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What
a
joyful
thing
it
is
to
awaken
on
a
fresh
,
glorious
morning
,
and
find
the
rising
sun
staring
into
your
face
with
dazzling
brilliancy
!
to
hear
the
birds
twittering
in
the
bushes
,
and
to
hear
the
murmuring
of
a
rill
,
or
the
soft
,
hissing
ripples
as
they
fall
upon
the
seashore
!
At
any
time
,
and
in
any
place
,
such
sights
and
sounds
are
most
charming
;
but
more
especially
are
they
so
when
one
awakens
to
them
,
for
the
first
time
,
in
a
novel
and
romantic
situation
,
with
the
soft
,
sweet
air
of
a
tropical
climate
mingling
with
the
fresh
smell
of
the
sea
,
and
stirring
the
strange
leaves
that
flutter
overhead
and
around
one
,
or
ruffling
the
plumage
of
the
stranger
birds
that
fly
inquiringly
around
as
if
to
demand
what
business
we
have
to
intrude
uninvited
on
their
domains
.
When
I
awoke
on
the
morning
after
the
shipwreck
,
I
found
myself
in
this
most
delightful
condition
;
and
as
I
lay
on
my
back
upon
my
bed
of
leaves
,
gazing
up
through
the
branches
of
the
cocoa-nut
trees
into
the
clear
blue
sky
,
and
watched
the
few
fleecy
clouds
that
passed
slowly
across
it
,
my
heart
expanded
more
and
more
with
an
exulting
gladness
,
the
like
of
which
I
had
never
felt
before
.
While
I
meditated
,
my
thoughts
again
turned
to
the
great
and
kind
Creator
of
this
beautiful
world
,
as
they
had
done
on
the
previous
day
when
I
first
beheld
the
sea
and
the
coral
reef
,
with
the
mighty
waves
dashing
over
it
into
the
calm
waters
of
the
lagoon
.
While
thus
meditating
,
I
naturally
bethought
me
of
my
Bible
,
for
I
had
faithfully
kept
the
promise
which
I
gave
at
parting
to
my
beloved
mother
--
that
I
would
read
it
every
morning
;
and
it
was
with
a
feeling
of
dismay
that
I
remembered
I
had
left
it
in
the
ship
.
I
was
much
troubled
about
this
.
However
,
I
consoled
myself
with
reflecting
that
I
could
keep
the
second
part
of
my
promise
to
her
--
namely
,
that
I
should
never
omit
to
say
my
prayers
.
So
I
rose
quietly
lest
I
should
disturb
my
companions
,
who
were
still
asleep
,
and
stepped
aside
into
the
bushes
for
this
purpose
.
On
my
return
I
found
them
still
slumbering
,
so
I
again
lay
down
to
think
over
our
situation
.
Just
at
that
moment
I
was
attracted
by
the
sight
of
a
very
small
parrot
,
which
Jack
afterwards
told
me
was
called
a
paroquet
.
It
was
seated
on
a
twig
that
overhung
Peterkin
's
head
,
and
I
was
speedily
lost
in
admiration
of
its
bright-green
plumage
,
which
was
mingled
with
other
gay
colours
.
While
I
looked
I
observed
that
the
bird
turned
its
head
slowly
from
side
to
side
and
looked
downwards
,
first
with
the
one
eye
and
then
with
the
other
.
On
glancing
downwards
I
observed
that
Peterkin
's
mouth
was
wide
open
,
and
that
this
remarkable
bird
was
looking
into
it
.
Peterkin
used
to
say
that
I
had
not
an
atom
of
fun
in
my
composition
,
and
that
I
never
could
understand
a
joke
.
In
regard
to
the
latter
,
perhaps
he
was
right
;
yet
I
think
that
,
when
they
were
explained
to
me
,
I
understood
jokes
as
well
as
most
people
.
But
in
regard
to
the
former
,
he
must
certainly
have
been
wrong
,
for
this
bird
seemed
to
me
to
be
extremely
funny
;
and
I
could
not
help
thinking
that
if
it
should
happen
to
faint
,
or
slip
its
foot
,
and
fall
off
the
twig
into
Peterkin
's
mouth
,
he
would
perhaps
think
it
funny
too
!
Suddenly
the
paroquet
bent
down
its
head
and
uttered
a
loud
scream
in
his
face
.
This
awoke
him
,
and
with
a
cry
of
surprise
,
he
started
up
,
while
the
foolish
bird
flew
precipitately
away
.
"
Oh
,
you
monster
!
"
cried
Peterkin
,
shaking
his
fist
at
the
bird
.
