<Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This article needs an improved plot summary . (January 2012) </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This article needs an improved plot summary . (January 2012) </Td> </Tr> <P> The novel opens with the family in the hold of a sailing ship, weathering a great storm . The ship's passengers evacuate without them, and William and Elizabeth and their four children (Fritz, Ernest, Jack and Francis) are left to survive alone . As the ship tosses about, the father--William--prays that God will spare them . </P> <P> The ship survives the night and the family finds themselves within sight of a tropical desert island . The next morning, they decide to get to the island they can see beyond the reef . With much effort, they construct a vessel out of tubs . After they fill the tubs with food and ammunition and all other articles of value they can safely carry, they row toward the island . Two dogs from the ship named Turk and Juno swim beside them . The ship's cargo of livestock (including chickens, domestic ducks, domestic geese, and domestic pigeons), guns & powder, carpentry tools, books, a disassembled pinnace, and provisions have survived . </P>

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