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Sam runs away from home
Exact date unknown. The book says, "I left New York in May." -
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." -
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 went to visit Miss Turner at the library and read a few books about hawks and falcons. -
Bando makes pottery
Bando needs jars to store the blueberry jam he made on Sam's mountain. -
Bando fires his jam jars & lids
Bando used clay from the river bank to make clay pots with lids to store homemade jam in. "It was a terribly hot day for Bando to be firing clay jars, but he stuck with it. They look jam-worthy...." -
Bando leaves
Bando had to return to school. Sam is sad, but he soon remembers how nice it is to spend time with Frightful and the Baron Weasel. -
Bando and Sam make willow whistles
Sam and Bando play sad songs on the willow whistles. Bando will be leaving soon. The good news is, he plans to return for Christmas. -
Sam's new fireplace works well
Sam finally got the fire place working well enough that it didn't fill the tree with smoke. It took him three days and he and Frightful might have died if he wouldn't have realized he needed fresh oxygen in the tree. -
Sam's new fireplace works well
Sam finally got the fire place working well enough that it didn't fill the tree with smoke. It took him three days and he and Frightful might have died if he wouldn't have realized he needed fresh oxygen in the tree. -
Sam begins to gather nuts
In a race with the squirrels, Sam gathers nuts for his winter food supply. -
Deer Season Begins
Sam hears gun shots and realizes that his clothes are a danger for getting him shot. He takes to the treetops and sees a deer that a hunter shot but did not find. He got three deer that season. The last one he got by hurrying to hide the carcass before the hunter could find it. -
Hunting season is over - Sam has venison steak
Two weeks after deer season began, Sam has three deer hidss and plenty of venison. He and Frightful have the mountain to themselves again. -
Bando leaves
Bando leaves after Chrismas. -
The great horned owl has eggs
Sam finds out that the great horned owl has eggs. -
Sam's dad starts to biuld a house
Sam is not happy that his parents are building a house.