My next A came from the assignment "A trip to Europe". My composition told how Mike, the smartest boy in our class, tried swimming to Europe but the piranhas started eating his swim suit so he had to hurry back. Glory, the smart blonde who was my secret love, would go on roller skates that got rusty and was also destined to return. I, in turn, went on a bicycle because rubber tires do not rust. Robinson Crusoe would point the way and tell me where to find the canoes filled with food and goodies. Doing that, which was easy for me, got the best results but it also peaked my curiosity about Crusoe. It started me doing research and I'd spend a lot of time at the library. His real name was Alexander Selkirk and he was actually stranded on the island Mas Afuera.