They celebrated their victory

They took hostages and burned the village to the ground

They joined forces with the villagers

They left the village peacefully

There were fresh human prints

The fire was still burning

He felt no heat from the campfire remains

The wolf tracks led to the fire

Five winters old

Nine years old

Ten years old

Fifteen years old

She drew a map

She knotted the tip of a branch into a circle

She left a trail of berries

She made a loud noise

Five years later

Nine years later

Ten years later

Fifteen years later

Shaked

Correction

Knowingly

Hunted

Enlightened

Fool

Guide

Confuse

The Bostoniak are wiser than Saxso

Saxso is having a difficult time finding his family

Saxso is hopeful he will find his family

The Bostoniak left a clue behind so Saxso will be able to find them

"The first human prints I found were a day old."

"I had traveled all through the night, down and across the lake."

"These were our old hunting grounds."

"I knew who had left this sign for any rescuer who might follow."

"Mother," I whispered, "I will find you."

Dense group of bushes and trees

Skinny, tangled tree branches

Sharp trees

Green and scattered

Swift and smart

Gentle and careless

Foolish and careless

Careless and wise

The poorly covered remains of a fire was another sign of carelessness."

"Where the Bostoniak blundered into the swamps, we knew the firm ground to follow."

"...the place where someone had clearly fallen on top of a blueberry bush, crushing its branches, proved that among them were careless or deeply weary."

"So it seemed to have been for many of the Bostonaik in their fight from St. Francis."

"It was on such a high spot of ground that I now stood."

Both Ed and Saxso have difficult confrontations with nature

Ed underestimates the power of nature while Saxso uses nature to help him

Both characters experience a natural disaster

Both characters use nature to their advantage

The narrator travels through a forest he is very familiar with.

The narrator takes the trail toward Lake Champlain.

The narrator notices many tracks and broken twigs on the forest floor.

The narrator recognizes a sign that was likely left by his mother.

The forest can be a very confusing place for people who have never lived there.

It is foolish to put yourself in danger to protect your family.

Lessons learned early in life can be helpful at unexpected times.

Parents should always teach their children survival skills.

joyful

energetic

exhausted

frustrated

act clumsily

speak loudly

run quickly

hide quietly

long

rocky

hot

old

twisted and tangled

short and sharp

hard and hidden

long and loud