Chased by a Shark Learn English through story level 2
chapter one
night swim
the shark moved through the night water
without a sound
it swam towards the shore with its eyes
and mouth open
between the sea and the shore was a long
beach
behind that beach there was a house
lights in its windows
the front door of the house opened and a
man and woman came out
they stood for a short time and looked
at the sea then they ran down to the
beach
the man sat down and closed his eyes
the woman smiled at him
and said
do you want to go for a swim
you go on
i’ll wait for you here
she began walking out towards the sea
the water came up round her feet
it was a warm june night but the water
felt cold
the woman called back
come and have a swim with me
but there was no answer from the man
she ran into the sea
and soon the water was up to her head
she began to swim
the shark was a hundred meters from the
beach
it could not see the woman
it could not see anything in the dark
water
but it felt the sea move
it turned towards the shore
the woman swam away from the beach
after about a hundred meters she began
to feel tired and stopped for a short
time
then she turned and began swimming back
to the shore
the shark moved closer to the woman
for the first time she felt afraid but
she did not know why
she looked up and saw the lights in the
house
she was about 70 meters from the shore
she began to swim faster
the shark was now above the water
about 15 meters from the woman
suddenly it dropped down to the left
the woman felt something hit her right
leg
she put her hand into the water and
tried to find her foot
then she cried out
the shark turned and then turned again
this time it attacked the woman from
below
it swam up fast and pushed her out of
the water
the shark carried the woman away in its
mouth
it came up out of the water and then
went under again
a short time later it began swimming
away from the shore
the man opened his eyes
it was dark and he felt cold
he stood up and began to dress
it was then he saw the woman’s shoes on
the beach
he picked up the shoes and walked back
to the house
the door to the woman’s room was open
and the light was on
but she was not there
there were two more rooms in the house
the man opened the door of the first
bedroom and went across to the bed
jack
the man in the bed opened his eyes
what
it’s me tom
i think there’s something wrong
where’s chrissy
i thought she was with you
no she isn’t
i can’t find her
she’s not in the house and she’s not on
the beach
jack sat up and turned on a light
he looked at his watch
it was five in the morning
i’ll phone the police
he said
chapter 2
body on the beach
mr brodie
this is hendrix
we’ve got a problem
we had a call from a house on old mill
road a few minutes ago
a girl went out on the beach there last
night and she didn’t come back
they
what time is it
5 30 sorry
no
you were right to call
tell me everything you know
it was nearly 6 30 when brody drove his
police car along old mill road
he looked all along the beach but did
not see anything unusual
at eight o’clock hendricks arrived
and the two policemen called it jack
foote’s house
a young man opened the door
i’m tom cassidy he said
did you find her
no mr cassidy we didn’t find her said
brody
we’re going to look on the beach now
i want to come too said cassidy
the three men walked down to the beach
i went to sleep here said cassidy
and i found the shoes here
brody looked up and down the beach
let’s walk he said
come with me mr cassidy
leonard
can you walk back towards mr foote’s
house
hendrix took his shoes off and began to
walk
the beach felt cold and wet under his
feet
after about 15 minutes he turned and
looked back
brodie and cassidy were now a half
kilometer down the beach so he began to
walk towards them
suddenly hendricks saw something in
front of him
he walked quickly towards it and then
stopped
for a short time he did not move
then he cried out
in front of him was a woman’s head and
some of her arm
brody and cassidy ran down the beach to
hendrix
brody arrived first
he looked down and saw the woman
then he closed his eyes
mr cassidy
is this her
cassidy was very afraid
his eyes moved from hendricks to brody
then he looked down
oh no
he cried and he put his hand to his
mouth
is it her
