On a Journey to San Fransico Richard his father and cousin Em find them selves on a ship about to explode. Rushed to a life boat with Paddy Button the two children escape while their Father (and Uncle) are on another life boat. In the chaos following the life boats are separated. Paddy Richard and Em find themselves with no food and no water stuck in the middle of no where. After some time the 3 come across an uncharted paradise where Paddy quickly teaches the children fishing hunting and building. after maybe a month or two Paddy gets very drunk off a barrel of rum found on the island when they first arrive and drowns in the middle of the night.