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Youareimportant,Titus,'
Andyou'
regoingtobefamous,too.Weallare.Doyouseethisflag?
HelookedatthebigBritishflagatthebackoftheship,andsmiledatOates.'
Thatflagiscomingwithus,'
hesaid.
IntheAntarctic,I'
mgoingtocarryitundermyclothes.We'
regoingtobethefirstmenattheSouthPole,andthatflagisgoingtobefirst,too!
*****
Fivedayslater,onJune6th,amanopenedthedoorofhiswoodenhouseinNorway.Hewasatallman,withalongface.Hewaitedoutsidethehouseforaminute.Everythingwasveryquiet.Hecouldseenohouses,onlymountains,trees,andwater.Itwasnearlydark.Theskywasblackoverthemountains.
Themansmiled,andwalkedquicklyawayfromthehouse,downtothesea.Inthewater,abigwoodenshipwaitedforhim.Themangotontotheship,andtalkedandlaughedquietlywithhisfriends.
Theship'
snamewasFram,andthemanwasRoaldAmundsen.TheFramwasthemostbeautifulshiponearth,Amundsenthought.
Hisfriendswerethebestskiersonearth,too.Oneofthem,OlavBjaaland,smiledathim.
NorthPole,herewecome,Captain,'
Yes.'
Amundsensaid.Hisfriendscouldnotseehisfaceinthedark.'
FramisgoingtotheArctic.'
EveryoneontheFramwasreadytogototheNorthPole,totheArctic.Amundsenwantedtogothere,too.Butfirsthewantedtogosouth.Hisfriendsdidn'
tknowthat.
AtmidnightonJune6th,theFrammovedquietlyawayfromAmundsen'
shouse,outtosea.
Chapter2TheRace
TheFramwenttoanislandinthesouthofNorway.Itwasaverylittleisland,withonlyonesmallwoodenhouse,twotrees—andnearlyahundreddogs.
Lookatthat!
Bjaalandsaid.'
It'
sanislandofdogs!
Therearedogsinthewater,nearthetrees,onthehouse—dogseverywhere!
Twomencameoutofthehouse.'
Hassel!
Lindstrom!
Amundsensaid.'
sgoodtoseeyou!
Howmanydogsdoyouhaveforme?
Ninety-nine,Roald,'
saidHassel.'
Thebestninety-ninedogsfromGreenland.Andthey'
reveryhappy!
Theydon'
twork;
theyjusteatandplayallday!
They'
rehavingawonderfulsummerhere!
Good,good.'
Amundsenlaughed.'
Butthat'
sfinishednow.Hey,Bjaaland!
Stoplaughing—comedownhereandhelpme.Let'
sgetallthesedogsontotheship!
Itwasnoteasy.Thedogswerefatandstrong,andtheydidn'
twanttogoontheship.Butatlast,afterthreehours'
hardwork,allninety-ninewereontheship,andtheFramwentouttoseaagain.
Themenwerenothappy.Theweatherwasbad,thedogsweredirty,andsomeofthemenwereill.Theybegantoaskquestions.
Whyarewebringingdogswithus?
askedoneman,Johansen.'
We'
regoingthousandsofkilometressouth,pastCapeHorn,andthennorthtoAlaska.Whynotwait,andgetdogsinAlaska?
Don'
taskme,'
saidhisfriend,HelmerHanssen,'
Idon'
tunderstandit.'
Thementalkedforalongtime.Then,onSeptember9th,Amundsencalledevery
onetothebackoftheship.Hestoodquietlyandlookedatthem.Behindhimwasabigmap.ItwasnotamapoftheArctic.ItwasamapofAntarctica.
BjaalandlookedatHelmerHanssen,andlaughed.ThenAmundsenbegantospeak.
Boys,'
Iknowyouareunhappy.Youoftenaskmedifficultquestions,andIdon'
tanswer.Well,I'
mgoingtoanswerallthosequestionsnow,today.
Webegantoworkforthisjourneytwoyearsago.Then,wewantedtobethefirstmenattheNorthPole.Butlastyear,Peary,an
American,foundtheNorthPole.SoAmericawasfirsttotheNorthPole,notNorway.We'
regoingthere,butwe'
retoolate.'
tunderstandthis,'
Bjaalandthought.'
WhyisAmundsentalkingabouttheNorthPole,withamapofAntarcticabehindhim?
Amundsenstoppedforaminute,andlookedatallthemenslowly.Noonesaidanything.
WehavetogoalongwaysouthbeforewegettoAlaska,'
VerynearAntarctica,youknow.AndCaptainScott,theEnglishman,isgoingtotheSouthPolethisyear.HewantstoputhisBritishflagthere.AnAmericanflagattheNorthPole,aBritishflagattheSouthPole.'
Bjaalandbegantounderstand.Hestartedtosmileandcouldn'
tstop.Hewaswarmandexcited.
Well,boys,'
Amundsensaidslowly.'
DowewanttheBritishtoputtheirflagattheSouthPolefirst?
Howfastcanwetravel?
Wehavealotofdogs,andsomeofthemostwonderfulskiersonearth—BjaalandhereisthebestinNorway!
SoIhaveanidea,boys.Let'
sgototheSouthPole,andputtheNorwegianflagtherebeforetheBritish!