he turned away
yes
he said
what happened
i don’t know said brody
but i think a shark attacked her
that night brody met his friend harry
meadows
harry wrote for the town’s newspaper the
amity leader
i think it was a shark attack said brody
you’re right
said meadows
this afternoon i talked to a young man
called matt hooper
he knows everything about sharks
what did he say
he thinks it’s a great white shark
they call the great white the
man-eater other sharks don’t usually
attack people
does he think it will attack again
no
cooper thinks this was an accident
he thinks the shark is now far away
meadows looked at brody
it’s not going to happen again
he said
and i’m not going to write about the
accident in the amity leader
but it’s a big story for your newspaper
i know martin
but it’s summer and this town must have
visitors in the summer
people are afraid of sharks
that’s true harry said brody
but i want to close the beaches for one
or two days
and i want you to write the story
meadows sat back in his chair
i can’t do that harry he said
my bosses don’t want me to
and i don’t want to lose my job
ten minutes later lawrence p vaughan
came into brody’s office
larry vaughan was an old friend of
brodies
he bought and sold houses and made a lot
of money
he was one of the most important people
in the town
[Applause]
vaughn sat down
please don’t close the beaches he said
it will soon be the fourth of july
that’s our best weekend every summer
i don’t want any more shark attacks said
brody
there won’t be any more shark attacks
but people will read about sharks in
hamity and they won’t come here
brody looked at his old friend
he liked larry
but he did not see him much these days
okay
he said
i don’t like it
but i won’t close the beaches
vaughn smiled for the first time
thanks martin he said
brody arrived home two or three minutes
before five
his wife ellen was in the living room
hello she said
what’s wrong
did something happen today
he went and sat next to her
a shark killed a girl near old mill
beach
she looked at him
what are you going to do
nothing
larry vaughn doesn’t want me to do
anything
he wants the beaches to stay open
chapter 3
no time to cry
the next few days were hot
and summer visitors from new york began
arriving in amity
sunday was the 20th of june
by 12 in the afternoon there were many
people on old mill beach
children played near the water
a boy of six walked up the beach
he sat down next to his mother
can i go swimming he asked
his mother turned to look at him
no
it’s too cold
can i go out on my boat i won’t go far
and i won’t go swimming
i’ll just sit on my boat
his mother sat up
she looked up and down the beach
50 meters away a man stood in the water
he had a child on his back
yes
but don’t go too far out
and don’t swim
okay
he said
he pulled the little boat out into the
water and climbed onto it
the shark swam under the water
it was 60 meters from the shore
the boy sat on his boat and looked back
towards the beach
his mother was about 50 meters away
he put his feet into the water and
kicked towards the shore
the shark saw nothing
but it felt the sea move
it knew there was something near
and began to swim up towards the surface
it moved slowly first and faster
the boy stopped
and the shark swam below him
then it turned again
the shark swam up fast
its mouth opened
the boy could not cry out he had no time
the shark’s head hit the boat and pushed
it out of the water
nearly half of the fish with the boy and
most of the boat in its mouth came above
the surface
its jaws closed together and cut off the
boy’s legs
they dropped slowly down into the water
on the beach the man with the child
turned to his son and pointed at the sea
did you see that
what daddy
his child looked up at him
out there
a shark or something
something very big
the boy’s mother opened her eyes
she looked over at the man and saw him
point at the water
people were running away from the sea
she sat up
suddenly she remembered
alex
she said
the phone rang
brody got up from his lunch and answered
it
when he came back he looked afraid and
angry
what is it asked ellen
a shark attack
on a child
oh no
and you didn’t close the beaches
she stopped
yes i know
he said
i didn’t do my job
twenty minutes later brody arrived at
