Enid Blyton’s Five On A Treasure Island
The other day when I was cleaning my cupboard full of magazines and books I had collected over years, I came across an old copy of Five On a Treasure Island of Enid Blyton’s Famous Five. My folks had bought this for my 11th birthday. I had forgotten all about this book. Though I would have loved to keep it for my lil girl, but it was in a bad shape, so I threw it out.
While surfing the Net later, I came across Enid Blyton’s Famous Five Books on Amazon. Curious than ever, I searched for an online version of Five on a Treasure Island. And I did come across one.
Looking back, Famous Five was popular with kids and adults. Four children and their dog, who live on Kirrin Island run in to adventures and mysteries most kids would just dream of.
Julian, 12, eldest of all kids, tall, bossy, acts like a grown up. Dick, 11, preferred taking a backseat early on in the series, though he was more active in the later books. Anne, 10, cannot help being pulled into adventures, though she loves being homemaker. George or Georgina, 11, feisty, stubborn, brave girl, who behaves more like a boy is head over heels in love with her dog Timmy. She hates anyone who calls her “girl” or “Georgina”. Timmy, pet to George, is loyal, strong and big, does much more than just rescue people.
All five meet for the first time (Julian, Dick & Anne are cousins of George) in this book. They go for a picnic on the far side of Kirrin Island and come across old shipwreck with no treasure. Later they discover a wooden box lined with tin housing something inside. The rest of the story deals with discovery of its box and content, almost selling of the Kirrin Island by George’s father and the bad guys who come hunting for the treasure. At the end of the adventure, gold is found; Kirrins suddenly become rich and Island remains with family.
All in all, an excellent read and enjoyable trip down memory lane.
