Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne level 3
under the sea
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chapter 1 the monster from the deep I am
professor Aaron X my job is to study
everything dead or alive under the sea I
see beautiful and ugly things down there
but there is one strange experience that
stays in my mind’s like a nightmare
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it was 1867 some sailors ffedith that
they saw the dangerous giant monster
living in the cold waters of the ocean
some ships tried to find it and kill it
but they never returned people said it
looked like a whale it was 300 feet long
water came out it was like a big
underwater explosion the largest whale
was only one feeding
you
the Abraham Lincoln left New York Harbor
on the 3rd of July 1867 500,000 people
were there to say goodbye Ned land the
famous whale killer was also on the ship
Farragut
the captain of the ship was a strong and
brave man when we first met he’s shook
my hand
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sea monster me kill me die I didn’t like
this idea but I didn’t say anything at
the time
we sailed the three months and we never
saw the creature once the men wanted to
find and kill the sea monster but after
all this time everyone on the ship
started to believe that there was no
monster and then it happened it was
night time and we were 200 miles off the
coast of Japan when suddenly Ned land at
the harpooner cried out there is the men
on the ship began to run and shouts the
creature looked as if it was asleep we
could see it because there was a strange
light under the water then a cannon
fired at the monster a cannonball hit it
but it didn’t move captain Farragut
didn’t know what to do
my god and my cannon can’t kill this
monster what pan just then I saw Ned
land with his harpoon in his hands
piling to the front of the ship everyone
watched him silently I saw the harpoon
leave his hand and hit the giant
creature right in its back water shot
out of the wound
it’s forced not to be right out of the
ship into the dark cold ocean
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chapter 2 saved from the ocean
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I found myself underwater it was very
cold and I tried hard to get to the top
and breathe when my head was finally
above the waves I saw that the Abraham
Lincoln was more than 102 feet away
hell hell no one could hear me my
clothes felt heavy in the water I felt
something touch me on the leg I was
terrified I thought it was a shark or
even the monster sir are you all right
sir
thank God it was my faithful assistant
conse conse my boy what do you do when I
saw you fall into water sir I felt it
was my duty to follow you but why did
you risk your life to save mine your
life sir is more important than life
thank you
you are a true but what happened to the
ship
I’m afraid the whale hit the ship sir it
can’t turn around it was true the
abraham lincoln moved away from us it
couldn’t turn back it was dark and we
knew that we had to stay in the water
for the night we hoped that in the
morning someone from the ship could see
us if we were still alive we were tired
we tried to help each other swim the
movie came out from behind the clouds
and we saw that the abraham lincoln was
too far away just then we felt we
couldn’t swim any longer at that moment
I touched something hard I thought it
was a rock but then I realized it was
metal conse and I held onto it and then
we heard a voice hey hey over here
it was net lands voice but we couldn’t
see them we tried to move on to this
strange metal object to get close to him
it’s me Ned Ned land
did you fall into the water - I sure did
there was a good thing I landed on this
I landed on the monster rooster you mean
we owned the monster yes miss moving
only snow monster it’s a ship
he was Roy’s what all of his thought was
a large whale was a 300 foot long
underwater ship
Ned sat on a platform which was on top
of the show we knocked on the ship’s
sides but they were too thick and no one
heard us
we heard the noise of the ship’s engine
they only hope it doesn’t go under the
water
the mysterious ship began to sink before
Ned finished his sentence suddenly the
ship stopped sinking a short man in
strange black clothes opened the Sutra
door on the top of the ship when he saw
us he ran back inside frightened two
minutes later six large men with black
masks came out took us by the arms and
took us down on inside the ship Chapter
three
inside the Nautilus they took us through
a long dark tunnel we could see nothing
around us they put us into a dark room
then closed the door behind us a light
came on the room was empty it only had a
table and five chairs in the middle Ned
land got very angry he mustn’t treat me
like this I didn’t do anything wrong I’m
getting out of here you hear me I won
out
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Ned screamed at the locked door but no
one answered his call don’t use all your
energy mr. land we may need it later
quite right Kahn say as usual you speak
with your mind and not your heart the
door opened again after some minutes
humans stood there in front of us one
was tall with dark serious eyes the
other was short he looked at us without
any interest
the two men wore black hats and shoes
made from seal skin their clothes looked
thin and comfortable they spoke a
language which I did not understand I
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spoke to the men French German and
English I told them a story but they did
not seem to understand mr. Lanz got
angry again
you listen to me you let us off this
ship for there’s no reason to be angry
mr. land it is I who should be angry
with you the tool man was calm and he
spoke perfect English he surprised all
of us and we didn’t say a word you are
on the Nautilus I am its captain and my
name is Captain Nemo this ship and my
own life is a secret to the outside
world I do not want to see that world
again I live here under the sea you will
stay here with me but you will have the
same freedom everyone else on the ship
has what does that mean captain that
means that you are free to see all the
wonderful things under the sea no man in
your world can ever see these things I’m
saying gentlemen but you are very lucky