Then
he
yawned
,
and
rubbed
his
eyes
,
and
asked
what
o'clock
it
was
.
I
smiled
at
this
question
,
and
answered
that
,
as
our
watches
were
at
the
bottom
of
the
sea
,
I
could
not
tell
,
but
it
was
a
little
past
sunrise
.
Peterkin
now
began
to
remember
where
we
were
.
As
he
looked
up
into
the
bright
sky
,
and
snuffed
the
scented
air
,
his
eyes
glistened
with
delight
,
and
he
uttered
a
faint
"
Hurrah
!
"
and
yawned
again
.
Then
he
gazed
slowly
round
,
till
,
observing
the
calm
sea
through
an
opening
in
the
bushes
,
he
started
suddenly
up
as
if
he
had
received
an
electric
shock
,
uttered
a
vehement
shout
,
flung
off
his
garments
,
and
rushing
over
the
white
sands
,
plunged
into
the
water
.
The
cry
awoke
Jack
,
who
rose
on
his
elbow
with
a
look
of
grave
surprise
;
but
this
was
followed
by
a
quiet
smile
of
intelligence
on
seeing
Peterkin
in
the
water
.
With
an
energy
that
he
only
gave
way
to
in
moments
of
excitement
,
Jack
bounded
to
his
feet
,
threw
off
his
clothes
,
shook
back
his
hair
,
and
with
a
lion-like
spring
,
dashed
over
the
sands
and
plunged
into
the
sea
with
such
force
as
quite
to
envelop
Peterkin
in
a
shower
of
spray
.
Jack
was
a
remarkably
good
swimmer
and
diver
,
so
that
after
his
plunge
we
saw
no
sign
of
him
for
nearly
a
minute
,
after
which
he
suddenly
emerged
,
with
a
cry
of
joy
,
a
good
many
yards
out
from
the
shore
.
My
spirits
were
so
much
raised
by
seeing
all
this
that
I
,
too
,
hastily
threw
off
my
garments
and
endeavoured
to
imitate
Jack
's
vigorous
bound
;
but
I
was
so
awkward
that
my
foot
caught
on
a
stump
,
and
I
fell
to
the
ground
.
Then
I
slipped
on
a
stone
while
running
over
the
sand
and
nearly
fell
again
,
much
to
the
amusement
of
Peterkin
,
who
laughed
heartily
and
called
me
a
"
slow
coach
;
"
while
Jack
cried
out
,
"
Come
along
,
Ralph
,
and
I
'll
help
you
!
"
However
,
when
I
got
into
the
water
I
managed
very
well
;
for
I
was
really
a
good
swimmer
and
diver
too
.
I
could
not
,
indeed
,
equal
Jack
,
who
was
superior
to
any
Englishman
I
ever
saw
;
but
I
infinitely
surpassed
Peterkin
,
who
could
only
swim
a
little
,
and
could
not
dive
at
all
.
While
Peterkin
enjoyed
himself
in
the
shallow
water
and
in
running
along
the
beach
,
Jack
and
I
swam
out
into
the
deep
water
and
occasionally
dived
for
stones
.
I
shall
never
forget
my
surprise
and
delight
on
first
beholding
the
bottom
of
the
sea
.
As
I
have
before
stated
,
the
water
within
the
reef
was
as
calm
as
a
pond
;
and
as
there
was
no
wind
,
it
was
quite
clear
from
the
surface
to
the
bottom
,
so
that
we
could
see
down
easily
even
at
a
depth
of
twenty
or
thirty
yards
.
When
Jack
and
I
dived
into
shallower
water
we
expected
to
have
found
sand
and
stones
,
instead
of
which
we
found
ourselves
in
what
appeared
really
to
be
an
enchanted
garden
.
The
whole
of
the
bottom
of
the
lagoon
,
as
we
called
the
calm
water
within
the
reef
,
was
covered
with
coral
of
every
shape
,
size
,
and
hue
.
Some
portions
were
formed
like
large
mushrooms
;
others
appeared
like
the
brain
of
a
man
,
having
stalks
or
necks
attached
to
them
;
but
the
most
common
kind
was
a
species
of
branching
coral
,
and
some
portions
were
of
a
lovely
pale-pink
colour
,
others
were
pure
white
.
Among
this
there
grew
large
quantities
of
seaweed
of
the
richest
hues
imaginable
,
and
of
the
most
graceful
forms
;
while
innumerable
fishes
--
blue
,
red
,
yellow
,
green
,
and
striped
--
sported
in
and
out
amongst
the
flower-beds
of
this
submarine
garden
,
and
did
not
appear
to
be
at
all
afraid
of
our
approaching
them
.
