por two long rs I lived the life of a slave. I worked in the house and the garden, and every day I planned to escape, but it was never and night. My master liked to go fish I th ought abo ut it day and he always took me with him. A man in a little bo and a young boy also went with us. called Moel One day my master said to us, "Some of my friends want to go fishing tomorrow. Get the boat ready." So we put a lot of food and drink on the boat, and the next morning, we waited for my master and his friends. But when my master arrived, he was alone. My friends don't want to go fishing today, he said to me. But you go with Moely and the boy, and catch some fish for our supper tonight.' "Yes, master," I answered quietly, but inside I was excited. "Perhaps now I can escape," Isaid to myself. y master went back to his friends and we took the at out to sea. For a time we fished quietly, and then I moved carefully behind Moely and knocked him into the water im!' I cried. 'swim to the shore!" y master liked to shoot onthe and so there were was swimming after the boat and I shouted to him uickly, I took one of these guns. Moely