you mean we’ll never go home again
that’s impossible mr. land you gave me
no choice
I do not want anybody to know my secret
you attacked my ship you found me
now you must do what ice Ned land was
not happy at all
I can only say that I was very
interested in this strange man where did
he come from
why did he leave our world
Captain Nemo spoke to the short man in
this strange language then the short man
left us then he tried to be friendly you
will not find life on the naughty list
so bad we have wonderful food and your
rooms are very comfortable the captain
showed Ned and Kahn say to their rooms
but he stopped me for a moment professor
may I show you something
why of course Captain Nemo took me down
to the bottom of the Nautilus where
there was a room like a large museum it
had pictures by famous painters on the
walls and glass cases with beautiful
shelves from the sea I read your book
professor you know a lot about sea life
you’ll see
I enjoy sea life you have things here
that most people only read about captain
well I enjoy this room but what I really
prefer is looking out there the captain
pressed a button and two of the walls
opened up
behind them there were large glass
windows looking out onto the sea a white
lines coming from the ship made
everything easy to see I stood in front
of the window like a small boy at the
zoo and believe me
I didn’t feel at all like Captain Nemo’s
prisoner
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chapter fall outside the Nautilus
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the Nautilus traveled underwater
watching the mysteries of the ocean the
captain and his crew were excellent
hosts they gave us wonderful seafood and
we were free to visit any place we liked
on the ship
we traveled near the coasts of Australia
and Papua New Guinea I enjoyed seeing
all the strange sea life of these waters
I had enough information to write a new
book but Ned land was not happy on the
lot of us he was a whale hunter and his
life was above the water hunting whales
one morning he asked concerned me to go
to his room to talk I want to talk about
our escape our escape should we’re
underwater how can we escape not now
this ship goes above water every two
days to fill it with clean air when
we’re near land we have to try to escape
the waters we are in now a full of
sharks mr. land and all that professor
will wait when we get close to a country
we know we’ll try to escape
how will we leave the newtonís Ned land
had no time to answer this question
there was a loud crash and we all fell
to the floor the lights went on and off
and the engine stopped the top of the
Nautilus was just above the surface of
the water
I saw Captain Nemo on the platform
outside the ship the ship was between
two large rocks unable to move we had to
wait six days for the water to rise
before the ship could leave the captain
didn’t seem at all worried the sea
brought us here mercy will take us away
we were very close to Padua I could see
it from the ship midland asked the
captain if we could go on land and
some animals because he didn’t want to
eat fish Captain Nemo led the three of
us go this didn’t surprise me at all
they were only cannibals on Papua we
couldn’t escape because they would kill
us
there was a small boat on the Nautilus
which we used to get to land and Captain
Nemo gave us guns and we were all
excited to return to land and feel free
again the beach of papal was beautiful
he’d had soft white sand and 200 foot
tall palm trees we found bananas and
coconuts and we made a small camping
area for the day some wild animals came
into the forest and ran away once' was
at first frightened I thought he was a
cannibals
don’t worry Khan say it’s not yet
lunchtime we all laughed then continued
looking for fruits and vegetables we
walked through the tropical forest we
were so excited by this new adventure
that we forgot where we were walking we
were far from the beach I felt something
small hit my head I think I was hit by a
rock a rock there’s another suddenly we
saw others moving through the forest
professor sir we’re not alone there were
cannibals everywhere we ran back to the
beach they followed us they carried
Spears and shouted in a strange language
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we jumped into the boat leaving all our
food and guns behind they got into the
water after ease some of them came in
their own boats they threw Spears at us
but they all missed we jumped back on
the Nautilus and went below I found
Captain Nemo in a small room next to the
museum he was playing the piano
captain there are cannibals outside the
notice the sea professor and music make
me feel very peaceful captain did you
hear me I did and there is no reason to
worry the Nautilus is perfectly safe
from those outside the captain left the
piano and went out of the room he and
some of his men went up and opened the
outside door of the Nautilus
sterile cannabis down fiber one tried to
get him but when his hand touched the
he screamed another fight the same thing
and he also screamed and soon hold and
swam away you see professor there is
electricity around that door anyone who
touches it feels great pain I felt
terrified the captain had everything he
needed to protect himself and his men he
also had everything he needed to keep us
prisoners
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chapter 5 an underwater cemetery
the Nautilus was finally free of the
rocks near Papua we now traveled east
past Australia and into the Indian Ocean
life on the ship was normal again
we sometimes stopped on the ocean floor
and walked outside the ship we wore
special suits they had large glass heads
with special tanks filled with air so we
could breathe Ned land still wanted to
escape and he thought about it every day
but now that we were in the Indian Ocean
there was nowhere to escape to
one afternoon while the Nautilus was on
the surface of the water I went upstairs
to have a look outside
I saw Captain Nemo looking through a
telescope of something far away he said
something to one of his men and the man
went downstairs quickly the captain
looked very serious
I had a small telescope with me so I put
it up to my eye to see what he was
looking at at that moment I felt the
strong hand not the telescope away from
my eye
professor I want her to go below you mr.
