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The Crash
Brian, a thirteen year old boy was on a bushplane visiting his Dad in Canada due to his parents' divorce. The pilot sadly had a heart attack and died but luckily, before he had the heart attack the pilot showed him a bit about flying the plane. Without the pilot's death he would never crash. He was able to keep the plane in flight while attempting contact help with the communications systems. He sadly didn't succeed in contacting them and the plane crashed in a lake after running out of fuel. -
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Hatchet Final Project Timeline
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Shelter
After Brian crashed, he exited the plane and instantly got swarmed by mosquitoes. Him, being swollen and hurt from the mosquitoes and the plane crash. He needed protection so he decided to create a shelter. He found a little stone overhang and thought it would be a great idea to make a shelter out of that. He began grabbing large sticks and making them go onto the rock to make a sturdy shelter. This shelter will later protect him from many dangers in the wild. Without it, he would get badly hurt -
The Berries
After he made a shelter, he realized he was very hungry and he needed to get food. Without food, he would starve and if he did not look for food he would not make it through the rest of the story alive. He continued looking for berries until he found berries he called gut cherries. He was so hungry he ate them with the pits and after that, he was sick. He was still hungry but he was happy that he found a food source that wont kill him. He now did not have to look for meat because he had berries. -
New Food
After Brian had found the gut cherries, he needed a more sustainable food source that will not make him sick again. He decided to go searching for more berries in the forest. If he is able to find new berries, he would have a better chance of survival because the gut cherries will not last him long. He went searching until he found raspberries! He grabbed some and eating them until the bear came! He was scared and he stayed as quiet as he can. He was able to sneak away alive without any injury. -
The Porcupine
After the bear, he decided to go to sleep. Then, in the middle of the night he woke up and heard a growling noise in his shelter. He tried to find it until he got stabbed in the calf by a porcupine. He was in pain and he carefully pulled the quills out of his calf. Once he pulled all the quills out, he then threw his hatchet but this made him realize. He can make a fire! When throwing the hatchet on the rocks of his shelter, it created sparks. This can get him a fire which makes survival easier. -
The First Flame
After Brian realized that throwing the hatchet on the rock of his shelter creates sparks, he could make a fire. In his shelter he started to create sparks but he couldn't find the right kindling to lure the fire into a bigger pit. He kept trying different things until he found the perfect thing, birch tree shavings. He made a few sparks and they got onto the kindling. He put it in a bigger pit and began to blow, he blew for a little longer until a fire started. This fire will help a lot. -
The Plane
As Brian was trying to catch a fish with a spear, he heard something. He heard a plane! He dashed to his campsite dodging everything in his way to run to get to his signal fire he set up. He made it but the plane noise was getting fainter and fainter. He set up the signal fire but it was too late. He felt defeated and he thought he would never escape. This wanted him to commit suicide but he didn't give up and he became even more determined. This push of determination will help Brian a lot. -
First Meat
After the plane flew over Brian's location. He wanted to catch his first meat. He went out with his spear to try and catch one but he couldn't. He tried over and over again but he kept failing with the spear. He decided to make a bow and went back to the lake to try it. He aimed a little lower this time and he got a fish! He went back to the fire and began to cook it over the fire. Him being able to catch the fish would give him a reliable food source and make getting food much easier. -
The Moose
Brian was peacefully minding his own business until a moose came and started to attack him. He got pushed into the lake, shoving mud into his eyes making him unable to see. He was trying to rub it out of his eyes until the moose stopped. He was badly injured but he tried to move and the moose tackled him again. He decided to pretend he was dead and slowly move away. He was able to get away from the moose but he was badly injured. This was one of the only times an animal has hurt Brian a lot. -
The Tornado
After the moose attack, in the middle of the night when Brian was asleep he was awoken by a loud noise. It was like a strong gust of wind and he woke up to check it out. He remembered something he saw on TV and he realized it was a tornado! The tornado flung him around and badly hurt him. His camp was destroyed and he was getting badly hurt. The Tornado finally left and there was nothing left. As he was observing the damage he saw the tail of the plane. He realized the survival pack was inside. -
The Survival Kit
After the Tornado, he found out the tail of the plane was sticking out of the lake. He imminently began to start making a raft but he kept on failing. Each day he tried and if he failed he went back to sleep and he tried again. He made the raft and brought it to the plane. He cut into the plane with his Hatchet until he dropped the hatchet! He swam down and luckily he found it at the bottom. He got into the plane and got the survival pack. He got back to shore and he looked inside. He was rich. -
The Rescue
The Survival pack included many useful things such as tools, food, cooking equipment, and it even included a hunting rifle he can use. He was rich he thought. He then found a plastic bag, the emergency transmitter. He flicked it a few times and then he put it away. He had to be careful with all the food he got but first he was going to feast. He cooked up a bunch of food but then, he heard a plane. The plane flew right above him and landed in the lake. He was rescued, after two whole months!