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1) Трое детей приезжают в Коттедж Киррин.
2) Они встречают свою кузину.
3) Дети исследуют остров.
4) Шторм поднимает старый потонувший корабль.
5) Знаменитая пятерка находит карту.
6) Дядя Квентин решает продать остров.
7) Дети находят слитки.
8) Отличная пятерка убегает от воров.
9) Дядя Квентин и его семья становятся богатыми.
1) Трое детей приезжают в Коттедж Киррин.
2) Они встречают свою кузину.
3) Дети исследуют остров.
4) Шторм поднимает старый потонувший корабль.
5) Знаменитая пятерка находит карту.
6) Дядя Квентин решает продать остров.
7) Дети находят слитки.
8) Отличная пятерка убегает от воров.
9) Дядя Квентин и его семья становятся богатыми.
That year the children couldn’t go to Polseath as usual because hotels were quite full up that year and their father offered them to visit Kirrin Cottage, that belonged to uncle Quentin and aunt Fanny. Children thought it would be fun to go to a place they had never been to before and stay with their unknown cousin. Children found out that their cousin’s family was living by the sea and that things were not going too good for them. They found out that Georgina was a lonely little girl, always going off by herself. Dick promised his father they would be quite as mice because his father asked them not to disturb their uncle Quentin. Uncle Quentin was working very hard and he didn’t like to be disturbed. They arrived to the cottage at six o’clock. It was not really a cottage, but a big house, built of white stone. Roses climbed over the front of it, and garden was gay with flowers.
2. Aunt Fanny told the children that Georgina was a bit difficult, and at first she might not like their being there. She told them to take no notice of that, because Georgina had to be all right in a short time. But they didn’t meet their cousin that day. Georgina came home when the children were asleep already. Next morning they discovered following: Georgina had very sort curly hair, almost as short as boy’s. Her face was dark brown with the sun, and her blue eyes looked very bright. But her mouth was rather silky, and she’d got a frown like her father’s. Georgina wanted everybody to call her George because she hated being a girl. So they got acquainted and soon found out that Georgina owned an island!
3. So children decided to go to the island. That morning the weather was wonderful. The sun was shining, and everything seemed splendid. But George thought that the storm was coming because the wind was wrong, and there were little white tops to the waves out there by the Kirin Island. They came to the island. Broken archways, ruined walls — that was all left of a once beautiful castle, proud and strong. When the children visited it, they could see a great yard in the center of the castle, now overgrown with grass. They could see places were people used to live, and there was one almost whole room there. The storm came sooner than George thought. The weather had changed suddenly. It started raining, and the storm began. They hid in the stone room and built a fire with sticks from jackdaws’ nests, paper in which the sandwiches had been wrapped and matches Julian had.
4. When it came to Julian’s turn to get more sticks, he thought that he had to see what the waves were like. So he climbed up on to the part of the ruined wall. He saw something strange in the sea. He told the others. They decided that it was a wrecked ship. Little later George understood that it was her wreck, lifted up from the bottom of the sea and put on the rocks nearby.
5. The children set off to the island very early the next morning because they wanted to explore the wreck before anyone else did. So they rowed to the wreck. It lay a little to one side. They rowed to the rocks on which the wreck lay and tied their boat to the wreck itself. They got on to the deck quite easily. They switched on the torch and came inside. There were places that have been cabins. The children couldn’t go down because the water was too deep. They decided to go round the other side of the ship again. They already turned to go, but suddenly found a cupboard in the wall of a little cabin. There was a wooden box. They took it home. The first thing that the children did after breakfast was to go to the garden and to open the box. Julian tried several tools, but the box refused to open. At last they decided to take it to the top of the house and throw it down. When the box fell down with a terrific noise, Uncle Quentin opened the French window and came out. So he took the box and went back to his study. The children decided to keep a watch and see if uncle Quentin goes out. But he remained in his study all the morning. Then George remembered that he could go to sleep that afternoon, like he did it sometimes. Julian got the box when his uncle went to sleep that afternoon. Children felt disappointed when they opened it because there was no gold and no treasure in the box. There were some old papers and a book of some kind with a black cover. It was a diary of George’s great-great-great-grandfather. One of the papers seemed to be a kind of a map. That was the map of Kirrin Island, yellow with age, with the word ingots on it.
