyordu.
Kari kotu ve Hans' uyandrd. Elsa da uyand. Ne
hir kysnda durdular ve beklediler. Tekne imdi ok
yakndayd. Sonra tekneden byk grdler.
Suyun zerinde parlyordu.
"Geldiler, " dedi Hans. Teknedeki adamlara bar
d. Doktor tekneyi durdurdu ve kyya evirdi.
Otto kydaki arkadalarn grebiliyordu. "Onlar ar
kadalarmdr," dedi doktora. Onlara seslendi.
Doktor tekneyi kyya yaklatrd ve onunla polis ka
raya kt.
" Mahzenden katk," diye Hans aklad. "Fa-

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"But the men are still in the house and the warden
is their prisoner. "
"l'm glad that you are here," the doctor said. " it
will be easy now because you are not in the house. "
"Don't forget the warden," Hans said "These men
are bad and they may hurt him. "
"That's true," the doctor sai,d. "But 1 have a good
plan. Come on the boat and 1 '11 tell you about it. "
They followed the doctor into the boat. Then the
doctor told them his plan.

CHAPTER: 15

The doctor explained his plan. "The men are in the

house now and they're asleep, " he said . "We can
go to the house but we can't get in because they've
locked the doors. And the warden is their prisoner."

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kat adamlar hala evde ve korucu da onlarn tutuk

lusu. "
"Burada bulunuunuza sevindim," dedi doktor. "Ev
de olmadnz iin i kolaylaacak imdi. "
"Korucuyu unutmayn," dedi Hans. " B u adamlar
ktdrler ve onun cann yakabilirler . "
"Bu doru," dedi doktor. "Fakat iyi bir J?lanm var.
Tekneye gelin size anlataym onu . "
Doktoru kaya kadar izlediler. O zaman doktor on
lara plann anlatt.

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Doktor plann aklad. "Adamlar imdi evdedir ve

uyuyordurlar," dedi. "Eve gidebiliriz ama, kaplar
kilitledikleri iin ieri giremeyiz. Ve korucu da on
larn tutuklusudur. "

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' ' Are there a lot of men in the house? ' ' the
policeman asked.
"There are four or five," Hans told him . "I'm not
certain . "
"There are seven o f us, " the doctor said. "You and
Kar can hep us too. That is part of my plan. We
can't get into the house, so the men must come
out . "
"But they won't come out," Hans said. "When they
see you, they'll stay in the house. "
"They won't see us" the doctor explained . "They'll
see you and Kari . They want to catch you again,
o they will come out of the house. "
" 1 understand now," Hans said. " Kar and
go near the house. "

must

"That's the idea," the doctor said. "You must go

near the house and make a noise. Shout. Say that
you're hungry. The men will see you and they'll
come out of the house."
"What shall we do then?" Hans asked .
"Wait there," the doctor said. "They'll come to you.
Then run. Run to the forest and they will follow
you . Two of us will wait in the forest; the men will

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"Evde ok adam var m?" diye polis sordu.

"Drt veya be var," dedi Hans ona. "Emin dei
lim . "
" Biz yedi kiiyiz," dedi doktor. " Sen ve Kari da
bize yardm edebilirsiniz. Bu planmn bir blm
dr. Eve giremeyiz, bu yzden adamlar dar k
maldr . ' '
"Fakat dar kmayacaklardr," dedi Hans. " Sizi
grnce evin iinde kalacaklardr . "
"Bizi grmeyecekler," diye doktor aklad. "Seninle
Karl' grecekler. Sizi tekrar yakalamak isteyecek
ler, bylece evden dar kacaklar. ' '
"imdi anlyorum ," dedi Hans. " Kari ile ben evin
yaknna gitmeliyiz. ' '
"Fikir bu, " dedi doktr. "Evin yaknna gitmeli ve
grlt yapmalsnz. Barn . A olduunuzu sy
leyin. Adamlar sizi grecek ve evden dar kacak
lardr . ' '
"O zaman ne yapacaz biz? " diye Hans sordu.
"Orada bekleyin," dedi doktor. "Onlar size gelecek
tir. Sonra koun. Ormana koun ve sizi izleyecekler
dir. Bizim ikimiz ormanda bekleyecek. Adamlar yo-

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be tired and we'll catch them. "

' 'Then we must take the leader, ' ' the doctor con
tinued. "ne or two men will still be with him. But
that part will be easy. I 'll wait behind the house.
The men will follow you acros the field. They won't
close the door behind them. Then we'll go into the
house."
" It's a good plan," Hans said.
" But we mustn't make any mistakes, " the doctor
told them.
After that the doctor took the boat up the river.
Then he found a good place and stopped the boat.
"We'll leave the boat here," he said. "Two men
will stay on the boat. tto, you must stay here too.
Your foot is still bad and you can 't move quickly.
Elsa, you must stay with tto . "
" But what shall w e d o here?" Elsa asked.
"Watch the river," the doctor said . "You have
work to do. ne of the men may escape. You must
stop him. "
After that the doctor and his men left the boat.

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rulacak ve biz de onlar yakalayacaz. "

"Sonra eleban ele geirmeliyiz, " diye doktor
devam etti. " Bir veya iki adam hiilii beraberinde
olacaktr. Ama bu ksm kolay olacak . Ben evin
arkasnda bekleyeceim. Adamlar sizi izleyip ayr
geecektir. Kapy arkalarndan kapamayacaklar. On
dan sonra biz ieri gireceiz. "
.
" yi bir plan, " dedi Hans.
"Ama hi hata yapmamalyz," dedi doktor onlara.
Bundan sonra doktor tekneyi rman yukarsna
gtrd. Sonra iyi bir yer buldu ve tekneyi durdur
du.
"Tekneyi burada brakacaz, " dedi . " ki kii
teknede kalacak . Otta, sen de burada kalmalsn.
Ayan hala kt ve abuk hareket edemiyorsun.
Elsa, sen de Otta ile kalmalsn. "
"Fakat biz burada n e yapacaz?" diye Elsa sordu.
" Irma gietleyin," dedi doktor. "Yaplacak iiniz
var. Adamlardan biri kaabilir. Onu durdur
malsnz . ' '
Bundan sonra doktorla adamlar tekneden ayrld.

