Dear Readers,
The past few days that have gone by haven't been the best. Everyone, especially Jack is driving me crazy. Well, let me tell you about him. The other day when we were making huts he did nothing because he was supposedly hunting. Then the other day when a ship was near we we could have been rescued, but no we weren't, because someone and his "hunters" weren't watching the fire like they said they would. They were to busy hunting so they let the fire go out. I was so annoyed, I was furious. When I mentioned something to him about it all he cared about was hunting. I finally yelled at him so much that he said he wouldn't do it again, but thats not the point, he should have never of let it out in the first place. But, I guess it's whatever because we all make mistakes. Yesterday, we had an assembly. An assembly about the Island, about our lives, and about what needs to come into consideration. For example, we talked about the water supply and that the coconut shells need to be filled at all times. Also, we talked about the shelters and that we need to make more sturdy ones with everyones participation, instead of just Simon and I again. Then the last thing was the fire. The most important thing on the island. It needed to be lit and smoking all day long, incase a ship would come, so then we can be rescued. Jack annoyed me at our assembly too. He made me upset. He keeps trying to over rule my authority like he thinks he deserves my position better than I do. Maybe he does, but he wasn't picked I was. So with me as leader he needs to obey and listen to me. At our assembly towards the end we talked about the so called beast that everyone says is real which I believe.
I really do believe that there is a beast out there, we just can't see it. Or at least I thought we couldn't see it. Jack says there isn't one and well he would kind of be the one to know because he's been all over the woods. But, what if the beast was in the water like the littleuns' say. Perhaps, it does come out at night on to land I don't know . It always gives me the chills thinking about it. Eric'n' Sam said when they were at the fire refueling it the other night, they saw it in the woods. They came screaming down to me terrified it woke everyone up. I just don't know what to believe. I was really scared. We went looking for it but never found it. So I don't know now what to believe. One thing is for sure, I'm tired of being here.
Why are we still here,
Ralph
Sunday, November 22, 2009
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
The FIre of the Huts
Dear Readers,
The past few days were pretty eventful. We all met together for another meeting and discussed what needed to be done. We talked about our island the island that is ruled by kids until those adults come to pick us up. We said we had pigs to eat, bathing water to bathe in, and water to drink. We had alll the rescources we needed to survive on. We were all in good spirits or so I thought we were. When I looked over at this little six- year old boy who was all worked up about something, so Piggy gave him the conch to tell me what was wrong. He said he saw a "beastie", which was like a snake- thingy. He was really stirred up about it, which made all the other boys start to stir up about it. I told him that there was no such thing on an island this small. I was in my own mind trying to calm myself down. I was also a little stirred up about the fact. I was determined not to fall into the same mind frame as them and try to be calm and act like none of it was true. I kept telling him he was dreaming when he saw it and there was no such thing. We next discussed how we needed to find a way to let someone just anyone know we were there on that stranded island. So, we decided to make a fire, a huge fire for them to see in the sky. Before, I could order anyone to do a specific job everyone got up and left and followed Jack to go start making a fire. I was left behind with Piggy in the back trying to follow them. When we got up the mountain where they were building the fire I was trying to give orders , but no one would listen to me so I just let them go on their own. When the materials were ready for a fire we thought of something to start the fire. No one knew how to start it with sticks so we started it with Piggy's glasses and the sun. It worked the fire burnt. It was a big fire. We had another meeting but without the littleuns, they were playing down near the fire. I'm sure they were fine. We were talking about everyone's name we didn't have them written down and we needed to know them especially the littleuns'. Piggy didn't do his job , but in the middle of me yelling at him the fire fell and some on the littleuns' were near where it fell. It was a horrid sight. I assigned Jack and his hunters to watch the fire during the day and nights. We ended up all falling asleep there. The next day we decided to make huts, for shelter. We need it from the storms and predators. So, I was hoping everyone would help me make some, but the only one helping me was Simon and well I was quite upset about that. They wouldn't listen to me at all. They would work a little on the huts and then stop and go in the water or go do something else. When I saw Jack I told him about the matter, but he honestly didn't care. He was just worried about his hunting for a pig. Then, I asked him if he heard the little ones cry at night and become uneasy, and he said no. He was to sound asleep from him hunting all day that he was not even concerned about anyone else. Anyway, away from him, the little ones become uneasy because they are scared of the snakes or 'beasties". It made me worry about them at night and it kept me up, I was trying to think what could I do to help them feeel secure. I guess thats my next step. Creat a secure and safe place for us all.
