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My Side of the Mountain J W

  • Left New York

    Exact date unknown when Sam left New York.
  • Learned to build a fire.

    No exact date.
  • Finished with making house. Met Strawberry Ladie, and saw a Peregrine Falcon.

    Picked strawberries with the Strawberry Lady.
  • Got Frightful the Falcon. And saw the Fire Warrden.

    Getting Frightful was very hard because the mom was there.
  • Met the Barron Weasel, and started making salt.

    The Barron Weasel is actually a weasel.
  • Produced more salt for several days.

  • Finished bed.

    The bed's covers are deerskin.
  • Started widdling board/ shovel.

  • Started on deer skin suit.

  • Finished deer skin pants.

    No exact date found.
  • Finished deer skin pants.

    No exact date.
  • Made acorn flour and Frightful caught first prey.

    First prey was a sparrow.
  • Met Jesse Coon James and Bando who renamed Sam Thoreau.

    No exact date.
  • Made containers for jam.

    Containers are made of clay.
  • Bando met baron, and filled 3 clay jars.

    Bando doesn't really like the baron.
  • Made whisltes.

    whistles are made of wood.
  • Bando left.

    Sam is very sad that Bando left, Sam feels lonely.
  • Finished moccasins.

    Moccasins are made of leather.
  • Prepared for winter

    Not preparing he is already prepared.
  • Baron is getting ready for winter and Sam is ready and nervous about winter

  • Started to bring clay for fireplace. Sam was sad about being alone

    He is sad because bando left.
  • Sam has a working fireplace and is making chimney. Sam searched the gribley farm house. Frightful left and Sam found he and Sam got the perfect stone for the fireplace

  • Sam is gathering nuts.

    Sam has to hurry up so the squirrels don't get the nuts first.
  • Sam is gathering apples.

  • Sam put food out for halloween party.

    Halloween party is for animals.
  • Sam went out to get rabbit skins for underpants. The Animals are coming to the Halloween party, and the animals ruined the house.

  • Snowed all day.

  • 8 months after Sam ran away, last winter.

    This day is actually 8 months after Sam ran away. And its the winter before this winter.