XVIII century. A mysterious stranger, an overweight elderly man with a saber scar on his cheek, settles in the Admiral Benbow tavern, located not far from the English city of Bristol. His name is Billy Bones. Rough and unbridled, he is at the same time clearly afraid of someone and even asks the son of the innkeepers, Jim Hawkins, to watch for a sailor on a wooden leg to appear in the area.
Finally, those from whom Billy Bones is hiding find him; The first intruder, a man with a pale, sallow face, is called Black Dog. A quarrel breaks out between Billy Bones and Black Dog, and Black Dog, wounded in the shoulder, flees. From the excitement experienced, Billy Bones suffers an apoplexy. Bedridden for several days, he admits to Jim that he served as a navigator for the late Captain Flint, a famous pirate whose name until recently terrified sailors. The old navigator is afraid that his former accomplices, who are hunting for the contents of his sailor's chest, will send him a black mark - a sign of a pirate warning.
This is what happens. It is brought by a repulsive-looking blind man named Pugh. When he leaves, Billy Bones is about to run, but his bad heart can't take it and he dies. Realizing that sea robbers are about to raid the tavern, Jim and his mother send their fellow villagers for help, and they themselves return to take the money owed to them for the stay from the chest of the deceased pirate. Along with the money, Jim takes a package from the chest.
As soon as the young man and his mother manage to leave the house, pirates appear and fail to find what they are looking for. Customs guards are jumping along the road, and the robbers have to go home. And blind Pugh, abandoned by his accomplices, falls under the hooves of a horse.
The package that Jim gives to two respectable gentlemen, Doctor Livesey and Squire (English noble title) Trelawney, contains a map of the island where Captain Flint's treasure is hidden. The gentlemen decide to follow them, taking Jim Hawkins as a cabin boy on the ship. Having promised the doctor not to reveal the purpose of the upcoming journey to anyone, Squire Trelawney leaves for Bristol to buy a ship and hire a crew. Subsequently, it turns out that the squire did not keep his word: the whole city knows where and why the schooner Hispaniola is going to sail.
The crew he recruited does not like Captain Smollett, who he hired, who thinks that the sailors are not reliable enough. Most of them were recommended by the owner of the Spyglass Tavern, the one-legged John Silver. A former sailor himself, he is hired on a ship as a cook. Shortly before departure, Jim meets the Black Dog in his tavern, who, seeing the young man, runs away. The Doctor and the Squire learn about this episode, but do not attach any importance to it.
Everything becomes clear when the Hispaniola is already approaching Treasure Island. Climbing into an apple barrel, Jim accidentally overhears Silver's conversation with the sailors, from which he learns that most of them are pirates, and their leader is a one-legged cook who was Captain Flint's quartermaster. Their plan is to, having discovered the treasures and delivered them aboard the ship, kill all the honest people on the ship. Jim informs his friends about what he heard, and they decide on a further course of action.
As soon as the schooner drops anchor off the island, discipline on the ship begins to plummet. A riot is brewing. This contradicts Silver's plan, and Captain Smollett gives him the opportunity to calm the crew down by talking to the sailors face to face. The captain invites them to rest on the shore and return to the ship before sunset. Leaving accomplices on the schooner, the pirates, led by Silver, set off on boats to the island. Jim jumps into one of the boats, for some unknown reason, but runs away as soon as it reaches the ground. Wandering around the island, Jim meets Ben Gunn, a former pirate left here by his comrades three years ago. He paid for convincing them to search for Captain Flint's treasure, which was unsuccessful. Ben Gunn says that he would rather help natural gentlemen than gentlemen of luck, and asks Jim to convey this to his friends. He also tells the young man that he has a boat and explains how to find it.
Meanwhile, the captain, doctor, squire with three servants and sailor Abe Gray, who did not want to stay with the pirates, manage to escape from the ship in a skiff, taking with them weapons, ammunition and a supply of provisions. They take refuge in a log house behind a palisade, where a stream flows and they can hold a siege for a long time. Seeing a British flag over the stockade, and not the Jolly Roger that the pirates would have raised, Jim Hawkins realizes that there are friends there and, joining them, talks about Ben Gunn.