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Hans led them through the forest. At last, they

reached the field. it was light now and they could
see the house.
Hans showed them the patl. "This goes to the
river, " he said. "I'll lead them along this patl.
There are trees and bushes on both sides and you
can wait behind them . "
" l 'll do that," the policeman said. " I 'll need one
big man. it will be easy to stop the men. They'll
be tired because they are running. "
"Good, " the doctor said. " I 'll take m y two men
behind the house. 1 can see a little hut in the garden.
We'll wait there. Now our plan is complete. Those
men will soon be our prisoners. "

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The policeman went with one man and hid behind

some trees. They were near the patl .

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Hans onlara ormann iinde nclk etti. Sonunda

ayra ulatlar . imdi aydnlkt ve evi grebiliyor
lard.
Hans onlara patikay gsterdi. "Bu rmaa kar,"
dedi. "Onlar bu patika boyunca gtreceim. Her
iki yanda da aalar ve allar var, onlarn gerisin
de bekleyebilirsiniz. "
"Ben onu yaparm, " dedi polis. " riyar bir tane
adama ihtiyacm olacak. Adamlar durdurmak ko
lay olacak. Kotuklar iin yorgun olacaklar. "
" yi," dedi doktor. " ki adamm evin gerisine g
treceim. Bahede kk bir kulbe grebiliyorum .
Orada bekleyeceiz. imdi planmz tamamdr. Bu
_
adamlar yaknda tutuklumuz olacaklar . ' '

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Polis bir tane adamla gidip birka aacn arkasna

sakland. Patikann yaknndaydlar.
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" l 'll go now," the doctor said to Hans and Kari.

"Wait here for fifteen minutes. Then go into the
field and make a noise . "
The doctor went with his men. They crept round
the field and hid near the but. Smoke was now com
ing from the house. The men inside were awake.
" It's time now," Hans said. He and Kari got up
and walked to the middle of the field. They were
quite near the house.
"Are you ready?" Hans asked.
"Yes, l 'm ready," Kari said.
Then the both boys shouted. Soon a man came out
of the house. He looked across the field and saw
the boys.
"Give us food," Hans shouted . "We're hungry.
Give us food .
A second man came out o f the house. Then the fat
man appeared too. "lt's those boys," the first man
told him. "They're asking for food. "
The fat man laughed. "Go and catch them, " he
ordered. "Bring them hre. Quickly."
The fat man went into the house agin. The two

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" imdi gidiyorum, " dedi doktor Hans ve Karl'a.

" Burada on be dakika bekleyin. Ondan sonra a
yra girip grlt yapn. "
Doktor adamlaryla gitti. ayrn evresinden sz
lp kulbe yaknnda saklandlar. imdi evden du
man geliyordu. erdeki adamlar uyankt.
"imdi vakittir, " dedi Hans. O ve Kari ayaa kalk
tlar ve ayrn ortasna yrdler. Evin iyice yak
nndaydlar.
"Hazr msn?" diye Hans sordu.
"Evet, hazrm, " dedi Kari.
Sonra her iki ocuk da bard. ok gemeden bir
adam evden kt. ayra bakt ve ocuklar grd.
"Bize yiyecek verin," diye Hans bard. "Az. Bize
yiyecek verin. "
Bir ikinci adam evden kt. Sonra iman adam da
grnd. " te o ocuklar," dedi birinci adam ona.
" Yiyecek istiyorlar. "
iman adam gld. " Gidip onlar yakalayn," di
ye emretti. "Onlar buraya getirin. abuk . "
iman adam tekrar eve girdi. ki adam ayra ko-

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men ran into the field. Hans and Kari did not move.
The two men were very near . Then the boys turqed
and ran. They ran back to the forest and the men
followed them.
"Stop," one of the men shouted . "We won't hurt
you. "
The boys ran slowly but they did not stop. They
were in the forest now and were running along the
patl. The men were behind them. They were already
tired but they stili followed the boys.
The policeman and his man were waiting. They
jumped on the two men and pushed them to the
ground. The men were very surprised. They did not
fight .
"We've done our part," the policeman said.
"What's happened in the house? Go and see . "
Hans ran t o the field and looked. The doctor was
standing outside the house. He waved to Hans.
"Come to the house," he shouted. Hans told the
policeman and they took their prisoners to the
house.
" it was easy, " the doctor said. " But the fat man
has escaped . We couldn't follow him because we
were fighting with these men. We must follow him

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tu. Hans ile Karl kmldamad. ki adam pek yakn

dayd. O zaman ocuklar dnp kotular. Koarak
ormana dndler. Adamlar onlar izlediler.
Adamlardan biri, "Durun," diye bard. "Cannz
yakmayacaz. "
ocuklar yava kotular fakat durmadlar. imdi or
mandaydlar ve patika boyunca kouyorlard.
Adamlar arkalarndayd. imdiden yorulmulard
ama hala ocuklar izliyorlard.
Polisle adam bekliyordu. ki adamn zerine atlp
yere yktlar onlar. Adamlar ok armt . Dv
mediler.
" Bize deni yaptk," dedi polis. "Evde ne oldu?
Git, b ak . "
Hans ayra kotu v e bakt . Doktor evin dnda
duruyordu. Hans'a el sallad. "Eve gelin," diye
bard. Hans polise syledi ve onlar tutuklularn
eve gtrdler.
"Kolay oldu," dedi doktor. "Fakat iman adam
kam. Bu adamlarla dvtmz iin onu izle-

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now. He may take the boat."

