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Sam watches the great owls
He believes they may have eggs in their nest. -
They make guest tree
They make a guest tree so they can sleep in there. -
Sam left home
Exact date unknown. The book says "I left New York in May." -
The strawberry lady visits Sam's mountain
Even though he didn't want to, Sam helped the lady pick strawberries then walked with her back to Delhi. While there, he was he went to visit Miss Turnerat the library and read a few books about hawks and falcons. -
Sam's tree house is done
The house is six feet in diameter. He can "stand in it, lie down in it, and there was room left over for a stump to sit on." By December he will have a small fireplace with a chimney. He'll chip out "three other knotholes to let fresh air in.'' -
Sam captures Frightful
Sam picked the biggest of the nestlings. "The females are bigger than the males. They are the 'falcons.' They are the pride of kings." He plans to train her to hunt food for him. -
Sam makes salt
In mid-June, Sam made a salty flavoring by boiling hickory sticks dry. It made a thick, black substance. He used it to season his wild foods to make them taste better. -
Sam's bed is finished
The bed is made from ash slats covered with hemlock boughs -
Sam digs a pit for a deer trap
Sam needs deer for his clothes, his door, and food. -
The raft is almost done
The raft is almost done. Bando promised to stay until we can sail out into the deep fishing holes. -
Bando is making pots for the jam
They like jam. They eat it with hard acorn pancakes. -
Bando taught Sam how to make willow whistles
they went to the stream and cut two fat twigs about 8 inches long. He slipped the bark on them. That means he pulled the woodout of the bark, leaving a tube. -
Baron wesael has a new coat
The baron weasel gets a new coat for winter. -
Started building fireplace
Sam gets clay for a fireplace. -
Next day
Sam dragged the clay up to the mountain to his tree in his second best pair of city pants. -
fireplace is working
Sam gets the fireplace working. -
That night
Sam kept an ember glowing and got a light fast before the vistor could get to the door. -
Sam is searching for nuts
Sam is searching for nuts to stock up for winter -
October 28
Sam has been up and down the moutain every day for a week. -
October 29
Sam played with Frightful. -
Got ready for party
Got ready for the party. -
Ocrtober 30
got ready for the party. -
There was something in Sam's room
Ther was something in Sam's room last night, a small tunnel leads out from Sam's door into the snow. -
Hunting season starts
Hunting season starts and sam steals a deer. -
Sam goes to town
Sam goes to town and meets Mr. Jacket. -
Sam gets wood
Sam piles wood for winter. -
Hunters are excellent friends if used correctly
Dont let them see you but follow closely. Preferably use the tops of trees for this purpose, for hunters don't look up. -
Sam gets his third deer
Sam steals his third deer and makes a suit. -
Snow flurries begin
On that third day of December when the sky blackend, the temperature dropped, and the first flakes swirled, Sam was scared. -
Article
There is a article in the newspaper. -
Sam wonders if Bando will come
Sam wonders if Bando will come like he said. -
Bando comes
Bando comes for Chrismas. -
Sam's dad comes
Sam's dad comes for Chrismas. -
Sams dad meets Frightful
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Dad meets Frightful
Frightful claws dad if he gets to close. -
Bando leaves
Bando leaves after Chrismas. -
Halloween party
Sam has a Halloween party with animals. -
Sam's dad leaves
Sam dad leaves him on first of the year -
Dad leaves
Dad leaves after Chrismas. -
Sam makes snowshoes
Sam makes snowshoes so he can walk in the snow. -
Frightful catches rabbit
Sam catches rabbit in meadow and Sam meets owl neighbor -
The deer are hungry
The deer came to Sam because they were hungry. -
Owl has eggs
Sam thinks horned owl has eggs -
spring
Sam sees Spring is here -
Sam has to dig to get in his home
Sam has to dig thought thick ice to get in his tree. -
First day of Spring
First day of Spring Sam meets Matt. -
Aaron comes
Aaron comes and Sam sings songs to him. -
Sam sees the mouse that visits his tree
Sam sees the mouse and feeds him nut meats. -
A repoter comes
A reporter comes and sees Sam. -
Sam's family comes
Sam's whole family comes to live with him. -
Dad starts to build a house
Sam is not happy that his parents want a house. -
Sam hears and then sees a great horned owl
Sam sees this as a sign that Gribly farm is a beatiful place indeed.