After the courageous little garrison fends off an attack by pirates seeking a treasure map, Dr. Livesey goes to meet Ben Gunn, and Jim commits another inexplicable act. He leaves the fort without permission, finds a boat belonging to Ben Gunn and goes to the Hispaniola. Taking advantage of the fact that shortly before his appearance, two pirates guarding her had a drunken brawl in which one of them died and the other was wounded, Jim seizes the ship and takes it to a secluded bay, after which he returns to the fort.
But he does not find his friends there, but ends up in the hands of pirates, to whom, as he later learns, the fort was given up without a fight. They are about to give the young man a painful death, when suddenly John Silver stands up for him. It becomes clear that by that time the leader of the robbers already understands that the game is lost, and, while protecting Jim, he is trying to save his own skin. This is confirmed when Dr. Livesey comes to the fort, who gives Silver the coveted map, and the former cook receives from him a promise to save him from the gallows.
When the sea robbers arrive at the place where, as the map shows, the treasures are buried, they find an empty hole and are about to tear their leader to pieces, and with him the boy, when suddenly shots are heard and two of them fall dead, the rest take to their heels. Doctor Livesey, sailor Abe Gray and Ben Gunn, who came to the rescue, lead Jim and Silver to the cave, where the squire and captain are waiting for them. It turns out that Ben Gunn had long ago found Flint's gold and dragged it to his home.
Having loaded the treasure onto the ship, everyone sets off on their way back, leaving the pirates on a desert island. In one of the American ports, Silver escapes, taking a bag of gold coins. The rest safely reach the shores of England, where everyone receives their share of the treasure.
Retold
More than one generation of boys (and girls) has grown up dreaming of finding a mysterious map that shows the way to Captain Flint’s countless treasures. Romance of the southern seas, sailing, secrets, intrigue, betrayal and, in the end, the victory of the brave over the scoundrels. Here is a very brief summary of “Treasure Island”. Stevenson wrote the novel in 1881, and since then it has touched both children's hearts and the imagination of adults.
What is this novel about? If you set yourself the goal of presenting something other than a brief summary, “Treasure Island” may seem like an epic novel, its plot twists and turns are so intricate. But we will try not to get carried away and keep it to the bare minimum of lines. We will take into account only the key points of the book, and we will succeed.
The novel begins in England, in the 18th century. A mysterious guest, Billy Bones, settled in the Admiral Benbow tavern, owned by the widow Hawkins. The owner's son Jim, like everyone else, calls him captain, and from time to time carries out small assignments for Bones. One day a stranger comes to the tavern, persistently interested in them. They meet, and a quarrel breaks out between them. As a result, the stranger, whom Billy called “Black Dog,” runs away, and the captain is grabbed. Being near death, he reveals to Jim the secret of the map he keeps, which indicates where the legendary pirate Flint buried his treasures.
At night, the tavern is raided by a gang of robbers, led by a blind leader. They look for the map, don’t find it, and realize that Jim has something to do with its disappearance. But Jim and his mother manage to escape from the inn and get to
Let's continue with the summary. Treasure Island now continues in Bristol. Jim immediately goes to Doctor Livesey, who is well known to him, and tells him all his nightly adventures.
Livesey and his friend Squire Trelawney, having learned about the existence of the map, immediately get excited about the idea of finding the treasure, and the squire sets off to hire a ship. Despite the advice given to him not to reveal the purpose of the expedition, even the last port rat knows that the ship he hired, the Hispaniola, is going in search of treasure. And of course, one-legged John Silver, a former sailor and current owner of a port tavern, knows about this. He gains the trust of the dim-witted squire and as a result finds himself hired by the Hispaniola as a cook. He brings his gang with him, passing them off as reliable and honest sailors.