6. Suddenly one man decided to buy the Kirrin Island. George’s father wanted to sell the island because they needed money badly. A man who bought the old box wanted to buy Kirrin Island. George’s father was surprised because he thought that man was just a buyer of old things. Children thought that he had read the map — and had jumped to the same idea that they had done. Children thought he was after a treasure. George’s cousins felt sorry for her because they knew what she was feeling. So Uncle Quentin told the children to spend a day or two on Kirin Island in the near future, because they might not get permission from the new owners later. Julian was sure they had to get down into the dungeons because they had to find the treasure before the new owner of an island did.
7. They decided to take food, spades, ropes, torches, rugs, mugs and some tools with them. George brought the children safely to the little harbor. They put all the things into the little stone room. They didn’t find the entrance to the dungeons under the floor of the little room, and went to the ruined courtyard that had once been the center of the castle. Tim helped the children to find the old well. He ran after the rabbit, that one disappeared in his hole under the gorse bush. Tim began to dig there, and fell down! After some time children understood, that there was a rabbithole in the well-shaft, and Tim had just uncovered a bit of the well-hole! They had to dig the bush up. They saw the well-hole when they removed the old wooden cover of the well. George went down to get Tim. After finding the old well they uncovered a big stone with an iron ring in it. The children couldn’t move the stone by pulling on the iron ring. Then Julian tied the rope to it and the four children pulled it. The stone gave way. In the opening that the moved stone had disclosed there was a steep flight of steps! It was the entrance to the dungeons! They found a big door in the dungeons, but couldn’t open it. They decided to smash the lock of the wooden door. When they went down in the morning Julian decided to put chalk-marks along the walls here and there, and rub them out in case they would return back after choosing a wrong way. When they smashed the door, a big splinter of wood flew out and struck poor Dick on the cheek, when Julian’s axe hit one of the big nails and slipped a little to one side. Julian went up with Dick and Anne, and Tim stayed with George. George was attacking the door when Julian came down into the dungeons again. Children opened the door and found the treasure behind it.
8. They were staring at the treasure, and suddenly Tim began barking. Children thought that Tim had smelt Dick and Anne returning. Julian cried that they had found the ingots. They understood that they had been wrong when they heard a man’s voice coming down the dark passage. That were the men, who were going to buy the castle. When they saw the gold, they decided to go off in their motorboat, leaving the children locked in the dungeons, and they were going to get a ship and come back for the gold. They made George write a note, telling Dick and Anne that Julian and George had found the gold and they were to come down and look for it, by threatening her with shooting her dog down. George wrote what the man had said, but instead of writing “George” she put “Georgina”. Then she sent Tim to Dick and Anne. Dick understood George’s warning, and the children guessed, whose boat was there in the harbor. So they were hiding in the well till the men went away. The men had piled big, heavy slabs of broken stone over the dungeon entrance, and neither Dick nor Anne could hope to move them. The children’s only chance of rescuing George and Julian was in climbing down the well and getting into the dungeons through the opening in the well-shaft. So when Dick was down, the chalk-marks they had made helped him find the right room. So he rescued George and Julian. They got out of the dungeons by the well-shaft, going up by the rope first, and then by the iron ladder. Julian made them go up one by one in case the ladder wouldn’t bear the weight of all three at once. They ran to the cove, and there they saw that the men had taken their oars. Julian wanted to wait in patience the men come back, having one of the children being hidden down in the dungeons ready to brick the men in the room, and then to go off in men’s motorboat or their boat if the men would bring their oars back. He wanted to lock the entrance to the dungeons with the big stones, too. When the men came back and were going down to the dungeons, Dick ran to the well, and other children tried to move the heavy stones back, but their strength was not enough, so they failed, and put three smaller ones on. So they hoped Dick would manage to bolt the man in the storeroom. They went to the well, because they knew that Dick would have to come up there. Dick followed the men in the dungeons. When they opened the door of the room, they were surprised, because the children had disappeared. When they all came into the room, Dick slammed the door, and tried to close the bolts. But when the men heard the door slam they forced their strength against the door, and it gave way. Dick ran back to the well-shaft and climbed up. The children ran to the boat. While running George took the axe from the little stone room, and then completely ruined men’s motorboat with it. The men removed the little stones the children moved to the entrance and got out, but children were already in the sea.
