I still needed a lot of things. 'Well,' I said, 'I'm going to
have to make them.' So, every day, I worked.
First of all, I wanted to make my cave bigger. I carried
out stone from the cave, and after many days' hard work
I had a large cave in the side of the hill. Then I needed a
table and a chair, and that was my next job. I had to
work on them for a long time. I also wanted to make
Learning to live alone
laces to put all my food, and all my tools and guns. But
very time I wanted a piece of wood, I had to cut down a
r e. It was long, slow, difficult work, and during the
n xt months I learnt to be very clever with my tools.
here 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 I had
m at 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.
'or a long time, I didn't know what to do. But in the end,
I JearntilOw 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
r ined all the time, and r- r~
.,. r.'"'
I couldn't go out very -,'
often. I was also ill for
orne weeks, but
lowly, I got better. ~
When I was stronger, I
began to go out again.
he first time I killed a
wild animal, and the
second time I caught a ,.
big turtle.