" Let him go, " Hans said. " He can't escape. "
"But he may go up the river," the doctor said.
Hans and Kari laughed . "He'll have a surpise if he
does that , " Hans said. "There's a tree across the
river. He can't go past that. He must stop and come
back. Then our men will catch him . "
Hans was right. The fat man took the boat and
went up the river. But the tree stopped him and he
had to come back. The doctor's boat was waiting
down the river. The men in it stopped the fat man's
boat. They caught him and brought him to the
house. Elsa and Otto came too.
The fat man had a bag with him. There were some
small boxes in the bag. in every box there were
some diamonds .
"So these men were smugglers, " the doctor said.
' 'They were bringing diamonds into the country.
They cost a !ot of money here. The smugglers can
seli them and make money. But there are only a few
diamonds. 1 don 't understand it. "

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yemedik. imdi onu izlemeliyiz. Tekneyi alabilir. "

" Brakn gitsin," dedi Hans. "Kaamaz. "
" Fakat rman yukarsna doru gidebilir," dedi
doktor.
Hans ile Kari gld. "O ii yaparsa bir srpriz bek
liyor onu," dedi Hans. "Irman zerinde bir aa
var. Onu geip gidemez. Durup geri dnmelidir. O
zaman adamlarmz onu yakalayacaktr . "
Hans haklyd. iman adam tekneyi alp rmaktan
yukar gitti . Fakat aa onu durdurdu ve geri dn
mek zorunda kald. Doktorun teknesi rman aa
snda bekliyordu. indeki adamlar iman adamn
teknesini durdurdular. Onu yakalayp eve getirdiler.
Elsa ile Otto da geldi.
iman adamn beraberinde bir anta vard. anta
nn iinde ufak kutular vard . Her kutuda birka el
mas vard.
"Bu adamlar kaak," dedi doktor. " lkeye elmas
sokuyorlard . Onlar burada ok para eder. Kaak
lar onlar satp para kazanabilirler. Fakat birka
elmas var yalnzca. Anlamyorum. "

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The policeman searched the fat man. He searched

the house too but he could not find any diamonds.
Then he put his prisoners in the cellar. He locked
the door and left two men outside.

CHAPTER: 17

The boys wanted to see the warden.

"He's resting," the doctor explained. "When we
found him, he was not strong. We cut his ropes but
he could not get up. We have given him a hot drink
and some food. W e can talk to him when he wakes
up . "
The boys and Elsa had some food too. Then they
sat by the fire and waited . After two hours the
doctor called them.
"The warden is awake now ," he said . "He's going
to tell us his story . ' '
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Polis iman adam arad. Evi de arad, fakat hi

elmas bulamad. Ondan sonra tutuklularn mahze
ne koydu. Kapy kilitledi ve darda iki adam b
rakt.

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ocuklar korucuyu grmek istediler.

" Dinleniyor, " diye doktor aklad. "Onu bulduu
muzda kuvvetli deildi . plerini kestik ama, ayaa
kalkamad. Ona scak iecek ve biraz yiyecek ver
dik. Uyand zaman onunla konuabiliriz."
ocuklarla Elsa da bir eyler yedi. Ondan sonra ate
in yanna oturup beklediler. ki saat sonra doktor
onlara seslendi .
" Korucu imdi uyank, " dedi. "Bize hikayesini an
latacak. "

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They all went into the warden's room and the

warden began his story.
"l can't tell you much," he said, " but perhaps it
will help. A month ago two men came. They came
in a motor boat. 'We have a friend' one of them
said. ' He's an important man and he's rich. He
wants to have a holiday in the forest. He needs your
house. He'll pay you well for it . ' 1 didn't like the
men, so 1 said: 'l'm sorry. Your friend may be im
portant but he can't have my house. 1. don't want
his money. ' After that the two men went off and I
did not see them again. 1 forgot about the matter. "

"But a week ago," the warden continued, "the

motor boat came back . There were five men in it.
ne of them was the fat man. He was their leader.
They came to my house. '1 must have your house,'
he told me. He spoke quietly but 1 did not like him.
'1 need it far a week , ' he said. 'You can go into
the forest and work. But don't come near the house.
l'll pay you well . ' The fat man took some money
from his pocket and threw it on the table. ' l've
already told your men . ' 1 replied . 'You can't have
my house. ' The fat man was very angry. He picked

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Hepsi birden korucunun odasna girdi ve korucu

hikayesine balad.
" Size fazla anlatamayacam," dedi. "Fakat belki
yardm dokunur. Bir ay- nce iki adam geldi. Bir
motorla geldiler. "Bir arkadamz var," dedi onlar
dan biri. "nemli bir kiidir ve zengindir. Orman
da tatil yapmak istiyor. Evinize ihtiyac var. Bunun
iin size iyi para verecek ." Adamlar beenmemitim,
bu yzden: "zr dilerim. Sizin arkadanz nemli
biri olabilir ama evimi alamaz. P arasn
istemiyorum ," dedim . Ondan sonra iki adam
uzaklap gitti ve onlar tekrar grmedim. Konuyu
unuttum . "
"Fakat bir hafta nce," diye korucu devam etti,
"motor geri dnd. inde be adam vard. Onlar
dan biri iman adamd. Onlarn elebasyd. Evime
geldiler. 'Evini almam gerekiyor, ' dedi bana. Sakin
konutu, fakat ondan holanmadm. ' Bana bir hafta
gerekli , ' dedi. 'Ormana gidip alabilirsin. Fakat evin
yanna sokulma. Sana iyi para vereceim.' iman
adam cebinden bir miktar para alp masa stne
frlatt. 'Adamlarnza zaten sylemitim,' diye cevap
verdim . ' Evimi alamazsnz . ' iman adam

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up the money and put i t in his pocket . "

The warden continued with his story. "The fat man
did not go. He turned to his men. ' Lock him in one
of the rooms, ' he ordered. Two of his men took
me to my room. They tied my hands and legs and
they left me on the bed. Then they locked the door.
Every day they gave me some food but not much.
Every day a plane came. 1 heard the noise of the
engine. it came at noon. It flew over the house but
did not land. "
"Yes, we know about that," the doctor said. "These
boys saw the plane. Then the men caught them and
brought them to the house. "
" l remember that day," the warden said. "That
morning 1 untied my ropes . But the men did not
notice it . 1 wanted to escape but I could not open
the door. Then 1 heard voices. They were not the
voices of these men. So 1 ran to the door and
shouted . I hit the door hard and made a noise. But
the men came and tied me up again . "

"But we knew that you were a prisoner" Hans said.