While swimming, Jim accidentally becomes an invisible witness to the conspiracy of the entire gang. He learns that the crew decided to rebel and, after killing the ship's owners, the ship's captain and Jim, take possession of the map and dig up the treasure themselves.
The pirates fail to take the noble gentlemen by surprise, as Jim warned them. Dr. Livesey and Squire Trelawney decide to let the team go ashore before it comes to open mutiny, and Jim commits a completely illogical act. Without telling anyone, he sneaks onto the boat and arrives on the island with the crew. Once discovered, he deftly escapes and makes his way inland. Suddenly a strange creature rushes at him from a tree, in which it is possible with great difficulty to identify a person, and not a native, but a European. It turns out that the islander used to bear the name Ben Gan, and he knows John Silver and his gang well, as well as the legendary Flint, since it was because of Flint’s treasures that he found himself on the island all alone. Then events rush at a gallop. The doctor's team captures a fort that happens to be on the island, the pirates try to storm it, but are unsuccessful, Jim manages to steal a ship from the pirates, and Silver turns out to be a real double-dealer.
After numerous adventures and misadventures, which we will not mention, since we decided that we were retelling the summary, Treasure Island (the book, of course) comes to an end. Ben gives the Flint treasure he dug up, which he found without any maps, to Dr. Livesey. In exchange, he asks to be taken to his homeland, to which both the doctor and the squire naturally agree. Almost all the pirates die, and only the cunning Silver manages to escape. He is taken on board the Hispaniola on the condition that upon arrival in England he will be handed over to the authorities, but on the way he manages to steal a boat and escape. All participants in the journey who are still alive at this point arrive home safely and receive a share of the old pirate’s treasures.
“Treasure Island” you can read a brief summary by sections in this article.
“Treasure Island” summary by chapter
PART ONE: THE OLD PIRATE
CHAPTER 1
An old sea wolf, Billy Bones, comes to the Admiral Benbow tavern, which belonged to Jim's father, with his chest. He stops here, saying “The bay is convenient.” He was a silent man. He wandered along the shore of the bay all day long with his telescope. He was afraid of something and after a while he shared his anxiety with Jim. Billy took the boy aside and promised to pay him four pence in silver on the first of every month if he would look carefully for a sailor on one leg and tell him if he saw one. He said to call himself captain.
CHAPTER 2
A man entered the Admiral Benbow tavern with two fingers missing on his left hand. He talked to Jim and found out that Bones lives here. The newcomer took Jim and hid with him behind the door. When the captain arrived, a stranger, who was definitely afraid, approached him and, telling Jim to leave, leaving the door open, struck up a conversation with the captain. The captain recognized him - it was the Black Dog. Jim did not hear the details of this conversation. Gradually their conversation became louder and soon there was a terrible explosion of curses. There was a fight, as a result of which Black Dog was wounded and fled. The captain demanded rum and decided to get out of here as quickly as possible. The captain had a stroke from the rum. Dr. Livesey came and cured Bones, but told him that if he did not stop drinking, he would die very soon.
CHAPTER 3
The captain told Jim about the Black Dog and other pirates who were hunting for his chest. The next day, blind Pugh came to the tavern and saw the captain, giving him a black mark. The blind man left. The captain died of apoplexy.
CHAPTER 4
Jim and his mother went to a neighboring village for help. But their help was limited to the fact that they gave Jim a loaded pistol in case of an attack and promised to keep horses ready. Jim and his mother returned to the house and opened Billy Bones' chest. The mother took money from the chest, but only that which legally belonged to her. Jim took Flint's papers. Gone.
CHAPTER 5
Jim, sitting under the bridge, watched. The pirates, led by Pugh, came to the tavern and began looking for Flint's papers. During the search, the pirates destroyed the entire tavern and left with nothing. Soon Dr. Livesey and the customs guards came to the aid of Jim and his mother. Blind Pugh died under the boots of their horses. Jim gave the doctor the papers.