9. After that adventure Uncle Quentin changed his mind about children in general and about his daughter particularly. He didn’t suppose them to be silly and noisy any more. News about the treasure, belonging to them, delighted him. His layer told him that it is was his treasure surely. The police said that the men had gone from the island and brought back some ingots to show them to Uncle Quentin. They told they had sealed up the door of the dungeon. Uncle Quentin’s family became rich!
2. Aunt Fanny told the children that Georgina was a bit difficult, and at first she might not like their being there. She told them to take no notice of that, because Georgina had to be all right in a short time. But they didn’t meet their cousin that day. Georgina came home when the children were asleep already. Next morning they discovered following: Georgina had very sort curly hair, almost as short as boy’s. Her face was dark brown with the sun, and her blue eyes looked very bright. But her mouth was rather silky, and she’d got a frown like her father’s. Georgina wanted everybody to call her George because she hated being a girl. So they got acquainted and soon found out that Georgina owned an island!
3. So children decided to go to the island. That morning the weather was wonderful. The sun was shining, and everything seemed splendid. But George thought that the storm was coming because the wind was wrong, and there were little white tops to the waves out there by the Kirin Island. They came to the island. Broken archways, ruined walls — that was all left of a once beautiful castle, proud and strong. When the children visited it, they could see a great yard in the center of the castle, now overgrown with grass. They could see places were people used to live, and there was one almost whole room there. The storm came sooner than George thought. The weather had changed suddenly. It started raining, and the storm began. They hid in the stone room and built a fire with sticks from jackdaws’ nests, paper in which the sandwiches had been wrapped and matches Julian had.
4. When it came to Julian’s turn to get more sticks, he thought that he had to see what the waves were like. So he climbed up on to the part of the ruined wall. He saw something strange in the sea. He told the others. They decided that it was a wrecked ship. Little later George understood that it was her wreck, lifted up from the bottom of the sea and put on the rocks nearby.
5. The children set off to the island very early the next morning because they wanted to explore the wreck before anyone else did. So they rowed to the wreck. It lay a little to one side. They rowed to the rocks on which the wreck lay and tied their boat to the wreck itself. They got on to the deck quite easily. They switched on the torch and came inside. There were places that have been cabins. The children couldn’t go down because the water was too deep. They decided to go round the other side of the ship again. They already turned to go, but suddenly found a cupboard in the wall of a little cabin. There was a wooden box. They took it home. The first thing that the children did after breakfast was to go to the garden and to open the box. Julian tried several tools, but the box refused to open. At last they decided to take it to the top of the house and throw it down. When the box fell down with a terrific noise, Uncle Quentin opened the French window and came out. So he took the box and went back to his study. The children decided to keep a watch and see if uncle Quentin goes out. But he remained in his study all the morning. Then George remembered that he could go to sleep that afternoon, like he did it sometimes. Julian got the box when his uncle went to sleep that afternoon. Children felt disappointed when they opened it because there was no gold and no treasure in the box. There were some old papers and a book of some kind with a black cover. It was a diary of George’s great-great-great-grandfather. One of the papers seemed to be a kind of a map. That was the map of Kirrin Island, yellow with age, with the word ingots on it.
6. Suddenly one man decided to buy the Kirrin Island. George’s father wanted to sell the island because they needed money badly. A man who bought the old box wanted to buy Kirrin Island. George’s father was surprised because he thought that man was just a buyer of old things. Children thought that he had read the map — and had jumped to the same idea that they had done. Children thought he was after a treasure. George’s cousins felt sorry for her because they knew what she was feeling. So Uncle Quentin told the children to spend a day or two on Kirin Island in the near future, because they might not get permission from the new owners later. Julian was sure they had to get down into the dungeons because they had to find the treasure before the new owner of an island did.
