When you first get your ship (the raft), they come aboard as crew. The old salt (the cook) wants to go back to sea, and the young boy at Fort Ridley is determined to deal with the pirates who have terrorized the people there.
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No particular reason, same with the cabin boy. He's just there.
Give it to the boy with the chickens.
Give it to the boy for his chickens. He will give you a chicken.
You give the FEED to the boy with the chickens. He will give you one of them.
The boy is feeding his chickens next to the general store.
Young Nick's Head, a cape on the east coast of the North Island named after Captain Cook's cabin boy.
how do you open the door on sharktooth He is right outside where you bought the feed
Give it to the boy raising chickens. He will give you a chicken. Take it to the farm (right).
The name of the cabin boy in the story, Treasure Island, is Jim.
When you have read the document at the governor's house, a man on a raft will appear in the telescope view. Use the broken mirror from the general store to signal him. You can use the raft to travel to the other five islands, crewed at first by the old cook and the cabin boy. To sail, click "embark" near the center of the ship, then on the map view press your spacebar to raise (or lower) the anchor.
Take the chicken he gives you to the farm, right of the bridge, where it will eat the bugs on the crops.
ok so there is your original helpers (cabin boy & cook) then you have cargo master (+cargo space) shipwright (auto heal) cannoneer (reload speed) navigator (ship speed) so all up there should be 6 (six) helpers in your boat hope this helped