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Tuesday, February 16, 2010

Chapters 7 and 8

Chapter 7...The King's Provider:

Sam had his mine set on training a falcon to hunt for him. He waited by a stream patiently. He was there for hours. Finally, he was rewarded. He saw a falcon fly over to the edge of a cliff. That night Sam thought about how he was going to get the chicks up on the cliff. He decided he would climb the cliff the next day.
Sam climbed the cliff. He thought of turning around, but he was already so high up. he didn't dare look down. Finally Sam reached the top. There were three baby chicks covered in grey down feathers. The mother wasn't too pleased. She charged at him furiously, tearing his shoulder. Sam quickly grabbed one of the chicks and left. He decided to name her Frightful because it was frightening getting her.

Chapter 8...The First Man Who Was After Me:

Sam is shocked to find a man in a foresters uniform there. He thought he would immeadiatly turn him in if he found him, so Sam decided to sleep in the gorge down in the meadow. Someone must have seen Sam's fires and called the Forester. Sam decided not to light any fires until he left. He waited out the Forester. He makes bough bed for himself. So there he a Frightful stayed.

MY COMMENTS ON THESE CHAPTERS...

I know Sam wants a falcon for hunting, but honestly I don't find it fair for the animal. I mean Sam left his way of life on his own choice, but that never meant he could take another animal from its natural way of life. As much as I would like a wild animal, I just don't find it very fair for the animal. Wild animals like Frightful are meant to be free and wild, to do what they please, and learn the proper way for surviving. I think Sam was smart to wait out the Forester and not light any fires while he was there. I'm still shocked that he hasn't caught the forest on fire.
Questions I am thinking/wondering: How on earth is Sam going to teach Frightful to fly and to hunt beacause he can't really do any? Did Sam ever think how this would effect the falcon? Doesn't Sam ever get lonely? That's pretty much all I'm thinking right now. Not too much.

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