"We couldn 't help you. They locked us in the cellar.

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ok kzd. Paray ald cebine koydu. "

Orman bekisi hikayesine devam etti. "iman adam
gitmedi. Adamlarna dnd. 'Onu odalardan biri
ne kilitleyin,' emrini verdi . Adamlarndan ikisi beni
odama gtrd. Ellerimi, kollarm baladlar ve be
ni yatan stnde braktlar. Sonra kapy kilitledi
ler. Her gn gelip biraz, fakat fazla deil, yiyecek
verdiler. Her gn bir uak geldi. Motorun grlt
sn iittim. leyin geldi. Evin stnde utu ama
konmad . "
"Evet, bunu biliyoruz, " dedi doktor. "Bu ocuk
lar ua grm. Sonra adamlar onlar yakalayp
eve getirmi . "
"O gn hatrlyorum," dedi korucu. "O sabah ip
lerimi zdm. Fakat adamlar farkna varmad. Ka
mak istedim ama, kapy aamadm. Ondan sonra
sesler duydum. Adamarn sesleri deildi. Bu yz
den kapya koup bardm . Kapya serte vurdum
ve grlt yaptm . . Fakat adamlar gelip beni tekrar
baladlar. ' '
"Fakat sizin tutuklu olduunuzu anladk biz," de
di Hans. "Size yardm edemedik. Bizi mahzene kilit-

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But you saved us because you told Elsa about the

key . "
"So the story i s complete," the doctor said . "We've
caught the smugglers and we have the diamonds . "
"But is the story complete?" Hans asked. H e turned
to the warden. "When did these men come here? "
"They came on Friday, " the warden answered.
"Today is Friday," Hans said. "The men came here
a week ago . This is the seventh day . "
" I don't understand, " the doctor said.
"The fat man wanted the house for a week. " Hans
explained. "Today is the last day. So the plene will
come again. This may be the important day. Perhaps
the pilot will bring a lot of diamonds. "
" I think that you are right, Hans, " the doctor said.
"Their plan is clear to me now. Every day the pilot
leaves the airfield . He keeps his plane there. When
he leaves, he has a few diamonds. Perhaps the men
at the airfield search him. But they don't find the
diamonds because he has only a few. They search

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lediler. Fakat Elsa'ya anahtardan sz ettiiniz iin

bizi kurtardnz. "
" Bylece hikaye tamam, " dedi doktor. "Kaak
lar yakaladk ve elmaslara sahip olduk."
"Fakat hikaye tamam m? " diye Hans sordu. Or
man bekisine dnd. " Bu adamlar buraya ne za
man geldiler?"
"Cuma gn geldiler," diye korucu cevap verdi.
" Bugn cuma, " dedi Hans. "Adamlar buraya bir
hafta nce geldiler. Bu yedinci gndr . "
" Anlamyorum," dedi doktor.
"iman adam evi bir haftalna istemi" diye Hans
aklad. "Bugn sonuncu gndr. Demek ki uak
tekrar gelecek. Bu, nemli bir gn olabilir. Belki de
pilot bir sr elmas getirecektir . ' '
"Haklsn sanrm, Hans," dedi doktor. " imdi
planlar ak seik bence. Her gn pilot hava alann
dan ayrlyor. Uan orada tutuyor. Ayrlrken
be elmas alyor. Belki de hava alanndaki adamlar
onu ary.orlar. Fakat sadece birka tane aldndan el
maslar bulamyorlar. Onu iki gn aryorlar. Ondan

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him for two or ,three days. After that they stop.

They think that he is an honest man. But then the
pilot brings a lot of diamonds. He brings them here
and drops them in the forest. Then the fat man can
sell them and make a lot of money . "
"But the pilot hasn't brought all the diamonds yet,"
Hans added . " He may bring them today. If he
brings them, we'll get the diamonds.
"It's nearly twelve o'clock," the doctor said. '"We'll
soon know the answer. ' '

CHAPTER: 1 8

"The plane will come soon," the doctor said. "What

must we do when it comes? What did the men do?"
Hans told him. "First the men !it a fire and black
smoke came from the house. This smoke showed
the pilot the place in the forest. When the piane
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sonra brakyorlar. Drst bir insan olduunu d

nyorlar. Fakat sonra pilot birok elmas getiriyor.
Onlar buraya getirip orman iine atyor. O zaman
iman adam onlar satp ok para kazanabilir."
"Fakat pilot henz btn elmaslar getirmedi, " di
ye Hans ekledi. "Onlar bugn getirebilir. Eer on
lar getirirse, elmaslar elde ederiz. ' '
"Neredeyse saat o n iki," dedi doktor. "Yaknda ce
vab reniriz. "

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"Yaknda uak gelecektir, " dedi doktor. "Geldii

zaman ne yapmalyz? Adamlar ne yaptlar? "
Hans ona anlatt. "Adamlar nce bir ate yaktlar
ve kara duman evden (kt) geldi. Bu duman pilo
ta ormandaki yeri gsterdi. Uak geldii zaman ay-

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came, it flew over the field. it flew in a circle. Then .