Lander mr. cone say mistake in your room
until I say you can be may I ask no
there was nothing more to say Captain
Nemo was upset about something and he
had the power to tell us what to do I
went to my room quietly they served our
dinner in our rooms
I fell asleep quickly when I woke up I
thought that they put something in our
food to make a sleep the next afternoon
captain knew suddenly opened my door he
came in with one of his men he looked
very worried professor do you know
anything about Nets do you mean am i a
doctor yes I know some things why I have
a man who needs help would you have a
look at him of course
Captain Nemo took me to a room where
there was a man lying on a bed he had
white bandages on his head there was
blood on the bandages and the man looked
very sick he was cold and white I told
Captain Nemo that he would not live the
captain’s face changed he looked very
sad and there were tears in his eyes
mainly asked what happened the captain
turned away from me
what does it matter a man or die isn’t
that enough Captain Nemo surprised me at
times he could be cold and serious then
he could cry for a member of his crew
you can go a professor the next day I
saw the captain on the platform it was a
bright sunny day I did not want to say
anything about the sick man but I was
curious I asked him if he wanted to go
for a walk on the ocean floor
he said yes so we put our suits on and
off we went
the Indian Ocean had the most beautiful
rocks plants and fish in the world all
of us enjoyed it very much
it was like a colorful picture show but
Captain Nemo had another reason for our
walk I saw that his men carried
something long and flat in the back they
also had tools to dig with then we
arrived at a safe area with large plants
around it
they put the bag down and began digging
at that moment I understood everything
they were going to bury the dead man
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when we returned to the Nautilus I told
Captain Nemo that his man was safe where
he was not even sharks can go there
captain
oh man professor chapter 6 the giant
pearl and the shark
we traveled in the Indian Ocean for 10
days
the Nautilus did not seem to have any
particular direction
I did not see Captain Nemo for some days
after the man’s death
he stayed locked in his room
the ship was quiet one day on say Ned
land ‘innahu were in the museum we were
looking through the underwater windows
at the beautiful fish I wanted to know
what the others thought of Captain Nemo
conse said I think he’s a scientist who
never had any success that’s why he’s
here under the sea
he’s not famous and he’s angry about
that I think he’s crazy but we will die
here unless we escape and I think you’re
both wrong he’s angry about something he
is not free here she loves to see yes
but there is something missing from his
life maybe he blamed someone for that
and I think he wanted to hurt that
person as I said this the walls closed
over the slight windows and captain
Newman Walton would you like to go pearl
fishing this is the richest part of the
world to fish for pearls we all looked
at each other and agreed we were
prisoners but it was exciting to see all
of the mysteries is deceived
the ocean the India has thousands of
oysters the pearls inside them can cost
hundreds of dollars
there are many sharks in these waters
and it’s very dangerous to go looking
for pearls there I didn’t like the idea
of sharks we only had small knives to
fight them with Ned land had his harpoon
with him but he was very busy trying to
collect as many oysters as he could
Captain Nemo took us to a small cave
inside it I saw an oyster over six feet
wide it had a pearl inside it as big as
a coconut I wanted to take it back to
the ship with us it was the only one of
its kind in the world but Captain Nemo
said no he wanted the Pearl to grow
alone there in the cave until it was
truly the most fantastic pearl in the
world on the way back to the ship we saw
an Indian boy swimming for pearls
we hid behind some rocks so he couldn’t
see us suddenly a large shark swam
nearby the boy saw it but it was too
late
Captain Nemo swam away from the rocks
with his knife in his hand and began
fighting with the animal
the boy looked terrified Captain Nemo
fought for the show and with blood in
the water the captain looks in trouble
immediately Ned land captain killed the
shark with his hot food the captain was
safe and I was so surprised that I
couldn’t move when we got back to the
Nautilus the captain thanked med land
you saved my life mr. land thank you
don’t thank me
I kill sharks and whales because it’s my
job I didn’t do it for you
come mr. loud that’s a horrible thing to
say it’s alright can’t say I understand
mr. land I saw in his face that he did
understand and Ned land we were
prisoners
Ned lands only thought was to escape
Captain Nemo understood that thought he
would feel the same way if he were in
edlund’s position
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Chapter seven the lost city Captain Nemo
took us north through the Indian Ocean
to the Red Sea but the Red Sea had no
