The children of the village rush back to report Jonathon's disappearance, with just his shoes by the riverbank. Local legend seems to dictate what happened.
The story, as the novel, is set in Jamaica, and some of the language reflects the way that English is spoken in parts of the Caribbean. We've created some resources to help you explore the story in the classroom with your learners, including a worksheet and teacher's notes.
Within these documents, you'll find two pre-listening activities, an activity to complete while listening to the story and an after-listening activity.
The pre-listening activities will encourage your learners to start thinking creatively prior to listening to the audio. Once they've had the opportunity to explore the theme of the text and have contributed some of their own ideas, you can then move on to listening to the story.
All activities are explained in full within the teacher's notes and will help you get the best from your learners during the lesson.
You can download the student worksheet and teacher's notes below. You can also listen to the audio and read the transcript.