Sam knew very little about his great-granfather's farm. All he knew was from the stories that his dad told him. He wondered how he would find it. He thought about the library. He went to the Delhi library to look around. The librarian offered for him to come inside until they opened. After he explained his situation, she was off looking for some old maps. Finally, she finds one with Gribley's farm on it. She draws him out a map and then Sam leaves just a few minutes after opening time.
Sam finds his great-grandfather's farm. But it is in ruins. He didn't understand how Gribley plowed the land. It wasn't flat, and trees and bushes were everwhere. All that was left of the foundation was some rocks in a huge square, where the house used to be. Sam was too hungry to explore just yet. Down by the river, he caught a big ol' catfish.
Chapter 4...I Find Many Useful Plants:
The next day when Sam woke up, he was hungry but the fish were'nt biting that day so he had to settle for some freshwater mussels. He mentions how he read in a book once, that you should watch what the animals eat because then that tells you what is and isn't edible. Raccoons were the best to watch because they had taste buds similar to ours. Sam decides he wants to explore his new home. He marks X's on his map where he finds food sources, like a hickory tree or an apple tree.
Sam didn't want to make an obvious house for he feared that someone will see him and want to take him home. So he searches for good place to make home that wasn't too visible. He looked down the meadow and saw a perfect, nice, big tree. He knew immeadiatly that that would be home. He wasn't sure how, but he would make it work.
MY COMMENTS ON THESE CHAPTERS...
So one of my first guesses was proven wrong. Now I know why he chose a tree and not a cabin. I still am not quite sure how on earth he managed to fit himself in a tree. It had to be one huge tree to live in. I don't think I could ever live in the wilderness. Not because I don't like nature, I love nature and it's beauty, but because I am a very picky eater and not big on trying new things. Plus I don't think I have enough smarts to live out on my own and live off the land.
Questions I am thinking/wondering: How can Sam be so open to eating all these plants? I mean animals have a different immune system and digestive system than us. They could probably eat things that would be like poison to us or vis versa. How Gribley's Farm end up on a map, aren't most farms not on maps? and lastly, Was it really as easy as Sam made it seem it was to find the farm? Like before, I hope some these questions can be answered in the future.
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