"The Ebb-Tide. A Trio and a Quartette" is a short novel by Robert Louis Stevenson and his stepson Lloyd Osbourne. The story tells about the adventures of three Tahiti beggars who managed to steal a boat full of precious cargo – champagne. With the ambition to sell the load and grow rich, the three men, being slightly drunk, start their dangerous adventure. Yet, as they get sober, they learn that the cargo on the ship is, in fact, water, and their lack of experience makes them land on the first island on the way. Yet, this is just the start of their adventures.

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