Five people are sitting on a beach on an isolated island in the Philippines. One of them is a Dutch environmentalist called Herman. One of them is a Japanese antique dealer called Taro. One of them is a Filipino diver called Marvin. One of them is an Israeli treasure hunter called Mr. Silberstein. The other one is a World War Two Japanese soldier called Kenzaburo. What are they all wearing?
The old soldier talks about the search for Yamashita’s treasure. He has seen many boats. How many has he seen? Recently he has seen a big boat with divers. The divers have brought up part of the treasure. The crew of the same boat has stolen Mr. Silberstein’s boat and kidnapped Naoko and the other three crew members. Is Uncle Taro worried? Would you be worried if you were him?
The five castaways make a plan. That night they sleep in Kenzaburo’s house. Is it a large house? Is it on stilts? Does the roof leak? Are there mosquitoes? Is there a fireplace in the house? How many rooms are there? What is the house made of?
In the morning the five men eat coconuts and bananas and mangoes. Is eating fruit healthy? Is it difficult to get enough food on the island? Is Kenzaburo in good health? After breakfast, Herman and Marvin build a raft. Kenzaburo has tools. In the afternoon the treasure hunters boat returns to the site of the shipwreck. The boat anchors and some divers go down and begin to bring up the treasure.
Herman and Marvin float out towards the boat on the raft. It takes two hours to reach it. The treasure hunters think Herman and Marvin are dead. Late in the afternoon Herman and Marvin sneak onto the boat. Suddenly somebody sees them. There is a struggle.
Herman fights like a tiger. Marvin fights like a wild monkey.
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