7. They decided to take food, spades, ropes, torches, rugs, mugs and some tools with them. George brought the children safely to the little harbor. They put all the things into the little stone room. They didn’t find the entrance to the dungeons under the floor of the little room, and went to the ruined courtyard that had once been the center of the castle. Tim helped the children to find the old well. He ran after the rabbit, that one disappeared in his hole under the gorse bush. Tim began to dig there, and fell down! After some time children understood, that there was a rabbithole in the well-shaft, and Tim had just uncovered a bit of the well-hole! They had to dig the bush up. They saw the well-hole when they removed the old wooden cover of the well. George went down to get Tim. After finding the old well they uncovered a big stone with an iron ring in it. The children couldn’t move the stone by pulling on the iron ring. Then Julian tied the rope to it and the four children pulled it. The stone gave way. In the opening that the moved stone had disclosed there was a steep flight of steps! It was the entrance to the dungeons! They found a big door in the dungeons, but couldn’t open it. They decided to smash the lock of the wooden door. When they went down in the morning Julian decided to put chalk-marks along the walls here and there, and rub them out in case they would return back after choosing a wrong way. When they smashed the door, a big splinter of wood flew out and struck poor Dick on the cheek, when Julian’s axe hit one of the big nails and slipped a little to one side. Julian went up with Dick and Anne, and Tim stayed with George. George was attacking the door when Julian came down into the dungeons again. Children opened the door and found the treasure behind it.
8. They were staring at the treasure, and suddenly Tim began barking. Children thought that Tim had smelt Dick and Anne returning. Julian cried that they had found the ingots. They understood that they had been wrong when they heard a man’s voice coming down the dark passage. That were the men, who were going to buy the castle. When they saw the gold, they decided to go off in their motorboat, leaving the children locked in the dungeons, and they were going to get a ship and come back for the gold. They made George write a note, telling Dick and Anne that Julian and George had found the gold and they were to come down and look for it, by threatening her with shooting her dog down. George wrote what the man had said, but instead of writing “George” she put “Georgina”. Then she sent Tim to Dick and Anne. Dick understood George’s warning, and the children guessed, whose boat was there in the harbor. So they were hiding in the well till the men went away. The men had piled big, heavy slabs of broken stone over the dungeon entrance, and neither Dick nor Anne could hope to move them. The children’s only chance of rescuing George and Julian was in climbing down the well and getting into the dungeons through the opening in the well-shaft. So when Dick was down, the chalk-marks they had made helped him find the right room. So he rescued George and Julian. They got out of the dungeons by the well-shaft, going up by the rope first, and then by the iron ladder. Julian made them go up one by one in case the ladder wouldn’t bear the weight of all three at once. They ran to the cove, and there they saw that the men had taken their oars. Julian wanted to wait in patience the men come back, having one of the children being hidden down in the dungeons ready to brick the men in the room, and then to go off in men’s motorboat or their boat if the men would bring their oars back. He wanted to lock the entrance to the dungeons with the big stones, too. When the men came back and were going down to the dungeons, Dick ran to the well, and other children tried to move the heavy stones back, but their strength was not enough, so they failed, and put three smaller ones on. So they hoped Dick would manage to bolt the man in the storeroom. They went to the well, because they knew that Dick would have to come up there. Dick followed the men in the dungeons. When they opened the door of the room, they were surprised, because the children had disappeared. When they all came into the room, Dick slammed the door, and tried to close the bolts. But when the men heard the door slam they forced their strength against the door, and it gave way. Dick ran back to the well-shaft and climbed up. The children ran to the boat. While running George took the axe from the little stone room, and then completely ruined men’s motorboat with it. The men removed the little stones the children moved to the entrance and got out, but children were already in the sea.
9. After that adventure Uncle Quentin changed his mind about children in general and about his daughter particularly. He didn’t suppose them to be silly and noisy any more. News about the treasure, belonging to them, delighted him. His layer told him that it is was his treasure surely. The police said that the men had gone from the island and brought back some ingots to show them to Uncle Quentin. They told they had sealed up the door of the dungeon. Uncle Quentin’s family became rich!
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а) Дядя Квентин
Uncle Quentin was a very tall, unsmiling man, a clever scientist who spent all his time studying. He was a most extraordinary looking man, very dark and very serious. He was working very hard on a very difficult book and didn’t like to be disturbed. But he changed during the story. When Uncle Quentin heard about their adventures, he changed his mind about children in general and about his daughter particularly. He didn’t suppose them to be silly and noisy any more.
b) Тетя Фэнни
Aunt Fanny was Quentin’s wife and George’s mother. She lived in a Kirrin Cottage. She was a hospitable woman, and children liked the look of her at once. She was delighted about children’s visit.
