There was this movie about an English man who drifted at sea after his ship sank. He found a native on an unknown island. He could only communicate with the native using simple sign language. He native caught fish, hunted food and built a small hut for him. They became friends. Slowly, the native learnt to speak and understand simple English. One fine day they had a casual chat, the Englishman talk about slavery and mentioned about his family and his name. The native asked the English man, " Master, your name John? What is Master?"
The Englishman was lost for words. The native said angrily "I slave? You master? You get your own food!". The native stormed off and the Englishman caught up with native to apologize and to explain himself. But the native said" I learn your English. But you know not a word of my language." The Englishman knew from that very moment not only he had lost his only means for survival in the jungle, and a true friend whom he made to call him master.
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