two men came out of the house. ne of them had
a flag. He waved this three times. Then the pilot
waved him and threw the red thing out of the plane.
After qat the plane flew off. "
"We must find the flag," the doctor said. Then it
will be easy. The pilot can't see our faces from the
plane. "
" I have the flag," the policeman said. H e was
holding the flag in his hand. The doctor took it.
Hans threw some old cloth on the fire and soon
black smoke was coming from the house.
"Now we're ready, " the doctor said. " 1'11 go out
side when the plane comes. ne man can stand
beside me. "
"The boys must stay inside, " the policeman said.
"The pilot mustn't see them . "
i t was twelve o'clock now. They listened . They
could hear the noise of the plane. - it was coming
nearer. But they still waited inside the house. Then
they saw the . plane. it was flying over the field . The
doctor took the flag and went out of the house. ne

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rn zerinde utu. Bir daire (izerek) iinde utu.. O

zaman iki adam evden kt. Onlarn birinde bir bay
rak vard. Bunu kere sallad. Sonra pilot ona el
sallad ve krmz eyi uaktan darya frlatt. On
dan sonra uak uup uzaklat."
"Bayra bulmalyz," dedi doktor. "O zaman ko
lay olacaktr. Pilot uaktan yzlerimizi gremez. ' '
"Bayrak bende," dedi polis. Bayra elinde tutuyor
du. Doktor onu ald.
Hans birka eski bezi atee att ve ok gemeden si
yah duman evden kyordu.
"imdi hazrz, " dedi doktor. "Uak gelince dar
kacam. Bir tane adam yanmda durabilir . "
"ocuklar ierde kalmaldr," dedi polis . "Pilot on
lar grmemeli. "
imdi saat o n ikiydi. Dinlediler. Uan grlts
n iitebiliyorlard. Yaklayordu. Fakat hala evin
iinde bekliyorlard. Sonra ua grdler. ayr ze
rinde uuyordu. Doktor bayra ald ve evden k
t. Bir tane adam onu izledi. Doktor evin nnde

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man followed him. The doctor stood in front of t'be

house and waved the flag three times. Then he
waited.
The pilot flew over the field again. The plane was
very low and the pilot was looking at the two men.
But he did not wave and he did not throw the red
thing from the plane. The plane flew over the field
again. Then it flew off.
At last the doctor came back into the house. He put
the flag on the table.
"We did the right things," he said, "but the pilot
could see our faces. He was flying very low. He
knew that we weren't his friends . "
Hans and Kari were looking sad .
"lt doesn't matter," the doctor told them. "We've
caught the leader and four of his men. And we have
some diamonds. The pilot will go back to the air
field and we'll find him. "
Then suddenly Kari said, " Listen. 1 can hear the
plane again. lt's coming back ." Hans ran to the
window and looked out.
"Listen to the engine, " the doctor said. "The pilot
is in trouble. I think that he wants to land . "

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durdu ve bayra kere sallad. Ondan sonra bek

ledi.
Pilot tekrar ayrn zerinde utu. Uak ok alakt
ve pilot iki adama bakyordu. Fakat el sallamad ve
krmz eyi uaktan atmad. Uak yine ayr ze
rinde utu. Sonra uup uzaklat.
Sonunda doktor dnp eve girdi. Bayra masaya
koydu.
"Doru eyleri yaptk , " dedi. "Fakat pilot yzleri
mizi grebildi. ok alaktan uuyordu. Arkadala
r olmadmz anlad. "
Hans ile Kari zgn grnyordu.
"Zarar yok," dedi doktor onlara. "Elebay ve
adamlarndan drdn yakaladk . Ve birka elma
sa sahibiz. Pilot hava alanna dnecek ve bulacaz
onu . "
Sonra Kari birdenbire yle dedi:
"Dinleyin. Yine ua duyabiliyorum . Geri geliyor. "
Hans pencereye koup dar bakt.
"Motoru dinleyin," dedi doktor. "Pilotun ba dert
te. nmek istediini sanyorum . "

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They all ran out of the house and watched. The

plane was very low.
"Yes, he's going to land," the doctor said. "Look,
the plane is turning . "
" But can h e land i n this field?" the policeman ask
ed. " it isn' t very long. Will he be able to stop the
plane?"
"He can land if he is a good pilot, " the doctor
replied . "But it won't be easy . "
The plane was already coming down. lts wheels
touched the ground and it ran across the field. it
was going slowly but it did not stop.
"lt's going to bit the trees" Hans said.
The plane bit a tree and there was a loud noise.
Then it turned on one side. A part of the plane
broke off.
"Quickly," the doctor said. "We must get the pilot
out of the plane. it may catch fire."
They ran to the plane. They could see the pilot. He
was lying in the plane. He did not move. The
doctor and the policeman climbed on the plane.
They pulled out the pilot and put him on the

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Onlarn hepsi evden kp seyretti. Uak pek alak

tayd.
"Evet, inecek," dedi doktor. " Bakn, uak dn
yor."
"Fakat bu ayra inebilir mi?" diye sordu polis.
" Pek uzun deil. Ua durdurabilecek mi?"
" yi bir pilotsa konabilir," diye cevaplad doktor.
"Fakat kolay olmayacak . "
Uak inmeye balamt bile. Tekerlekleri yere do
kundu ve ayr zerinde gitti. Yava gidiyordu ama
durmamt.
" Aalara arpacak, " dedi Hans.
Uak bir aaca arpt ve byk bir grlt oldu.
Sonra bir yanna dnd (yatt). Uan bir paras
krlp kopmutu.
"abuk," dedi doktor. "Pilotu uaktan karmal
yz. Ate alabilir. "
Uaa kotular. Pilotu grebiliyorlard. Uakta ya
tyordu. Kmldamad. Doktorla polis uaa trman
dlar. Pilotu dar ekip yere koydular. Ondan sonra
eve tadlar onu.