CHAPTER 6
Dr. Livesey and Jim went to the squire. Together they studied the papers Jim took. The package contained a map of Treasure Island, papers from Flint and Billy Bones. The Doctor, the Squire and Jim decided to find Flint's treasure.
PART TWO: THE SHIP'S COOK.
CHAPTER 7
Preparing for swimming. The squire hires a crew and buys the ship Hispaniola.
CHAPTER 8
Jim goes to the Spyglass Tavern to see John Silver. Along the way, the boy examines the ships and sailors. Jim meets Silver at the tavern. John was a neat and good-natured innkeeper, his left nova was cut off at the very hip. Jim talks to him. During the conversation, Black Dog runs away from the tavern. The One-Legged One sends his men to catch up with him, but the Black Dog disappeared into the crowd. Jim and Long John went out onto the embankment and talked.
CHAPTER 9
The captain of the Hispaniola was Captain Smollett. Smollett tells Squire Trelawney that he does not like this expedition, the sailors. All sailors on the ship know the purpose of the voyage. Trelawney blabbed to everyone about the treasure.
CHAPTER 10
The Hispaniola begins its voyage to Treasure Island. The captain was forced to admit that he was mistaken. The performance of the sailors is exemplary and the conduct of the entire crew is excellent. John Silver - cook.
CHAPTER 11
Jim, sitting in an apple barrel, overheard that a riot was being prepared on the ship.
CHAPTER 12
The ship approached the island. Jim informs the captain, doctor and squire about the betrayal. Trelawney admits to being an ass. They confer and decide to be careful and wait.
PART THREE: MY ADVENTURES ON LAND
CHAPTER 13
Some of the pirates, led by Silver, and Jim land ashore. Jim runs away.
CHAPTER 14
Jim, sitting in the thickets, witnesses a murder (Silver killed the honest sailor Tom)
CHAPTER 15
Jim meets Ben Gunn. Ben Gunn says that he was left here on a desert island. Ben wants to meet the squire.
PART FOUR: PALICEFALL.
CHAPTER 16
The Doctor and Hunter go on reconnaissance in a skiff. The captain, the squire doctor and the squire's servants left the ship in a boat.
CHAPTER 17
The boat floats to the shore. Pirates on a ship are loading a cannon. Trelawney shoots back and wounds one pirate on the ship. The rioters shoot. The cannonball flies very close to the boat. The skiff capsizes and sinks. None of the passengers were injured.
CHAPTER 18
Shootout in the forest. Tom, the squire's servant is wounded. The captain and his men occupied the blockhouse and raised the British flag.
CHAPTER 19.
Jim comes to the squire, the doctor and the captain in the log house. Tells them about Ben Gunn.
CHAPTER 20
Two men approached the stockade and raised a white flag. Silver, the pirate captain, came to negotiate. Long John said that some of his men were killed during the night. Silver offers his terms, but Smollett refuses. Captain Silver leaves, promising that they will begin their attack in an hour.
CHAPTER 21
Pirates attacked the house. A shootout began. The pirates climbed over the stockade. It came to hand-to-hand combat. As a result, the pirates had to retreat, many of them were killed. There were also losses among the defenders of the log house: Hunter and Joyce were killed, Captain Smollett was wounded.
PART FIVE: MY ADVENTURES AT SEA
CHAPTER 22
The doctor went to Ben Gunn. When the squire and Gray were bandaging the captain, Jim ran away. Jim ran to the sea, got into Ben Gunn's boat and sailed to the Hispaniola.
CHAPTER 23
Jim Hawkins swam with difficulty towards the schooner. Voices came from the cabin. Israel Hands had a big fight with his friend. It came to a fight, and Hands killed him.
CHAPTER 24
Jim swam to the ship in Ben's shuttle and climbed onto it.
CHAPTER 25
Jim walked along the deck and saw Hands. Israel asked for brandy. Jim went to get a drink. Chaos reigned on the ship. The locks on all the drawers were broken, the floor was covered in dirt, and dozens of empty bottles were rolling from corner to corner. Jim found the bottle and returned to Hands. Hands is wounded. The boy bandaged him. Together they took the ship to the Northern Bay.