the police station
the boy’s mother was in the office
i’m sorry
said brody
the woman began to cry
suddenly the door opened and hendrix ran
into the room
shark attack he cried
we know leonard said brody this is the
boy’s mother
boy said hendrix what boy this was a man
an old man five minutes ago
on monday morning brody arrived at the
police station soon after seven
he went into his office and found a
newspaper on his desk
on the front of the newspaper it said
shark attack kills two in amity
brody sat down and began to read the
story
is that from new york
brodie looked up and saw meadows at the
door
yes did you write about it too
i did
said meadows
and i spoke to matt hooper last night
does he think that one fish is doing all
this
he doesn’t know
but he thinks it is
he thinks it’s a great white
i do too
i don’t know a white shark from a green
shark
but i think it’s one fish
can we do anything
yes there’s one thing
said meadows
we can put food in the water for the
shark
that’ll bring him to us
but then what do we do
we catch him
with a harpoon
harry i don’t have a police boat
and i don’t have harpoons
there are fishermen here they have
a noise outside the office stopped
meadows
suddenly the door opened and a woman ran
into the room with a newspaper in her
hand
it was the mother of alex kintner
hendricks came up behind her and said
i’m sorry mr brody i tried to stop her
that’s okay leonard said brody
come in mrs kintner
she walked up to brody
what can i do
the woman hit him in the face with the
newspaper
brody jumped back
the newspaper fell to the floor
you knew it was dangerous she cried
you knew that the shark killed somebody
on thursday but you didn’t do anything
brody did not answer for a second
then he said
yes it’s true but it’s
mrs kintner
the woman looked into brody’s eyes and
began to cry
you
killed alex she said
why
it’s
brody did not have the words
it’s a long story
he said
chapter four
flicker
brody sat on the beach and looked at the
sea
hello mr brodie hendricks said he walked
up to brody
what are you doing here
ben gardner went out there this morning
he’s looking for the shark
but i can’t see him on his boat
was there anybody with him
i don’t know
do you want to go and see
it’ll be light for two more hours i can
get a fast boat
brody felt afraid
he was a very bad swimmer
okay he said
you get the boat i’ll call his wife
twenty minutes later brody climbed into
the hendricks boat
what did she say asked hendricks
nothing
she called him on his radio
but there was no answer perhaps he
turned it off
and there was nobody with him
no
i don’t understand said hendrix
why did he turn his radio off people
don’t usually do that
hendricks started the boat and they
moved out to sea
gardner’s boat was more than a kilometer
from the shore
as they got nearer brodie read its name
flicka
when they were 50 meters from the
flicker hendrix slowed the boat down
brody stood up and called out
ben
there was no answer
the two men climbed onto the fishing
boat
are you here ben
again there was no answer
there was a sudden noise and brody
jumped
it was from the radio
brody looked at hendrix
he didn’t turn off his radio
i don’t understand it mr brody
did ben fall overboard
but he’s not in the water and he swims
very well
brody looked down into the water and saw
four holes in the boat
look at these leonard
can you see what made them
hendricks went down into the sea and
looked at the holes
after a few seconds he looked up and
said
have you got a knife
brody gave hendricks a knife
what can you see he asked
i don’t know
something white in one of the holes
hendricks put his head back down into
the water
after a short time he came up and said
okay
i’ve got it
brody helped hendricks back onto the
boat and hendrix dropped something big
and white into brody’s hand
it’s a tooth
said hendrix
oh
no
do you think the shark got ben
brodie did not answer
he looked at the tooth again
then he put it in his bag
we can’t do anything here now
he said
it was nearly dark when they got back
harry meadows met them
he had a young man with him
this is matt hooper martin
what did you find out there
brody told them about the boat
then he took out the tooth and handed it
to hooper
what is it matt said meadows
cooper looked at the tooth