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ground. Then they carried him to the house.

Hans and Kari walked to the house too. But then
Hans stopped. "The diamonds, " he said to Kari.
"We've forgotten the diamonds. They're still in the
plane. "
The doctor and the policeman carried the pilot into
the house. Then the two boys turned and ran back
to the plane. Hans climbed into the plane. "1 must
find the diamonds," he said. He looked far them,
but he could not see any. Then he looked behind
the pilot's seat. There was a small bag on the floor.
Hans took the bag and threw it to Kari. Then he
climbed aut of the plane again.
The boys took the bag to the house and put it on
the table. Elsa and Otta were there.
" Look after this, " Hans said. " it may have
diamonds in it. Where's the doctor?"
"He's with the. pilot, " Elsa told them. "They took
the pilot to a bedroom. "
The two boys went into the bedroom. The pilot was
lying on the bed and his face 'was very white.
"Is he dead?" Hans asked.

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Hans ile Kari da eve yrdler. Fakat sonra Hans

durdu. "Elmaslar, " dedi Karl'a. "Elmaslar unut
tuk. Onlar hala uaktadr. "
Doktorla polis, pilotu evin iine tad. Sonra iki o
cuk dnp uaa kotu. Hans trmanp uaa gir
di. "Elmaslar bulmalym, " dedi . Onlar arad
ama gremedi hi . O zaman pilot sandalyesinin ar
kasna bakt. Yerde ufak bir torba vard. Hans tor
bay alp Karl'a frlatt. Sonra trmanarak uaktan
kt yine.
ocuklar torbay eve gtrdler ve masann zeri
ne koydular onu. Elsa ile Otto oradayd.
"Buna gz kulak olun," dedi Hans. "Elmaslar iin
de olabilir. Doktor nerede? "
"Pilotun yannda," dedi Elsa onlara. "Pilotu bir ya
tak odasna gtrdler. ' '
ki ocuk yatak odasna gitti. Pilot yatakta yatyor
du ve yz pek beyazd.
"l m?" diye soru Hans.

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" No, he's not dead," the doctor replied. "He has
hurt himself but he'll live. You must leave me now
1 have work to do."
The boys left the doctor with the pilot.

CHAPTER: 19

The doctor stayed with the pilot. He was with him

for two hours. At last he came out of the bedroom.
His face was very tired. The boys were sitting near
the table. The bag lay there but it was not open.
The doctor saw the bag. "What's that?" he asked.
"We found it in the plane," Hans explained.
"Did you climb into the plane?" the doctor asked.
"That was wrong . "
"1 know," Hans said. " l ' m sorry. But 1 wanted to
find the diamonds. "

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"Hayr, l deil," diye cevaplad doktor. "Yara

lanm ama yaayacak . Beni (yalnz) brakn imdi.
Yaplacak iim var . "
ocuklar doktoru pilotla braktlar.

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Doktor pilotla kald. ki saat onunla birlikteydi. So

nunda yatak odasndan kt. Yz ok yorgundu.
ocuklar masann yannda oturuyordu. Torba ora
da yatyordu ama ak deildi.
Doktor torbay grd. "Bu nedir?" diye sordu.
">nu uakta bulduk," diye Hans aklad.
"Uan iine mi trmandnz? " diye doktor sordu.
"Yanlt (hata idi) bu. "
" Biliyorum, " dedi Hans. "zr dilerim. Fakat el
maslar bulmak istedim . "
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"You're a brave boy," the doctor said, "but it was

wrong." Then he laughed. "Shall we open the
bag? " he asked. "Are you certain that the diamonds
are in it? "
' 11t's very heavy, " Hans said.
The doctor opened the bag. It was full of diamonds.
He put them on the table. There were about two
hundred diamonds.
" Now we've finished, " the doctor said . "We have
the smugglers and we have all the diamonds. We
have the pilot, too. We must thank you for that . "
The doctor did not leave that day. They all spent
the night in the warden's house. Elsa cooked a big
dinner and they ate well.
In the morning, the policeman went to the cellar .
He took out his prisoners and led them to the boat .
Two men carried the pilot. He was stili sick and he
could not walk.
"We're going to use the fat man's boat to9," the
doctor said. "We'll need it. We have a lot of
prisoners . '
Then the doctor said goodbye. "What will you do
now? " he asked Elsa and the boys.

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"Sen cesur bir ocuksun," dedi doktor. "Fakat yan

lt . " Sonra gld. "Torbay aalm m?" diye sor
du. "Elmaslarn iinde olduuna emin misin?"
"Pek ar o," dedi Hans.
Doktor torbay at. Elmaslarla doluydu. Onlar ma
sann zerine koydu. ki yz kadar elmas vard.
"imdi bitirdik," dedi doktor. "Kaaklara ve tm
elmaslara sahibiz. Pilot da bizde. Bunun iin size te
ekkr etmeliyiz. "
Doktor o gn ayrlmad. Onlarn hepsi geceyi koru
cunun evinde geirdi. Elsa koca bir yemek piirdi ve
iyi yediler.
Sabahleyin polis mahzene gitti. Tutuklularn kar
d ve onlar tekneye gtrd . ki adam pilotu ta
d. Hala hastayd ve yryemiyordu.
"iman adamn teknesini de kullanacaz, " dedi
do.ktor. "Ona ihtiyacmz olacak. Bir sr tutuklu
muz var . "
Sonra doktor veda etti. "imdi n e yapacaksnz? "
diye Elsa ile ocuklara sordu.