exit as we got closer to Egypt I went
upstairs to the glass room at the top of
the ship it was dark outside we were a
long way under the sea captain nemo
turned on the outside lights I don’t
understand captain
there was no exit here we cannot go
through the Maryland but we can go under
it watch we move down below the country
of beaches suddenly I saw a large hole
in the rock a tumbler that’s right
professor and we are going through the
Nautilus sure as we went through the
small tunnel it looked like an old cave
then water surrounded the ship and there
was no more land when concerned Ned woke
up I told them that we’re in the
Mediterranean Sea
but how who cares
now’s our chance when we got we’re gonna
ski the coast here and we could take the
small boat to get to land degree I could
not think only of myself constantly
loved the sea but I did not think he
wanted to move his life there Ned land
could not escape without our help
I agree only tell me when you were ready
but the Nautilus did not go near the
surface of the water again for some time
in fact we went further down Ned land
stayed in his room I felt sorry for him
but I loved the sea for many hours I
stood in front of the window in the
museum we sailed through the
Mediterranean Sea and entered the deep
mysterious Atlantic ocean the ocean
became dark and we continued to go
further and further down Captain Nemo
came into the museum as I studied the
ocean floor I have a little surprise for
you professor as he said this the bright
light appeared from behind the mountain
of rocks in front of us what is it just
watch we came closer to the light and I
could see trees on the ocean floor
that’s not possible
the Nautilus moved up over the mountain
and I saw that the light came from an
old underwater volcano there was no fire
but the hot lava still produced lights
the light showed us part of the ocean
floor there were stone houses and
ancient temples on it I did not
understand how such things could be
there it looks like a city from
thousands of years ago it is it’s the
lost city of Atlantis
I looked up at Captain Nemo he never
took his eyes off the window I looked
down again so it was true I thought
Atlantis did exist but only Captain Nemo
knew for sure
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chapter 8 the giant squid we traveled
through the Atlantic Ocean down to the
South Pole we went under the ice and
came out on the other side
imagine what we saw penguins
whales polar bears dolphins icebergs
it was like a dream and we saw it from
the inside of the Nautilus
we continued up the coast of South
America finally we came to the warm
waters near the Bahamas who could be
unhappy only one person Ned land conte
name and i were in the museum looking
out at old stone walls five thousand
feet under the sea the red giant squid
in the holes of those walls come
professor you don’t believe that dear
what a giant squid sir both giant squid
is really just a story many people like
to tell stories about giant squid but no
one knows if they are true but I know
one man who said he saw him how long was
it 20 feet did it have eight tentacles
like snakes coming out of a big round
head yes and did it have a mouth and
nose like a bird’s yes mariko sir
because I think I see it right there
I looked out of the window and there was
a 25-foot giant squid it moved close to
the Nautilus and hit the window with its
long tentacles the Nautilus was too
strong for it but it was a very
frightening creature consuming other
smaller squid came near the window and
they all wanted to attack the ship they
did not know what it was
suddenly the Nautilus stopped Captain
Nemo
Kaylee’s the museum do something wrong
captain yes one of those ugly creatures
is caught in our problem what can we do
we can take the ship up then try to free
the monster Captain Nemo never thought
of danger he thought nothing could stop
him his men or his ship
we all went upstairs Captain Nemo gave
us all access to cut the squids
tentacles if they attacked one man went
to open the door to the platform as he
opened it a long thick tentacle that a
giant squid came inside like a snake and
pulled the man out
of the space outside six or seven small
squid moved along the top of the
Nautilus throwing all the tentacle on
the ship and two men we fought them with
our axes but the large one the one with
captain immersion man in the senticles
stood holding the man in the air the men
cried for help I was surprised he spoke
English
Captain Nemo attacked the giant squid
with his ax he cut off some of its
tentacles
I thought Captain Nemo would save his
man then I saw nude land with his
harpoon in his hand
I thought he was going to kill the
captain one of the smallest with the
harpoon flee led down the squid was
about to pull him into the sea captain
nemo saw this contract the squid
tentacle and saved Ned land you saved my
life
didn’t you do the same for me yes but
Captain Nemo did not wait for the answer
he turned to help his own man but it was
too late the giant squid shot blacking
out
and none of us could see anything when