CHAPTER 26
Hands hesitated and asked Jim to bring some wine. Jim thought this was strange and decided to follow him. His fears were confirmed. When the boy walked away, Israel took the knife. Jim saw this and went to get some wine. Brought a drink. Hands drank. Jim, listening to Hands' commands, put the ship into the bay. Hands attacked the boy. As a result of the scuffle, Hands was shot and Jim was wounded in the shoulder.
CHAPTER 27
Jim was returning to the log house. Arriving, he opened the door. There were no sentries. Jim decided to lie down in his usual place, but tripped over someone's leg. And in the darkness a sharp cry was heard: “Piastres, piastres, piastres.” Silver's parrot screamed. Everyone woke up at once. Jim found himself in the enemy camp.
PART SIX: CAPTAIN SILVER
CHAPTER 28
Silver spoke to Jim. Jim told the pirates that it was he who sat in the barrel and overheard their conversation, that he stole the schooner. The pirates decided to “bleed him,” but Silver did not give it. The pirates were not happy with this. Silver's team gathered for a sailor's meeting "according to custom."
CHAPTER 29
The gathering of pirates continued for a long time. They gathered in a circle on the hillside between the house and the stockade. One of the pirates cut out a black circle from Dick's Bible. After which five pirates returned, pushing one forward. The robber gave Silver a black mark. One of the pirates (George) said to Silver: “So. First of all, you failed the whole thing. You don't have the audacity to object to this. Secondly, you allowed our enemies to leave, although they were in a real trap here. Why did they want to leave? Don't know. But it is clear that they wanted to leave for some reason. Thirdly, you forbade us to pursue them. Oh, we see right through you, John Silver! You're playing a double game. Fourth, you stood up for this boy.” Silver answered them on all points. The pirates were pleased with the answer. Silver showed the pirates why he made the agreement - it was an authentic map of Treasure Island, with three crosses and Flint's signature.
CHAPTER 30
Doctor Livesey came to treat the robbers. Silver showed Jim to the doctor. The Doctor and Jim talk through the stockade. Jim tells the doctor where the ship is hidden. The doctor persuades the boy to run away. Jim doesn't agree.
CHAPTER 31
The pirates take shovels, crowbars, snacks, drinks and go looking for treasure, guided by the map and Flint's notes. Silver leads Jim with her on a string. During the search they come across a skeleton. The pirates are terrified. Silver thought and realized that the skeleton was Flint’s pointing arrow, indicating where the treasure was. Pirates remember Captain Flint.
CHAPTER 32
The pirates continue to look for treasure, talk about Flint, and are afraid of him. Suddenly a voice is heard in the forest: “Fifteen men on a dead man’s chest. Yo-ho-ho, and a bottle of rum!” The pirates were terrified. They thought it was the late Flint speaking. Silver assured his subordinates that the voice was not the deceased Flint, but a living person. The pirates did not listen to his beliefs, saying: “Be quiet, John! Don't insult the ghost." The voice said a few more phrases and Silver guessed that it was the voice of Ben Gunn. No one was afraid of Ben Gunn, whether he lived or died. The pirates came to their senses and cheered up. Soon the pirates approached the place where the treasure should be, but instead there was a large hole.
CHAPTER 33
The pirates were amazed by this. Silver strived for this money with all his heart. The robbers were furious. They crawled out of the hole with a menacing look, but did not dare to strike. Silver stood motionless, he was not afraid of them. Merry decided to inspire his supporters with a speech, during which shots were fired and he fell into a hole. Some pirates were injured. John Silver pulled out a gun and killed Merry. The rest fled. Then the winners went to Gunn's cave, where the treasures were located, which he dug up while alone on the island.
