'I often walked along the shore,and one day I saw something in thesand.I went over to look at it morecarefully…It was a footprint-thefootprint of a man!' In 1659 Robinson Crusoe was shipwrecked on a smallisland off the coast of South America.After fifteen yearsalone,he suddenly learns that there is another person onthe island.But will this man be a friend-or an enemy?
He is not beautiful. His mother does notwant him, children run away from him. People laugh at him, and call him ‘The Elephant Man’. Then someone speaks to him-and listens to him! At the age of 27, Joseph Merrick finds a friend for thefirst time in his life. This is a true and tragic story. It is also a famous film.