we cleaned our faces and our eyes the
squid was gone
taking the man with it
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chapter nine the battle the Nautilus was
quiet again
the only sound we could hear was the
ship’s engine captain Lee mo stayed in
his library I didn’t see him for several
days the same thing happened after the
death of one of his men I thought there
was something more to this
maybe Captain Nemo thought that soon all
his men would die in the Nautilus and
his secret would be lost
Ned land could not wait any longer I
want you to talk to the captain
professor ask him if we can leave no
it’s not the time that it is if you
don’t speak to him I’m gonna do it
myself
all right Ned I’ll do it when soon no
professor now I had no choice Ned LAN
lost his temper and I thought Captain
Nemo might listen to me and let us go I
found the captain in his library he
stood and looked at a picture of a young
woman with two small children he didn’t
hear me go in he looked very sad who was
this woman was it is one my leg hit a
table then Captain Nemo turned around
I’m sorry captain I came to speak to not
now professor I’m afraid it’s important
what is it
it’s about our freedom the men and I
need to know what you plan to do with us
I already told you captain you can’t
expect us to stay on the ship forever
professor you found me I did not find
you no one who enters the Nautilus ever
leaves there is nothing else to say
suddenly I heard a voice speaking in
that strange language
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the voice came from another room it was
one of the captain’s men
the captain became very angry professor
I want you to go to your room
I left the captain but I didn’t return
to my room I went upstairs to the
platform there I found Ned and come say
sir it’s a ship
there was a ship traveling very fast
towards us hey we’re over here Ned land
tried to call the ship over the ship
answered with cannonball they’re firing
at us
hey oh don’t shoot suddenly Ned land saw
Captain Nemo
I want all three of you to go to your
rooms now the ship came closer Captain
Nemo’s men got ready to fight it this is
my real enemy I’ve killed my friends and
family now it’s my turn to kill them
Captain Nemo for the black flag on the
notice with a yellow end in the center
of it we all went down inside the ship
I watched the final in the glass window
in the museum and the note of the chakra
may explode out of the cannonballs in
the water but it went forward ready to
attack the enemy ship with its sharp
nose I saw the men on the other ship
fall into the water there was a loud
explosion and then silence chapter 10
the whirlpool
Captain Nemo was not the man I thought
he was I had respect for him as a
scientist but he murdered those men on
the other ship after the terrible battle
with the enemy ship everything on the
Nautilus was quiet
I did not see Captain Nemo or any of his
men
we traveled underwater never coming up
except for pair Ned and conse stayed in
their rooms we all felt the same now the
adventure of the Nautilus was not
exciting or interesting it was ugly and
deadly the only thing we wanted was to
escape Ned land came into my room one
night and woke me up we were in the
North Sea near the coast of Norway
professor wake up the boats ready now is
the time
can you see LAN yes 40 miles away we
have to try I agree I’ll go at first con
say is there wait for two minutes they
come up after me anyone stops you Callum
Ned land put a fishing knife in my hand
and left the room I looked around one
more time
this was my home for nine months for
most of that time I enjoyed it but now I
had to leave as I walked through the
museum to the stairs I heard music
coming from Captain Nemo’s library I
listened to him playing the piano
and I thought I heard him say those were
Captain Nemo’s last words I found Ned
land and Kahn say in the small boats on
the platform Ned worked quickly to set
it free
the Nautilus suddenly began to turn
around in circles the men below began to
shout what’s happening sir I don’t know
get ready
I’m almost finished suddenly I thought I
understood what the men below said in
their strange language the Nautilus
who’s in the world for the waters off
the coast of Norway were famous for this
boats which sailed into these work holes
never escaped
what shall we do professor don’t read
the books we’ll never make it
I can’t hold it
something hit me on the head and that’s
the last thing I remember
I am writing this now some months later
I am safe now
the Whirlpool through our boat away from
the Nautilus some fishermen found us and
took us to the shore I do not know what
happened to Captain Nemo and the
Nautilus maybe he is still alive living
under the sea all I know is that we
traveled 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
from the Pacific to the Indian Ocean
through the Red Sea and the
Mediterranean across the Atlantic and to
the North and South Poles I saw things
that no man from my world will ever see
it was a strange and wonderful adventure
one I will never forget
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