CHAPTER 34
Inspecting the treasures and loading them onto the ship took a lot of time. But soon the friends sailed on the ship with Silver, leaving the three pirates who remained alive on the island, giving them food and gunpowder. Captain Smollett was heading for the nearest port to hire new sailors there. Having entered the port, everyone went ashore except Ben Gunn and Silver. When they hired sailors and returned, it turned out that Silver had escaped, taking with him a bag of money. Despite this, everyone was happy that they got rid of him so easily. Continuing the voyage, the Hispaniola returned to its native shores. Everyone received their share of the treasure.
Natalia Alexandrovskaya
Retelling of the novel by R.L. Stevenson "Treasure Island"
The story told by Jim Hawkins about this island took place back in 17.... It originates from the Admiral Benbow inn.
One day, a huge, gloomy, unkempt-looking sailor in a greasy caftan, with dirty broken nails and a saber scar across his entire cheek, appeared on the threshold of the tavern. Having learned that the tavern was not popular with outside visitors, the stranger announced that he intended to live here. The new guest was a loner and didn’t let anyone get close to him. Despite his careless appearance and rude habits, he was not an ordinary sailor; the characteristic features of a boss were noticeable in him: a stern look, a commanding voice. Everyone called him captain and avoided his company. Every day he walked along the shore of the bay, climbed the cape and watched the approaching ships. Returning to the inn, he sat in the far corner of the common room, drinking himself into a stupor. Sometimes he would get drunk and loudly whistle his favorite song or demand glasses for everyone present, forcing them to drink with him for company. He used to tell horror stories about gallows, torture and misadventures at sea. From his words it was clear that he spent his life in the company of sea robbers. But when one day, on the way to Bristol, some sailors stopped at a tavern to drink a glass or two, the captain hid behind the door curtain and watched them closely. It was clear that he was avoiding them. The only one the captain was friendly with was Jim. The captain offered him a small salary for keeping a close watch to see if a one-legged sailor appeared nearby.
So, the captain constantly tyrannized everyone around him. None of them managed to tame his ferocious nature. But one day Jim's father fell ill, and Dr. Livesey came to the tavern. He was strikingly different from the local residents - he was a noble, neat, well-mannered, smartly dressed man. He was talking calmly to the gardener when the captain howled: “Fifteen men for a dead man's chest. Yo-ho-ho, and a bottle of rum! Drink, and the devil will bring you to the end. Yo-ho-ho, and a bottle of rum!” Mr. Livesey's indifference greatly angered the captain, and he began to spew dirty curses at the doctor. Without even moving, but slightly raising his voice so that everyone present could hear, the doctor promised: if the gentleman of fortune (as the pirates were called) did not stop his attacks, he would be brought to justice, and in the near future he would be hanged. This concerned not only insults against the doctor, who also served as a judge, but also against any other person. Surprisingly, the captain calmed down.
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XVIII century A mysterious stranger, an overweight elderly man with a saber scar on his cheek, settles in the Admiral Benbow tavern, located near the English city of Bristol. His name is Billy Bonet. Rough and unbridled, he is at the same time clearly afraid of someone and even asks the son of the innkeepers, Jim Hawkins, to watch for a sailor on a wooden leg to appear in the area.
Finally, those from whom Billy Bonet is hiding find him; The first intruder, a man with a pale, sallow face, is called Black Dog. A quarrel breaks out between Billy Bones and Black Dog, and Black Dog, wounded in the shoulder, flees. From the excitement experienced, Billy Bones suffers an apoplexy. Bedridden for several days, he admits to Jim that he served as a navigator for the late Captain Flint, a famous pirate whose name until recently terrified sailors. The old navigator is afraid that his former accomplices, who are hunting for the contents of his sailor's chest, will send him a black mark - a sign of a pirate warning.
This is what happens. It is brought by a repulsive-looking blind man named Pugh. When he leaves, Billy Bonet is about to run, but his sick heart can't take it and he dies. Realizing that sea robbers are about to raid the tavern, Jim and his mother send their fellow villagers for help, and they themselves return to take the money owed to them for the stay from the chest of the deceased pirate. Along with the money, Jim takes a package from the chest.