it’s from a very big great white shark
what do you think happened
i think this fish killed mr gardner
how said brody
perhaps he fell overboard
perhaps the fish pulled him over
what about the tooth in the boat
the fish attacked the boat
what for
sharks are not very clever mr brody
they try to eat everything
but a boat
a shark doesn’t think
to him it wasn’t a boat
it was something big in the water
remember that sharks are afraid of
nothing in the sea
they attack anything
and why is he staying around here for so
long
i don’t know
it’s unusual but sharks are unusual
we don’t understand much about them
and i can try and find this shark
can i have a boat
yes i’m sorry to say
said brody
then gardeners
we’ll get you out to it tomorrow
do you think you can catch that fish
i’m not going to catch it
then what are you going to do
i don’t know
i’ll see
brody looked into hooper’s eyes and said
i want somebody to kill that fish
hooper laughed
who are you going to get to do the job
there’s a fisherman called quint said
meadows
but i don’t know much about him
he worked somewhere near promised land
beach
hooper said
look mr brody this is only a shark
brodie began to feel angry
cooper did not understand
the next day larry vaughn met brody and
hooper
hello martin
i heard about ben gardner
what are you going to do
we closed the beaches down
i know that
nobody is coming to amity now
so what do you want me to do
said brody
i thought
can we open the beaches for the fourth
of july weekend
no we cannot
now listen
no you listen larry
i listened to you before
and two people died
we’re going to catch that fish then
we’ll open the beaches
but this town is dying
i know larry said brody but we can do
nothing about it
chapter five
shark
the next weekend amity was very quiet
the beaches did not open
hooper went up and down the shore in ben
gardner’s boat
i don’t think that shark is here
he told brody on sunday night
there are other fish near the beaches
and other fish don’t stay in the water
near great white sharks
perhaps you are right said brody but i
want the beaches to stay closed
on thursday morning larry vaughan called
brody into his office
cooper was there
and there were some other important men
from the town
everybody sat around a table
then vaughn said
martin
we want you to open the beaches
the town is dying
people are losing their jobs
and what do we do about the shark said
brody
vaughn said
mr hooper will tell us about that
i don’t think the shark will come back
said hooper
i’m sorry said brody i’m not opening the
beaches
larry vaughan was very angry
the people of this town gave you your
job
you work for us
brody said
you can have my job anytime you want it
the phone rang on vaughn’s desk
he looked very angry but he picked it up
it’s for you martin he said
brody went outside to take the call
it was from harry meadows
what’s happening said harry
they want me to open the beaches
said brody
what shall i do harry
open them
but why
i think cooper is right
and vaughn is going to open the beaches
you can’t stop him
okay
said brody
i’ll think about it
thanks for the call
he put down the phone and went back into
vaughan’s office
brody looks at his old friend
i’ll open the beaches
he said
thanks martin
i’m not finished
i’ll open the beaches
but hooper will go up and down in the
boat
i want everybody to know the danger
you can’t do that vaughn said
i can do it larry and i will
on saturday morning brody stood on the
scotch road beach
about a kilometer out to sea hooper was
in ben gardner’s old boat
brody watched it move slowly to the east
brody took out his radio and said
cooper
this is brody
is there anything out there
there was no answer
hooper this is brody
can you hear me
a short time later hooper answered
sorry he said
i thought i saw something
the light is very strong out here
it was a sunny day
most of the people on the beach were
young
nobody was in the sea
a man and woman came over to brody
they were very fat
behind them were two children
can i help you brody said
is this the beach with the shark
said the man
i saw it on tv
there was a shark here said brody
but it isn’t here now
and with any luck it won’t come back
the family went away
they were not happy
brody looked at his watch
it was 12 15.
