Judy, Prisoner of War by Laurie Calkhoven

Author:Laurie Calkhoven [Calkhoven, Laurie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
Published: 2018-05-05T04:00:00+00:00

Over the next few days, more survivors from other islands found us, and they brought news. The nearby island of Singkep held a Dutch colonial government office, and there were rumors of a rescue operation there. One of my men set sail on a small fishing craft for Singkep to find out if it was true.

While we waited, I did my best to make sure all my humans were doing okay. We survived on coconuts and the water I had discovered. I also killed lots of snakes, but no one was desperate enough to eat them—at least not yet.

Finally, five days after we abandoned ship, we spotted a tongkang, a small wooden cargo boat, heading toward our beach. The Dutch on Singkep had sent it to us so the survivors could be ferried off our desert island. I don’t know how many trips it took to transport us all, but I stood guard and made sure I was one of the last to leave.

On Singkep we were given food, water, a tongkang, and instructions. “Make your way to Sumatra,” the Dutch official told us, “and then find a seaworthy ship that’s big enough to get you to India or Australia. Whatever you do, stay out of Japanese hands.”

We followed his advice and hoped we were headed for safety.

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