Unrestful and worried,
Ralph
The past few days were pretty eventful. We all met together for another meeting and discussed what needed to be done. We talked about our island the island that is ruled by kids until those adults come to pick us up. We said we had pigs to eat, bathing water to bathe in, and water to drink. We had alll the rescources we needed to survive on. We were all in good spirits or so I thought we were. When I looked over at this little six- year old boy who was all worked up about something, so Piggy gave him the conch to tell me what was wrong. He said he saw a "beastie", which was like a snake- thingy. He was really stirred up about it, which made all the other boys start to stir up about it. I told him that there was no such thing on an island this small. I was in my own mind trying to calm myself down. I was also a little stirred up about the fact. I was determined not to fall into the same mind frame as them and try to be calm and act like none of it was true. I kept telling him he was dreaming when he saw it and there was no such thing. We next discussed how we needed to find a way to let someone just anyone know we were there on that stranded island. So, we decided to make a fire, a huge fire for them to see in the sky. Before, I could order anyone to do a specific job everyone got up and left and followed Jack to go start making a fire. I was left behind with Piggy in the back trying to follow them. When we got up the mountain where they were building the fire I was trying to give orders , but no one would listen to me so I just let them go on their own. When the materials were ready for a fire we thought of something to start the fire. No one knew how to start it with sticks so we started it with Piggy's glasses and the sun. It worked the fire burnt. It was a big fire. We had another meeting but without the littleuns, they were playing down near the fire. I'm sure they were fine. We were talking about everyone's name we didn't have them written down and we needed to know them especially the littleuns'. Piggy didn't do his job , but in the middle of me yelling at him the fire fell and some on the littleuns' were near where it fell. It was a horrid sight. I assigned Jack and his hunters to watch the fire during the day and nights. We ended up all falling asleep there. The next day we decided to make huts, for shelter. We need it from the storms and predators. So, I was hoping everyone would help me make some, but the only one helping me was Simon and well I was quite upset about that. They wouldn't listen to me at all. They would work a little on the huts and then stop and go in the water or go do something else. When I saw Jack I told him about the matter, but he honestly didn't care. He was just worried about his hunting for a pig. Then, I asked him if he heard the little ones cry at night and become uneasy, and he said no. He was to sound asleep from him hunting all day that he was not even concerned about anyone else. Anyway, away from him, the little ones become uneasy because they are scared of the snakes or 'beasties". It made me worry about them at night and it kept me up, I was trying to think what could I do to help them feeel secure. I guess thats my next step. Creat a secure and safe place for us all.
Unrestful and worried,
Ralph
Friday, November 13, 2009
Finally and then there were a ton
Dear Readers,
My name is Ralph and I am one of the children who had to be evacuated from their homes. Being evacuated was kind of scary, but it was also kind of like an adventure. Although its not as much as an adventure as it is now. Let me tell you about my eventful life now. I am only twelve years old and like I said earlier I had to be evacuated from where I lived. So, my mom sent me on my way onto a plane. There were a lot of kids on the plane along with me. The plane ride was quite interesting. We were flying one minute and on a deserted island the next. I don't remember what happened because I passed out. When I woke up I saw such a pretty sight. Although, I was alone at first. Then, in a distance I heard something. Out from the jungle came a pudgy kid. He was quite a sight. We started talking and in our conversation we realized that there were no adults at the island with us. I was fine with that fact, actually I was quite relieved. On the other hand, pudgy didn't look so happy he actually looked kind of sad. It was an island for us to have without people yelling and telling us what to do all the time. He ended up asking my name so I told him. His name is Piggy, or thats what I call him. I don't think that's his real name, but Piggy seems to suit him. Plus, his name is humorous to say and hear. HAHA....The water here on the beach is quite warm and such a delight, the one part of it feels like bath water, because its so warm. Piggy and I were swimming for a while. When we got out we talked about our familes I told him my dad was a commander in the Navy. Piggy told me that his parents died so he had to live with his aunt. I felt bad for him to not have a mom and dad to care for him. Life goes on right, I mean there isn't anything I can do about it.
We started looking around the beach and found a conch shell. I picked it up and tried to blow into it, but no sound came out. Then Piggy told me to use the air from within. So, I blew from my diaphragm, and this loud obnoxious sound came booming out. Although the noise was obnoxious I still kept blowing it because I finally got a hang of it. When I blew the conch a little six-year-old boy came out from the jungle. He looked so scared and confused. He came up next to us and sat down. Then in the distance you could hear voices and then finally they became louder and louder until they were present. A lot of kids came our way. I blew the conch a couple more times before I stopped. When I looked up I saw this group with black cloaks on and I really wanted to know what their deal was. I didn't have to ask , because this kid that looked like their leader came up to me and said he was the captain of the choir. I said okay. The next thing I did was have everyone tell us their names. There were a lot but I got to find out the name of the kid who was the captain of the choir. His name is Jack. I also found out that the little six - year old boy's name was Johnny.