by 2 30 there were not many people on
the beach
brody walked down towards the water
a boy walked past
what are you doing said brody to the boy
i’m going swimming
don’t stay in too long
i won’t
the boy ran into the water and began to
swim
brody watched him swim out a hundred
meters
suddenly the flicker began to move
faster
brody put his radio to his mouth and
said
can you see something hooper
the boat slowed and then stopped
another of brody’s policeman heard him
speak
what’s happening he asked
don’t know said brody
again he said into the radio
can you see anything hooper
yes
i can see something hooper answered
what is it
i don’t know
perhaps my eyes are tired
there’s a boy swimming out there said
brody
where said hooper
about 50 meters out
i’ll tell him to come in
brody turned the radio off
then he put his hands to his mouth and
called out
come in
the boy did not hear
brody turned on the radio
hooper
he can’t hear me
can you tell him to come in
okay
said hooper
i’ll be there in a minute
the boat moved towards the boy
below the water the shark felt something
move in the sea
it turned and followed the boat
the boy stopped swimming
he looked back to the shore
brody called
come in
now the boy heard him and he began to
swim for the shore
cooper followed the boy
the boy looked back
what’s wrong he said
nothing said hooper go back to the beach
the boy swam for 20 meters and then
stood up in the water
he began to walk towards the shore
suddenly hooper cried out
shark get the boy out quick
the boy heard hooper and tried to run he
fell into the water
brody ran into the water but the sea
pushed him back
the boy moved fast now he did not see
the shark behind him
quick said brody he ran into the water
and pulled the boy out
the shark went under again and swam away
from the shore
the boy lay on the beach
are you okay
brody asked i want to go home said the
boy
a man from the tv ran up to brody and
the boy
can you do that again he said we didn’t
get very good pictures
brody was very angry
go away he said
everybody go home
i want nobody to go near the water
this beach is closed
chapter six
quint
what do you think harry
said brody
can this man quint help us
we can try him said meadows
we don’t have anything to lose
i don’t think he can help said hooper
this shark
do you have a better plan
asked brody
when hooper did not answer brody picked
up a phone book
here it is
there’s only one quint
and he doesn’t have a first name
brody phoned the number
mr quint
this is martin brody from amity police
we have a problem
i know
the shark was here again today
did it kill anybody
no but it nearly took a boy
it’s a big fish
it eats a lot of food
can you help us said brody
this fish is killing people
i’ll try to kill it for you
said quinn
but it’ll be four hundred dollars a day
well that’s a lot of money said brody
there are other fishermen you know
quint left
yes
you sent somebody out last week
and he’s dead
can you start tomorrow
i must have two men to help me
brody did not want to help
he did not want to go in a boat again
but he said
i’ll be there
quint laughed again
can you swim
yes why
people sometimes fall overboard
and i want a second man
brody turned to hooper
do you want to come
yes
said hooper i want to see that fish
chapter seven
meet in the water
they left at six in the morning
it was a very hot day and they sat out
in the sun
brody slept in a chair with a hat over
his face
cooper dropped food for the shark into
the water
quint sat next to a fishing line and
watched the sea
suddenly quint said
we’ve got a visitor
the three men stood up
help me pull the line in
said quint
they pulled the line out of the water
there was nothing on it
i think that was your friend
said quint
he broke our line
what do we do now said brody
we wait
perhaps he’ll take the other line
they waited
nothing moved on the surface of the
water
then something pulled the second line
the line stopped moving
he did it again said quint
we’ll try a stronger line
quint dropped a thicker line into the
water
come on
he cried
i want to see you
will he break this line too asked brody
yes i think so
said quint
we can’t stop him
i’m trying to bring him to the surface
the three men watched the line
cooper dropped more meat into the water
suddenly he saw something to his left
look he cried
the head of the shark was above the
surface
it was three meters behind the boat and
a meter out of the water
the three men saw its two black eyes and
its half open mouth
and they saw its teeth
get a harpoon
cried quint
he moved quickly to get the harpoon
at the same time the shark went back
under the water
what a fish cried hooper
his head was two meters across
how big was he
it’s hard to say
said quint
perhaps eight meters
perhaps more
i hope he comes back said hooper
did he smile at us said brody
no
his mouth was open
said quint
remember
he’s only a fish
what do we do now asked brody
