places to put all my food, and all my tools and guns. But every time I wanted a piece of wood, had to cut down a tree. It was long, slow, difficult work, and during the next months I learnt to be very clever with my tools. There was no hurry. I had all the time in the world. I also went out every day, and I always had my gun with me. Sometimes I killed a wild animal, and then Ihad meat to eat. But when it got dark, I had to go to bed because I had no light. I couldn't read or write because I couldn't see. For a long time, didn't know what to do. But in the end, I learnt how to use the fat of dead animals to make a light. The weather on my island was usually very hot, and there were often storms and heavy rain. The next June,it rained all the time, and I couldn't go out very often. I was also ill for some weeks, but slowly, I got better When I was stronger, I began to go out again. The first time Ikilled a wild animal, and the second time I caught a big turtle