c) Джордж
Georgina’s parents supposed her to be a bit difficult girl. She wanted everybody to call her George cause she hated being a girl. She liked doing the things that boys did. She could climb better than any boy, and swim faster too. She could be very rude, but she was kind at heart, very loyal and absolutely truthful. Georgina had very sort curly hair, almost as short as boy’s. Her face was dark brown with the sun, and her blue eyes looked very bright. But her mouth was rather silky, and she’d got a frown like her father’s. She never told lies, and thought that it was a coward if one didn’t tell the truth and she didn’t suppose herself to be a coward. She was changing in the story. With her cousins’ help she changed her opinion about going to school because she understood how much better it was to be with others than along by herself, and she discovered that it was fun to share things with other people.
d, e) Джулиан, Дик
Julian and Dick were brothers. They showed themselves noble and brave in that adventure. Julian was the elder brother, and he was stronger, and he was near George mostly, when Dick was with his sister Ann. George thought she liked her cousins (like every one did) because of their kindness, and because they were cheerful, and easy to understand. She thought she wanted to be like them.
f) Энн
Ann was younger than her cousins. She didn’t hate being a girl, like George, and she liked her pretty dresses, and she loved her dolls. She was afraid of some things that children did, and she had a careless tongue. But she was kind and responsible.
g) Тим
Timothy was George’s dog. George kept her dog in the house of one fisherboy she knew, called Alf. She couldn’t keep him at home because when he grew up, he had terribly naughty and her parents had told her Tim had to go. He was far from perfect like a dog, but he was an excellent friend. He was the wrong shape, his head was too big, his ears were too prickled, his tail was too long and it was quite impossible to say what kind of dog he was supposed to be. But he was such a mad, friendly, clumsy, laughable creature that every one of the children liked him at once. When George’s family became rich, her parents changed their minds about him.
а) Дядя Квентин
Uncle Quentin was a very tall, unsmiling man, a clever scientist who spent all his time studying. He was a most extraordinary looking man, very dark and very serious. He was working very hard on a very difficult book and didn’t like to be disturbed. But he changed during the story. When Uncle Quentin heard about their adventures, he changed his mind about children in general and about his daughter particularly. He didn’t suppose them to be silly and noisy any more.
b) Тетя Фэнни
Aunt Fanny was Quentin’s wife and George’s mother. She lived in a Kirrin Cottage. She was a hospitable woman, and children liked the look of her at once. She was delighted about children’s visit.
c) Джордж
Georgina’s parents supposed her to be a bit difficult girl. She wanted everybody to call her George cause she hated being a girl. She liked doing the things that boys did. She could climb better than any boy, and swim faster too. She could be very rude, but she was kind at heart, very loyal and absolutely truthful. Georgina had very sort curly hair, almost as short as boy’s. Her face was dark brown with the sun, and her blue eyes looked very bright. But her mouth was rather silky, and she’d got a frown like her father’s. She never told lies, and thought that it was a coward if one didn’t tell the truth and she didn’t suppose herself to be a coward. She was changing in the story. With her cousins’ help she changed her opinion about going to school because she understood how much better it was to be with others than along by herself, and she discovered that it was fun to share things with other people.
d, e) Джулиан, Дик
Julian and Dick were brothers. They showed themselves noble and brave in that adventure. Julian was the elder brother, and he was stronger, and he was near George mostly, when Dick was with his sister Ann. George thought she liked her cousins (like every one did) because of their kindness, and because they were cheerful, and easy to understand. She thought she wanted to be like them.
f) Энн
Ann was younger than her cousins. She didn’t hate being a girl, like George, and she liked her pretty dresses, and she loved her dolls. She was afraid of some things that children did, and she had a careless tongue. But she was kind and responsible.
g) Тим
Timothy was George’s dog. George kept her dog in the house of one fisherboy she knew, called Alf. She couldn’t keep him at home because when he grew up, he had terribly naughty and her parents had told her Tim had to go. He was far from perfect like a dog, but he was an excellent friend. He was the wrong shape, his head was too big, his ears were too prickled, his tail was too long and it was quite impossible to say what kind of dog he was supposed to be. But he was such a mad, friendly, clumsy, laughable creature that every one of the children liked him at once. When George’s family became rich, her parents changed their minds about him.