do we drop in more fish food for him
no
said quint
we got him to the surface once
he’ll be back
suddenly a noise in the water made
hooper turn
look
said quint
the shark was 10 meters from the boat
it’s attacking the boat cried brody
hand me the harpoon said quint
the shark came very near
it looks at hooper with one of its black
eyes
then it swam past below the boat
quint picked up the harpoon
behind you cried hooper
he went under the boat
quint turned and pointed the harpoon
the shark moved away from the boat and
began to swim down
quint sat down and laughed
that was lucky he said
he didn’t attack the boat
he looked at brody
are you okay
i don’t understand it said brody
he thought about the young woman chrissy
and the boy alex kintner
that thing isn’t a fish
it is a fish said hooper
there was a smile on his face
he was very happy
and what a fish it’s beautiful
do you think he’ll come back said brody
i don’t know
said quint
you’ll never know what a shark is going
to do
they waited for three hours but the fish
didn’t come back
at five o’clock quince said
let’s finish for today
i don’t like to be out in this boat at
night
brody smiled
yes my wife doesn’t like me to work at
night he said
i don’t have a wife
said quint
chapter 8
black eyes
you’re not putting that thing on my boat
said quint
the boat was ready to go
quint had his back to it
in front of him brody and hooper stood
next to a big cage
the cage was over two meters tall and
two meters across
why not said hooper
it’s too big
said quint
what is it
it’s a shark cage said hooper
i want to go down into the water in it
i want to take some pictures of that
fish
no
said quint
not on my boat
why not
because it’s too dangerous
the fish will eat that cage for
breakfast
i don’t think he will and i want those
pictures
he says you can’t said brody forget it
we’re going out there to kill that fish
you can’t stop me said hooper
oh yes i can
the town of amity is paying for this
cooper said to quint
i’ll pay you
quinn smiled
how much
i said no
said brody
but hooper did not listen to brody he
said to quint
a hundred dollars
cooper gave quint the money
brody was very angry
but he did not want to lose more time
he said to quint
let’s go
quint took the boat out into the sea
brody sat next to him
are we going back to the same place he
asked quint
yes
we’ll be there soon
will the fish be there
who knows
but it’s the only thing we can do
sharks are not clever
brody remembered the face of the shark
i don’t know he said that fish was
clever yesterday
no
he doesn’t know what he’s doing
fish do different things sometimes
but i know everything they can do
can you catch every fish
no
but not because they’re clever
sometimes they’re not hungry
or you can give them the wrong fish food
quint was quiet for a time
then he spoke again
once
he said
a shark nearly caught me
it was about 20 years ago
i had a blue shark on the line
and he pulled me overboard with him
what did you do i came up fast
i was lucky
quint slowed the boat down
suddenly it was quiet
okay hooper
he said
start throwing the fish food overboard
by 10 o’clock there was a light wind
the men sat and watched the sea
they said nothing
cooper dropped meat into the sea
brody got up to get a drink
suddenly quint said
there he is
hooper jumped up and said
yes there he is
where said brody
there said quint
behind you
brody looked out to see
the shark was 40 meters away
what are we going to do
nothing said quint
we’ll wait
cooper drop more fish food in the sea
let’s bring him in here
quince picked up a harpoon
the fish swam round the boat
then it moved nearer
come here fish
said quint
come here
but the fish did not come nearer
i don’t understand said quint
throw some food into the water and throw
some bottles too
why bottles as brody
perhaps he’ll swim towards them
we want him to come nearer
they threw things into the water
the shark moved nearer
10 meters from the boat it stopped
suddenly its head came up above the
surface
fish
quint called
come here
we’ve got something for you
for a short time the shark watched them
with its black eyes
then its head went back below the water
where did he go said brody
i think he’s coming now
said quint
come on fish he said
come and get your dinner
he pointed the harpoon down in the water
suddenly the boat moved below them the
three men fell over
they got up and looked overboard
but there was nothing there
where is he now said brody
i don’t know
said quint
but he’ll come back
let’s put the cage overboard said hooper
no said brody
it might bring him out
and i won’t go down in it
said hooper what do you say quint
okay
said quint you paid for it
he put down the harpoon and he and
hooper pushed the cage overboard
three men looked into the water
do you think the fish will come up said
brody
i think he’ll come and look at the cage
said hooper
but the shark did not come up
after 15 minutes hooper said