As soon as the young man and his mother manage to leave the house, pirates appear and fail to find what they are looking for.
The package that Jim gives to two respectable gentlemen, Doctor Livesey and Squire Trelawney, contains a map of the island where Captain Flint's treasure is hidden. The gentlemen decide to follow them, taking Jim Hawkins as a cabin boy on the ship. Having promised the doctor not to reveal the purpose of the upcoming journey to anyone, Squire Trelawney leaves for Bristol to buy a ship and hire a crew. Subsequently, it turns out that the squire did not keep his word: the whole city knows where and why the schooner Hispaniola is going to sail.
The crew he recruited does not please Captain Smollett, who he hired, who thinks that the sailors are not reliable enough. Most of them were recommended by the owner of the Spyglass Tavern, the one-legged John Silver. A former sailor himself, he is hired on a ship as a cook. Shortly before departure, Jim meets the Black Dog in his tavern, who, seeing the young man, runs away. The Doctor and the Squire learn about this episode, but do not attach any importance to it.
Everything becomes clear when the Hispaniola is already approaching Treasure Island. Climbing into an apple barrel, Jim accidentally overhears Silver's conversation with the sailors, from which he learns that most of them are pirates, and their leader is a one-legged cook who was Captain Flint's quartermaster.
As soon as the schooner drops anchor off the island, discipline on the ship begins to plummet. A riot is brewing. Leaving accomplices on the schooner, the pirates, led by Silver, set off on boats to the island. Jim jumps into one of the boats, for some unknown reason, but runs away as soon as it reaches the ground.
Wandering around the island, Jim meets Ben Gunn, a former pirate left here by his comrades three years ago. He paid for convincing them to search for Captain Flint's treasure, which was unsuccessful. Ben Gunn says that he would rather help natural gentlemen than gentlemen of fortune, and asks Jim to tell his friends this. He also tells the young man that he has a boat and explains how to find it.
Meanwhile, the captain, doctor, squire with three servants and sailor Abe Gray, who did not want to stay with the pirates, manage to escape from the ship in a skiff, taking with them weapons, ammunition and a supply of provisions. They take refuge in a log house behind a palisade, where a stream flows and they can hold a siege for a long time. Seeing a British flag over the stockade, and not the “Jolly Roger” that the pirates would have raised, Jim Hawkins realizes that there are friends there, and, joining them, talks about Ben Gunn.
After the courageous little garrison fends off an attack by pirates seeking a treasure map, Dr. Livesey goes to meet Ben Gunn, and Jim commits another inexplicable act. He leaves the fort without permission, finds a boat belonging to Ben Gunn and goes to the Hispaniola. Taking advantage of the fact that shortly before his appearance, two pirates guarding her had a drunken brawl in which one of them died and the other was wounded, Jim seizes the ship and takes it to a secluded bay, after which he returns to the fort.
But he does not find his friends there, but ends up in the hands of pirates, to whom, as he later learns, the fort was surrendered without a fight. They are about to give the young man a painful death, when suddenly John Silver stands up for him. It becomes clear that by that time the leader of the robbers already understands that the game is lost, and, while protecting Jim, he is trying to save his own skin. This is confirmed when Dr. Livesey comes to the fort, who gives Silver the coveted map, and the former cook receives from him a promise to save him from the gallows.
When the sea robbers arrive at the place where, as the map shows, the treasure is buried, they find an empty hole and are about to tear to pieces their leader, and with him the boy, when suddenly shots are heard and two of them fall dead. The rest take to their heels. Doctor Livesey, sailor Abe Gray and Ben Gunn, who came to the rescue, lead Jim and Silver to the cave, where the squire and captain are waiting for them. It turns out that Ben Gunn had long ago found Flint's gold and dragged it to his home.
Having loaded the treasure onto the ship, everyone sets off on their way back, leaving the pirates on a desert island. In one of the American ports, Silver escapes, taking a bag of gold coins. The rest safely reach the shores of England, where everyone receives their share of the treasure.