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George and Uncle Quentin changed mostly. At the end of the story Uncle Quentin changed his mind about children in general and about his daughter particularly. He didn’t suppose them to be silly and noisy any more. He even changed his mind about Tim He became a better man! He became a better father! And George, with her cousins’ help changed her opinion about going to school because she understood how much better it was to be with others than along by herself, and she discovered that it was fun to share things with other people. So she decided to share the Kirrin Island with the other children!
George and Uncle Quentin changed mostly. At the end of the story Uncle Quentin changed his mind about children in general and about his daughter particularly. He didn’t suppose them to be silly and noisy any more. He even changed his mind about Tim He became a better man! He became a better father! And George, with her cousins’ help changed her opinion about going to school because she understood how much better it was to be with others than along by herself, and she discovered that it was fun to share things with other people. So she decided to share the Kirrin Island with the other children!
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George is my favorite character. She was a bit difficult girl. She wanted everybody to call her George cause she hated being a girl. She liked doing the things that boys did. She could climb better than any boy, and swim faster too. She could be very rude, but she was kind at heart, very loyal and absolutely truthful. Georgina had very sort curly hair, almost as short as boy’s. Her face was dark brown with the sun, and her blue eyes looked very bright. But her mouth was rather silky, and she had a frown like her father’s. She changed in the story. With her cousins’ help she changed her opinion about going to school because she understood how much better it was to be with others than along by herself, and she discovered that it was fun to share things with other people. I like her, because she never told lies, and thought that it was a coward if one didn’t tell the truth and she didn’t suppose herself to be a coward, and she was kind at heart.
George is my favorite character. She was a bit difficult girl. She wanted everybody to call her George cause she hated being a girl. She liked doing the things that boys did. She could climb better than any boy, and swim faster too. She could be very rude, but she was kind at heart, very loyal and absolutely truthful. Georgina had very sort curly hair, almost as short as boy’s. Her face was dark brown with the sun, and her blue eyes looked very bright. But her mouth was rather silky, and she had a frown like her father’s. She changed in the story. With her cousins’ help she changed her opinion about going to school because she understood how much better it was to be with others than along by herself, and she discovered that it was fun to share things with other people. I like her, because she never told lies, and thought that it was a coward if one didn’t tell the truth and she didn’t suppose herself to be a coward, and she was kind at heart.
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I dislike the men, who wanted to buy the island and get the gold. I don’t like them because they were rude, greedy and dishonorable. They were able to prison little children in the dungeons because of the gold!
I dislike the men, who wanted to buy the island and get the gold. I don’t like them because they were rude, greedy and dishonorable. They were able to prison little children in the dungeons because of the gold!
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I think they will be noble, kind and cheerful people in future. They will gather often, and visit their island. George will finish the school with Anne, and become more communicative person. Tim will live with her in the school.
I think they will be noble, kind and cheerful people in future. They will gather often, and visit their island. George will finish the school with Anne, and become more communicative person. Tim will live with her in the school.
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It was named “a curious rocky island” at the beginning of the story. Kirrin Island belonged to George. We know that years ago her mother’s people owned nearly all land around Kirrin bay. When they got poor, they had to sell most of it. But they could never sell the island, because nobody wanted to buy it. So George’s mother told George it would be hers, when she grew up. There was only one place to land at the Kirrin Island — there was a little cove, and only George knew the way. There were dangerous rocks in the sea everywhere around it. There were a great number of tame rabbits on the island. There were broken archways, ruined walls — that was all left of a beautiful castle. When the children visited it, they could see a great yard in the center of the castle, overgrown with grass. They could see places were people used to live, and there was one almost whole room there. There were dungeons under the castle. And there was a very deep well, passing through the dungeons, situated near the middle of the courtyard.
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It was named “a curious rocky island” at the beginning of the story. Kirrin Island belonged to George. We know that years ago her mother’s people owned nearly all land around Kirrin bay. When they got poor, they had to sell most of it. But they could never sell the island, because nobody wanted to buy it. So George’s mother told George it would be hers, when she grew up. There was only one place to land at the Kirrin Island — there was a little cove, and only George knew the way. There were dangerous rocks in the sea everywhere around it. There were a great number of tame rabbits on the island. There were broken archways, ruined walls — that was all left of a beautiful castle. When the children visited it, they could see a great yard in the center of the castle, overgrown with grass. They could see places were people used to live, and there was one almost whole room there. There were dungeons under the castle. And there was a very deep well, passing through the dungeons, situated near the middle of the courtyard.