i’m going down there
perhaps that’ll bring him up
wait for the fish said quint
he’ll come up
i don’t want to wait 10 years for him
quint
i don’t think you understand this fish
quint looked at hooper
are you saying i don’t know my job
no
but i think i can kill the fish
okay
go and do it then
brody said we can’t let him go down in
that thing
but quint did not listen
go on he said to hooper
get in the cage
cooper got into the cage and they
dropped it overboard
it stopped two meters below the surface
quint picked up the harpoon
will he be okay said brody
i don’t think he’ll live for 10 minutes
down there
perhaps you’re right
but you never know what these fish will
do
i know but this is different
this is like putting your hand into a
fire
chapter 9
cage
below the surface hooper looked for the
shark
he knew that quint was wrong
the shark was not below the boat
it did not sit in any one place
sharks never stopped moving
hooper turned slowly in the cage
he looked but saw nothing
a small fish swam towards his face
he pushed it out of the cage he looked
down and started to look away
then suddenly he saw something
the shark swam slowly towards him
cooper watched it
what a beautiful fish
it came nearer and hooper moved back
the shark’s head was now only about a
meter from the cage
it turned and began to swim in front of
hooper’s eyes
cooper put his hand out and touched it
it felt cold and hard
the shark began to move away from the
cage
what’s he doing down there brody asked
quint did not answer
he stood with his harpoon in his hand
he looked down at the water
come up fish he said
come
to quint
do you see it said brody
what’s it doing
nothing
cooper began taking photographs
he watched the shark turn towards him
it moved fast with its mouth open
he waited for the shark to turn again
but the shark did not turn
it hit the cage and made a hole in it
cooper fell back
it’s attacking cried brody
he tried to pull the cage out of the
water
throw the harpoon
i can’t throw it
i must get him to the surface first
come up
come up
the shark moved back out of the cage
cooper tried to get to the surface
he saw the hole in the cage
the shark pushed its head through the
hole again
cooper moved to the back of the cage
the shark pushed again
and hooper saw its teeth
the jaws of the shark closed around him
cooper pushed his hand into the black
eye and thought
i’m going to die
he’s got him cry brody do something
the man is dead
quince said
how do you know
he’s dead
the shark left the cage and dropped down
a meter
then it swam up towards the surface
he’s coming up said brody
the shark hit the surface five meters
from the boat
it carried hooper in its mouth
quint threw the harpoon
but the shark began to swim down into
the water and the harpoon went over it
the shark dropped below the surface
what do we do now said brody
we’ll go back
said quint
for now
but why do you want to come back
that fish is too strong for us
i’m going to kill that thing
said quint
i don’t think i can get more money for
you this is not about money
what are you saying
brody looked at quint
i’m going to kill that fish
do you want to come with me
brody looked into quinn’s eyes
they were as dark as the eyes of the
shark
i’ll come
said brody
brody arrived home late that night
he told ellen about hooper
she was very sad
it’s over now she said
brody did not answer for a time
then he said
we’re going out tomorrow
at six o’clock
why cried ellen
what can you do
we’re going to catch the fish and kill
it
do you think you can
i don’t know
but quint thinks we can
and it’s my job to help him
but it’s not your job
she was very angry and very afraid
she began to cry
brody said nothing
then he said
no
you’re right
then why
i don’t think i can tell you said brody
i don’t think i know
chapter 10
fight to the finish
the next morning it
rained brody met quint at the boat
is it only me and you this time said
brody
yes
said quint
you know the fish as well as any man
nobody can help us now
quint turned the boat out to sea
after 10 minutes he slowed it down
brody looked back towards the shore
we’re not out as far today he said
we can’t be more than three kilometers
from the shore
that’s right
so why are you stopping
quint pointed to the shore
i don’t think he’ll go out far today
he said
i think he’ll be somewhere between here
and amity
quint stopped the boat and brody began
dropping meat into the sea
quint threw a line overboard
then he put a barrel on a harpoon line
okay
said quint
now we wait
an hour went by
nothing happened
brody stood up and looked overboard
suddenly he saw the head of the shark
with its black eyes and open jaws
it was less than two meters away
oh no brody said he’s here quint jumped
up
the shark’s head dropped back into the
water
a minute later it hit the boat
the boat moved up and down
then the shark went under again and the
boat stopped moving