We next figured out who would be the leader, and well arrogant Jack thought that he should be the leader because he was the captain of the choir. We ended up having a vote between him and I, and well I rocked the votes. So, with me as leader I decided that the first thing we should do is see if this is really an island. I picked two people to come on the journey with me. I decided to have Jack and Simon come with me. We went to the end of the island and looked around the corner to see if it was really an island, but we couldn't really tell. Then from the side we saw these big boulders. We decided to climb to the top and see the island as a whole. The island was a island and it was awesome. This is what it looked like:
Scared and full of joy,
Ralph
My name is Ralph and I am one of the children who had to be evacuated from their homes. Being evacuated was kind of scary, but it was also kind of like an adventure. Although its not as much as an adventure as it is now. Let me tell you about my eventful life now. I am only twelve years old and like I said earlier I had to be evacuated from where I lived. So, my mom sent me on my way onto a plane. There were a lot of kids on the plane along with me. The plane ride was quite interesting. We were flying one minute and on a deserted island the next. I don't remember what happened because I passed out. When I woke up I saw such a pretty sight. Although, I was alone at first. Then, in a distance I heard something. Out from the jungle came a pudgy kid. He was quite a sight. We started talking and in our conversation we realized that there were no adults at the island with us. I was fine with that fact, actually I was quite relieved. On the other hand, pudgy didn't look so happy he actually looked kind of sad. It was an island for us to have without people yelling and telling us what to do all the time. He ended up asking my name so I told him. His name is Piggy, or thats what I call him. I don't think that's his real name, but Piggy seems to suit him. Plus, his name is humorous to say and hear. HAHA....The water here on the beach is quite warm and such a delight, the one part of it feels like bath water, because its so warm. Piggy and I were swimming for a while. When we got out we talked about our familes I told him my dad was a commander in the Navy. Piggy told me that his parents died so he had to live with his aunt. I felt bad for him to not have a mom and dad to care for him. Life goes on right, I mean there isn't anything I can do about it.
We started looking around the beach and found a conch shell. I picked it up and tried to blow into it, but no sound came out. Then Piggy told me to use the air from within. So, I blew from my diaphragm, and this loud obnoxious sound came booming out. Although the noise was obnoxious I still kept blowing it because I finally got a hang of it. When I blew the conch a little six-year-old boy came out from the jungle. He looked so scared and confused. He came up next to us and sat down. Then in the distance you could hear voices and then finally they became louder and louder until they were present. A lot of kids came our way. I blew the conch a couple more times before I stopped. When I looked up I saw this group with black cloaks on and I really wanted to know what their deal was. I didn't have to ask , because this kid that looked like their leader came up to me and said he was the captain of the choir. I said okay. The next thing I did was have everyone tell us their names. There were a lot but I got to find out the name of the kid who was the captain of the choir. His name is Jack. I also found out that the little six - year old boy's name was Johnny.
We next figured out who would be the leader, and well arrogant Jack thought that he should be the leader because he was the captain of the choir. We ended up having a vote between him and I, and well I rocked the votes. So, with me as leader I decided that the first thing we should do is see if this is really an island. I picked two people to come on the journey with me. I decided to have Jack and Simon come with me. We went to the end of the island and looked around the corner to see if it was really an island, but we couldn't really tell. Then from the side we saw these big boulders. We decided to climb to the top and see the island as a whole. The island was a island and it was awesome. This is what it looked like:
"It was roughly boat-shaped: humped near this end with behind us the jumbled descent to the shore. On either side rocks, cliffs, treetops, and a steep slope: forward there, the length of the boat, a tamer descent, tree clad, with hints of pink: and then the jungly flat of the island, dense green, but drawn at the end to a pink tail. There, where the island petered out in water, was another island; a rock, almost detached, standing like a fort, facing us across the green with one bold, pink bastion."The island was quite a sight and it was really pretty. The water is also pretty, actually its beautiful. I haven't seen anything like it in my life. This is what it looks like: Simon and I started laughing at Jack for not killing the pig. Itwas funny, although I can tell why he was scared.
"The reef enclosed more than one side of the island, lying perhaps a mileWe got off the rocks and started walking back to where the other boys were and on the way back we discussed what we would eat. Jack said we could hunt animals. Speaking of hunting animals, that reminds me on the way back, we caught a pig and we were going to kill it but then didnt because Jack was to scared and it ended up squealing and getting out of our arms and running away. Haha its been quite fun lately on this island but that was just the first day with many more to come.
out and parallel to what they now thought of as their beach. The coral
was scribbled in the sea as though a giant had bent down to reproduce
the shape of the island in a flowing chalk line but tired before he had
finished. Inside was peacock water, rocks and weeds showing as in an
aquarium; outside was the dark blue of the sea. The tide was running
so that long streaks of foam tailed away from the reef and for a moment
they felt that the boat was moving steadily astern."
Scared and full of joy,
Ralph
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