Whatdoyousay?
Foraminuteortwoitwasveryquiet.Am
undsenwaited,andthemenwatchedhimandthought.ThenBjaalandlaughed.
Chapter3ThePonies
OnOctober27th,theTerraNovaarrivedinWellington,NewZealand.WhenScottcameofftheship,anewspa-permanwalkeduptohim.
CaptainScott!
CanItalktoyou,please!
Scottstoppedandsmiled.'
Yes,ofcourse,'
Whatdoyouwanttoknow?
Areyougoingtowin?
themanasked.
Win?
Scottasked.'
Winwhat?
WintheracetotheSouthPole,ofcourse,'
thenewspapermansaid.'
saracebetweenyouandAmundsen,now.Lookatthis!
HegaveanewspapertoSco
tt.Scottlookedatit.Itsaid:
Scott'
sfacewentwhite.'
Givemethat!
hesaid.Hetookthenewspaperandreaditcarefully.Thenewspapermanwatchedhim,andwaited.'
Well,CaptainScott,'
hesaidatlast.'
Who'
sgoingtowinthisrace?
Tellmethat!
Scottlookedathimangrily.'
Thisisstupid!
snotarace!
IcameheretolearnabouttheAntarctic—I'
mnotinterestedinAmundsen,orinraces!
Thenhewalkedbackon-tohisship,withthenewspaperinhishand.
Laterthatday,hetalkedtohismen.Hegavethemthenewspaper,andlaughed.
Itdoesn'
tmatter,'
reinfrontofAmundsen,andwehavemoremen,andmoremoney.Hehasonlyeightmen,andalotofdogs.Iknowaboutdogs—theydon'
tworkintheAntarctic.Wehavesixteenmenandthenewmotorsledges—theyaremuchbetter.Andtomorrowtheponiesarecoming.Weneedponies,motorsledges,andgoodstrongBritishmen—that'
sall.ForgetaboutAmundsen!
He'
snotimportant!
ScottaskedOatestolookaftertheponies,buthedidnotletOatesbuythem.WhenOatesfirstsawtheponies,inNewZealand,hewasveryunhappy.Mostoftheponieswereold,andsomeofthemwereill.
rebeautifulponies,Titus,'
Scottsaid.'
TheycomefromChina—they'
rewonderfulponies!
Oateslookedatthemangrily,andsaidnothing.Thenheasked:
Whereistheirfood,Captain?
Here!
Scottopenedadoor.
Oateslookedinside.Hethoughtforaminute.'
Weneedmorefoodthanthis,CaptainScott!
Theseponiesaregoingtoworkinthecoldestplaceonearth—theyneedalotoffood—morethanthis!
Scottsmiledquietly.'
Wecan'
ttakemorefoodonthisship,Titus.Wherecanweputit?
Butitdoesn'
tmatter,oldboy.They'
reverystrongponies,youknow.Thebestponiesonearth.'
Laterthatnight,Oateswrotealettertohismother.TherearenineteenponiesontheTerraNovanow,hewrote.Alltheponiesareinasmallroomatthefrontoftheship.Weeatourfoodintheroomundertheponies,soourtableisoftenwetanddirty.Scottmakesalotofmistakes,Ithink,andAntarcticaisaverydangerousplace
Chapter4FoodDepots
Thetwoships,TerraNovaandFram,arrivedinAntarctica,inJanuary1911,attheendofsummer.TheEnglishmenandtheNorwegianswantedtostayontheiceallwinter.TheywantedtobereadytogototheSouthPoleatthebeginningofthenextAntarcticsummer.
ThedogspulledtheNorwegians'
sledges.Theyranquicklyoverthesnowandpulledthebigsledgesfromtheshipontotheice.Themenranbesidethemonskis.
Theyputabigwoodenhouseontheice.Thehousewasfulloffood,andskis,andsledges.TheycalleditFramheim.Out-sidethehouse,thedogslivedinholesunderthesnow.Whenthehousewasready,themenmadetheirfirstjourneysouth.
Beforethewinter,theywantedtotakealotoffoodsouth,andleaveitindepots.ForthelongjourneytothePole,theyneededalotoffood,andtheycouldn'
tcarryitallwiththem.OnFebruary10th,fivemen,threesledges,eighteendogs,andhalfatonoffoodleftFramheimandwentsouth.
Itwaseasy.TheweatherwaswarmfortheAntarctic,be-tween—7°
Centigradeand—17°
Centigrade.Thesnowwasgood,andthedogsandskiswentfast.Theywentfiftyorsixtykilometreseveryday.Afterfourdaystheyreached80°
South,andmadethefirstdepot.
Amundsenmadehisdepotverycarefully.Itwasveryimportanttofinditagain,nextsummer.Soheputabigblackflagontop.Thenheputtenflagstotheeastofthedepot—eachflaghalfakilometrefromthenext—andtenflagstothewest.Sotherewereflagsforfivekilometrestotheleftofthedepot,andfivekilometrestotheright.
ThentheywentbacktoFramheim,andtooksomemorefoodsouth,thistimeto82°
South.
Thistimeitwasharder.Thetemperaturewassometimes-40°
Centigrade,andtherewerestrongwindswithalotofsnow.Thedogsandmenwereverytire
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