My Side of the MountainA young boy relates his adventures during the year he spends living alone in the Catskill Mountains including his struggle for survival, his dependence on nature, his animal friends, and his ultimate realization that he needs human companionship. |
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... dried it . It dried stiff as a board , and I had to chew , rub , jump on it , and twist it to get it soft . When this was done , how- ever , I had my door . I hung it on pegs inside my entrance , and because it was bigger than it had to ...
... dried it . It dried stiff as a board , and I had to chew , rub , jump on it , and twist it to get it soft . When this was done , how- ever , I had my door . I hung it on pegs inside my entrance , and because it was bigger than it had to ...
Page 74
... dried as much as I could and powdered it into flour . It was tedious work , and in August when the acorns were ready , I found that they made better flour and were much easier to handle . I would bake the acorns in the fire , and grind ...
... dried as much as I could and powdered it into flour . It was tedious work , and in August when the acorns were ready , I found that they made better flour and were much easier to handle . I would bake the acorns in the fire , and grind ...
Page 79
... dried them . Sassafras tea is about as good as anything you want to drink . Pennyroyal makes another good drink . I dried great bunches of this , and hung them from the roof of the tree room together with the leaves of winterberry . All ...
... dried them . Sassafras tea is about as good as anything you want to drink . Pennyroyal makes another good drink . I dried great bunches of this , and hung them from the roof of the tree room together with the leaves of winterberry . All ...
Contents
Hole Up in a Snowstorm | 13 |
Find Gribleys Farm | 29 |
Meet One of My Own Kind | 44 |
Copyright | |
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