he waited for us cried brody
how did he
i don’t know
said quint
we’ve got him now
we’ve got him
did you see what he did to the boat
he’s got us i say
the line moved and there were noises
from under the boat
quint stood and picked up a harpoon gun
he’ll be back soon
the boat moved again
quint put his head overboard and cried
come out from under there
he doing brody asked
he’s making a hole in the boat
look
the water’s coming in
come out and i’ll kill you
the shark came to the surface and began
to move towards the boat
come to me said quint come to me
he stood and watched the shark
when it was a meter from the boat he
used the gun
the harpoon hit the shark
and then the shark hit the boat hard
quint fell back and his head hit a chair
he jumped to his feet again and cried
i got you
the harpoon line went overboard it
pulled the barrel into the water with it
he took it down with him said brody
not for long said quint
he’ll be back
when he comes we’ll throw harpoons at
him again and again and again
and then we’ll have
him quint watch the water
get another barrel he said
bring it back here
brody ran to the front of the boat and
got a barrel he carried it over to quint
here he comes said quint
he pointed down to the left
the barrel came to the surface and moved
in the water
quint picked up a harpoon
he’s coming up
the shark jumped out of the water it was
less than three meters from the boat
i’ll get you cried quint
and he threw the second harpoon the
harpoon hit the shark and it fell back
into the sea
water came over the boat
the second line went overboard
we’ve got him said quint
the boat moved once and then again
they heard the sound of something
breaking
do you want to attack again said quint
you won’t take any man with you
quint started the boat and they began
moving away
is the boat okay said brody
he made a hole under us said quint that
will be okay
that’s it then
brody said happily the fish is dead
no
said quint
look
brody looked back and saw the two red
barrels in the sea behind them
why is he coming after us
does he think we’re food
no
he wants to fight us
for the first time
quint was afraid
do sharks usually do this
no said quint
they sometimes attack the boat
but they stop after you hit them with a
harpoon
but this one wants to fight
so we’ll fight him
quint drove the boat faster
the barrels came after them
he slowed the boat and picked up a third
harpoon
okay he called come and get it
the barrels came through the water
they were forty meters away then thirty
then twenty
brody saw the shark swim past the boat
below the water
it was two meters from the surface
he’s here he cried
the sharks swam past the boat
after 40 meters it turned
its head came out of the water and then
dropped back in
here he comes said quint
the shark hit the boat and quit through
his harpoon
it hit the shark in the head over the
right eye
the line went slowly
i got him in the head said quint
but the barrels moved on across the
surface of the water
then they went under
what’s he doing said quint
no fish can attack with three harpoons
in him
but he can’t live for much longer
and we can wait
for three hours they waited
they watched the barrels move slowly
across the surface of the sea
at eleven o’clock the rain stopped
then for nearly an hour the barrels did
not move
what do you think
said brody
is he dead
i don’t think so
but perhaps we can pull him in with a
strong line
they began to pull him in
the shark was very heavy
the barrels did not move
then suddenly the line started coming at
them fast
did the line break said brody
no said quint
brody saw he was afraid
he’s coming up
quint started the boat but it was too
late
the shark came up above the surface
brody watched it jump and cried out
the shark dropped down onto the back of
the boat and pushed it below the surface
the water came up their legs
the shark was now only a meter from
brody’s head
he looked into its big black eye and
thought
i’m going to die
look what you did to my boat
cried quint
he picked up a harpoon and pushed it
hard into the shark’s head
the boat started going down
the shark fell back into the sea
but the line from the harpoon began
pulling quint into the water
brody tried to help him but it was too
late
the big fisherman went slowly down
under the dark water
for a short time there was no sound
the water was up to brody’s mouth now
20 meters away the shark came back up
above the surface
go away
cried brody
the big fish came nearer and nearer
brodie cried out
then he closed his eyes and waited
nothing happened
when brody opened his eyes he saw the
shark there next to him
for a short time it did not move
then it slowly fell back below the
surface of the water
down and down
out of the light
it pulled quint’s body behind
brody watched the dead shark fall down
and down into the sea
then
he began to swim towards the shore
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