Hannah is sixteen and lives on an island. She is on holiday from school and is working for Mr Duval on his glass-bottomed boat. They take people to look at the beautiful fish and the coral reef under the sea. Mr Duval can only pay Hannah a little money, but she likes working for the old man. Mr Duval's boat is the only glass-bottomed boat on the island. But one day...

"Look, Mr Duval!" says Hannah. "There's a new glass-bottomed boat!" Hannah is right. The new boat is taking people out to look at the coral reef, and there are people waiting for it to come back.                    "Why are all the people going on the new boat and not on my boat?" says Mr Duval. "What's happening?"                                                                                                                                               "I'm going to find out," says Hannah.

Hannah soon has the answer. "It's cheaper! she says. "Yes," says a man standing behind her. "And it's going to be the only glass-bottomed boat on the island in a month or two. It's going to be "Goodbye, Mr Duval!" And he laughs. Hannah knows the man. His name is Max Marker. He is very rich and has a big house on the island. "Is it your boat?" she asks. "Yes," he says.

"Why is it cheaper on your boat?" Hannah asks. Oh, I know! she says, "you want to stop Mr Duval's boat and then your price can go up." Max smiles. "Come and work for m," he says. "I can pay you lots of money."                                                                                                                                                          "No," says Hannah. I like working for Mr Duval. Money isn't everything." "You're wrong," says Max. He is laughing again, but it is not a nice laugh.

The weeksgo by. People do not come to Mr Duval's boat. "I'm sorry, but there is no more work for you, Hannah," says Mr Duval one day. It's OK," says Hannah, but she is very sad to lose her job.                                                                                                                                                                   Max goes to see the old man. "Do you want to sell you boat?" he asks. I can give you a good price for it." Mr Duval is very angry. "No!" he says.

The next morning Mr Duval goes to his boat - and sees that it is under the water! "Oh no!" he says. "I don't understand."                                                                                                                                                Hannah comes later that morning, The radio says there is a strong storm coming - a hurricane! She wants to help Mr Duval get his boat into the house. But now she see the glass-bottomed boat under the water.

"This is Max Marker's work!" says Hannah. "He wants to destroy your business." "I'm an old man," says Mr Duval. "I'm too tired to fight Max Marker and his nasty games." "I'm not!" says Hannah. "I'm going to his house to see him!" But it is too late. The hurricane is coming! "We must get to my house!" says Mr Duval

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