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"Oh we'll stay here," Hans answered. "The warden

is not very strong and we'll look after him . "
" Don't get into trouble," the doctor said whe: he
was leaving. The boys laughed.
" We're going to have a quiet holiday," Hans
replied. "We've had enough adventure. "

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"Ol Burada kalacaz, " diye cevaplad Hans. "Ko

rucu pek kuvvetli deil, ona bakacaz. "

Ayrlrken doktor, "banz derde sokmayn, " de

di. ocuklar gldler.
" Sakin br tatil geireceiz, " diye cevaplad Hans.
" Yeterince servenimiz oldu. "

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SORULAR

Okuduunuz "Adventure on the river" adl hika

yeye ilikin aadaki sorular cevaplandrnz:
1.
2.
3.
4.
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7.
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13.
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19.
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21.

What were the names of the boys?

What were they doing?
Can they stay there ali day?
Who s their leader?
How old is Hans?
Whose idea was it?
Had they got a boat?
Who gave them the boat?
What did they do to the boat?
Who sat in the boat first?
Why will the uncle be pleased?
What day is it?
When will they leave?
When did the boys come back?
Who helped with the painting?
Who is Elsa?
What did the boys talk about?
What is necessary on a journey?
What do they need pots for?
Who brought the blankets?
What did Elsa do?

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What did they promise to do?

What did she bring?
What did she give to the boys?
How did the water flow?
Was it hard work?
How was it in the forest?
When did Otto say that he was hungry?
What must they find now?
Who went to look for wood?
What flowed between the trees?
Where did he tie the boat?
Where did they land?
Who has matches?
What did they hear?
What did they see in the sky?
What was there across the river?
How could they stop the boat?
Could they move the tree?
Who cut off the branches?
Where did he put the blankets?
Who stood in the water?
Who is taller, Otto or Kari?
What was resting on the tree?
Where did Kari put his wet clothes?
How were they before falling asleep?
Who woke up first?
Is the house of the warden far from there?

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When did they see a boat?

Who will stay near the boat?
What will Otto do?
What was coming near?
What did the man wave?
How many times did he wave?
What did the pilot throw from the plane?
What did it look like?
Was it falling slowly or quickly?
Where did they take it?
Whom was the black smoke for?
Who is in trouble?
How many men were standing behind them?
Where did they take the boys?
Who had a Iarge ring?
Where was the flag?
Were the boys watching the house?
What were they watching?
Whose plane was it?
Did he say he was on holiday?
Where was the warden?
Who was shut up in the next room?
What happened to him?
Where did they put the boys?
What did they do before going into the cellar?
Could Otto watch the birds?
What did he hear?

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Who is in trouble?
Who fell?
Whom did he tell about his friends?
What must they get?
Who will take care?
When did the two men come?
What did they take from the boat?
What did they pull? Where from?
Where will Elsa watch the house from?
What was burning in the house?
Could the boys see well?
What did the man do to the door?
What are there across the window?
Where did the boys sit?
What did they do afterwards?
How far is the nearest village?
When did a man bring some food?
Where did a seconc.j man stand?
Why couldn't they sleep?
Who stands outside the window?
Can she see the boys?
Is it possible for Elsa to help the boys?
What will she Jook for?
What will they do with it?
When did Elsa return?
Could they move the bars or not?
What did they tell her to do?

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108.
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Where did Elsa walk?

Who was in one of the rooms?
What did Elsa want?
Where could she find the key of the cellar?
Whom did she give the keys?
How could the boys go out?
Where was the small window?
Could they climb through the window?
Who had some difficulties and why?
Why did they lie down?
Who was awake?
What did Otto feel?
Where did he put his leg?
What did he notice in the river?
What may happen?
When did he have bad dreams?
What was following him in his dream?
When does he hope to reach the village?
What floated on the river now?
What was near when he opened his eyes?
Could he find the paddle?
What can he see?
How did .the man help him?
Whom did he get?
What did the doctor give him?
What is it for?
Where did the boys spend the night?

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1 30. What did they see?

1 3 1 . What was he doing?
1 32. How many miles is the nearest village from
there?
1 33. Where did they eat their food?
1 34. When did the plane come again?
1 3 5 . How long did Otto sleep?
1 36. When did he wake up?
1 37 . Who needed help?
1 3 8 . How was it raining?
1 39. Whom did Otto want to talk to?
1 40. What did he tell?
1 4 1 . Who is a prisoner?
1 42. H ow did they leave?
1 43 . Who knew the river well?
1 44. Could they leave before or after the storm?
145. Was Otto happy or sad now?
1 46 . Why was he happy?
1 47. How was it when Hans woke up?
148. When may they come?
1 49. Who was hungry?
1 50. How was the ground after the rain?
1 5 1 . What is a good idea?
1 52. lf a boat comes near, will they see it?
1 53 . Who will watch while they rest?
J 54. Who heard the noise first?
1 55 . Whom did he wake up?

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What was coming?

Who is bad?
Who has a plan?
Who must go out?
Are there a lot of men in the house?
How many men are there?
Where are Hans and Kari going?
Why are they doing this?
Who will go into the house then?
Who will watch the river?
Who hid behind the trees?
a) What were these men?
When did the two men come to the warden?
What did they teli about the fat man?
Was he rich or poor?
For how many weeks must he have the
house?
Who untied his ropes?
a) What is he going to teli?
Is today the last or the first day?
What will the pilot bring?
Where will he drop them?
At what time did he come?
What colour was the thing which the pilot
threw?
What did Hans throw on the fire?
Why did he do it?

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Where must the boys stay?

How many men followed the doctor?
Was the pilot flying low or high?
Where will he go back?
Can he land if he is a good pilot?
What may catch fire?
Who carried the pilot into the house?
Who climbed into the plane?
Where is the doctor?
What colour was his face?
How many hours did he stay with the pilot?
Who was brave?
Is the bag heavy or light?
How many diamonds were there in the bag?
Who opened the bag?
Who wanted to find them?
What have they now?
Did the doctor leave that day?
Whom must they thank?
What kind of dinner did Elsa cook?
How many men carried the pilot?
What will the boys do?
Why will they stay there?
How is he?
Who laughed?
What kind of holiday will they have?

205. What have they had enough?

206. Who won't get into trouble again?
207 . Who replied then?

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C E VA P LA R

ADVENTURE ON THE RIVER CEVAPLARI:

1.
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Their names were Hans, Otto arid Kari.

They were throwing stones across the river.
No, they cannot.
Hans is their leader.
He is fourteen years old.
it was the idea of Hans.
No, they hadn't.
Otto's uncle gave them the boat.
They cleaned and painted it.
Hans sat in the boat first.
Because it is like a new boat now.
it is Friday.
They will leave on Monday.
They came back the next morning .
Elsa did.
She is Otto's cousin.
They talked about the journey.
A !ot of food is.
They need them for cooking.
Hans brought the blankets.
She hid the paddles.
They promised to take Elsa.

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23 . She brought her food and some

blankets.
24. She gave the paddles to the boys.
25 . it flowed quickly.
26. No, it wasn't.
27. it was cold in the forest .
28. After an hour he did.
29. They must find a place to land now.
30. Kari and Otto did .
3 l . The river did.
32. He tied it to a small tree.
3 3 . They landed on the right bank.
34. Elsa has matches.
3 5 . They heard a noise.
-36. They saw a plane in the sky.
37. There was a tree across the river.
3 8 . They could stop the boat with the
paddles.
39. No, they culdn't.
40. Hans cut off the branches.
4 1 . He put them over the tree.
42. Kari did.
43. Kari is taller than Otto.
44. The boat was resting on the tree.
45 . He put them near the fire.
46. They were tired before falling asleep.
47. Hans woke up first.

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No, it isn't.
After a few minutes they saw it.
Elsa will stay near the boat.
He will explore the forest .
The plane was.
He waved a flag.
He waved three times.
He threw a red thing from the plane.
It looked like a ball.
it was falling slowly.
They took it to the house.
it was far the pilot.
The warden is in trouble.
Two men were standing behind them.
They took them to the house.
The fat man had a large ring.
it was on the table.
No, they weren't.
They were watching the plane.
it was the plane of the fat man.
Yes, he said he was on holiday.
He was in the forest.
The warden was shut up in the next room.
He became a prisoner of the fat man.
They put them in the cellar.
They took off their shoes before going
into the cellar.

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No, he couldn't.
He heard the noise of the plane.
Hans and Kari are in trouble.
Otto fell.
He told Elsa about them.
They must get help.
Elsa will.
They came in the afternoon.
They took the bags and the blankets
from the boat .
They pulled the boat out of the water.
She will watch the house from the field.
A light was.
No, they couldn't.
He locked it.
There are iron hars across it .
They sat on the ground.
They talked afterwards.
It is about twenty-five miles from there.
in the evening a man brought some food .
He stood near the cellar door.
Because it was cold in the cellar.
Elsa does.
No, she cannot .
No, it isn't.
She will look for a rope.

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They will tie it to the iron bars.

She returned after a few minutes.
They couldn't move the bars.
They told her to go back to the forest.
She walked round the house.
The warden was.
She wanted to free him and the boys.
She could find it in the small hut.
She gave them to the boys.
They could go out by the help of the
small window.
it was at the back of the house.
Yes, they could.
Hans had because he was bigger .
Because they saw a light in the house.
ne of the men was.
He felt a lot of pain.
He put it in the cold water.
He noticed some rocks in the river.
The boat may hit a rock in the dark.
He had them in the night .
A plane was.
He hopes to reach the village before
evening.
His boat floated on the river now.
The village was.
No, he couldn't.
He can see the houses.
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1 2 5 . He helped him by pulling the boat to

the bank.
1 26. He got the doctor .
127. He gave him some medicine.
1 28. it is for making him sleep.
1 29. They spent the night in the forest.
1 30. They saw the motor-boat with a man
inside it.
1 3 1 . He was cleaning the boat .
1 32. it is over twenty miles from there.
1 3 3 . They ate their food among some bushes.
1 34. At noon it came again.
1 3 5 . He slept all day.
1 36. He woke up in the evening.
1 37 . His friends did.
1 38 . it was raining hard.
1 39. He wanted to talk to the policeman.
140. He told his story.
141 . His friends are.
142. They left in doctor' s motor-boat.
143. The doctor knew the river well.
144. They could leave after the storm.
145. He was happy now.
146. Because he was bringing help to
his friends .
1 47. it was dark when he woke up.
148. They may come in the morning.

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Ali of them were .

it was wet.
To follow the patl is a good idea.
Yes, they will.
Hans will.
Kar did .
He woke up Hans.
A motor-boat was coming.
The men in the house are bad.
The doctor has.
The men must go out.
No, there aren't.
There are four or five men.
They are going near the house.
Because they want to make the men
come out of the house.
The doctor and the others will.
Elsa and Otto will.
The policeman and one man did.
a) They were smugglers.
They came to the warden a month ago.
They told that he was an important man.
He was rich.
He must have the house for one week.
The warden did.
a) He is going to teli his story.

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lt is the last day.

He will bring a lot of diamonds.
He will drop them in the forest.
He came at twelve o'clock.
l t was red.
He threw some old cloth on the fire.
To get black smoke.
They must stay inside the house.
ne man did.
He was flying low .
He will go back to the airfield.
Yes, he can .
The plane may.
The doctor and the policeman did.
Hans did .
He is with the pilot.
lt was white.
He stayed with him for two hours.
Hans was brave.
it is heavy.
There were about two hundred diamonds
in the bag.
The doctor did.
Hans wanted to find them.
They have the smugglers and the
diamonds now.
No, he didn 't.

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202.
203.
204.
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207 .

They must thank Hans.

She cooked a big dinner.
Two men did.
They will stay there.
They will stay there to look
after the warden.
He is not very strong.
The boys did.
They will have a quiet holiday.
They have had enough adventure.
The boys won't get into trouble again.
Hans did.

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