-
Sam runs away from home
Exact date unknown. Book says, " I left New York in May." -
Working
Date unknown. "I had been working May, learning how to make a fire out of flint and steel." -
Rain
Not exact date. Sam gets wet in May downpours. -
The Strawberry Lady visits Sam's mountain
Even though he didn't want to, Sam helped the lady pick strawberries then walked her back to Delhi. While there, he went to visit Miss Turner at the library and read a few books about hawks and falcons. -
Sam's tree house is done
The house is six feet in diameter. He can " stand in it, lie down in it, and there was room for a stump to sit on." He also has a small fireplace with a chimney. He " chipped out three other knoteholes to let fresh air in." -
Sam captures Frightful
Sam picked the biggest of the nestlings. " The females are bigger than the males. They are the ' falcons. ' They are the ride of the kings." He plans to train her to hunt food for him. -
Sam produces salt
Not exact date. In mid- June Sam made a salty flavoring by boiling hickory sticks dry. It made a thick,black substance. He used it to season his wild foods to make them taste better. -
Sam's bed is finished
The bed is made from ash slats covered with hemlock boughs. -
Sam digs a pit for a deer trap
Sam would like to kill a deer. He needs a door for his house, tethers for Frightful, and a blanket for warmth. -
Frightful will hop from stump to fist
Frightful can't fly. Her wing feathers are only about an inch long. Sam seems to love her and spends time stroking and handling her so that she will be easier to train. -
Deer
Not exact date. The rest of June for Sam was spent smoking the deer hide, tanning it and finally, starting on his deerskin suit. -
Pants
Sam finisheshis deerskin pants. -
Acorn flour
Not exact date. Sam had made acorn flour, when the acorns were ready in August. -
August
Not exact date. One fine day in August Sam took Frightful to the meadow. Sam has been training her to the lure. -
Bando makes pottery
Bando needs jars to store the blueberry jam he made on Sam's mountain. -
Sam and Bando work to complete a raft
Sam wants a raft for fishing in deep holes. -
Bando fires his jam jars and lids
Bando used clay from the river bank to make clay pots with lids to store homemade jam in. " It was a terribly hot day for Bando to be firing clay jars, but he stuck with it. They look jam- worthy...." -
Autumn
Exact date unknown. Septemper blazed a trail into the mountains. Frist she burned the grasses. The grasses seeded and were harvested by the mice and the winds. -
Bando and Sam make willow whistles
Samand Bando play sad songs on the willow whistles. Bando will be leaving soon. The good news is, he plans to return for Christmas. -
Bando leaves
Bando had to return to school. Sam is sad, but he soon reembers how nice it is to spend time with Frightful and the Baron Weasel. -
Baron Weasel's fur looks moldy
The seasons are changing and the animals are getting ready for winter. The weasel's coat is changing colors. Sam realizes he needs to start making winterclothes. Rabbit skin underwear. -
Sam gets clay for a fireplace
As winter nears, Sam knows he'll need a way to stay warm in his tree. -
Sam's new fireplace works well
Sam finally got the fireplace working well enough that it didn't fill the tree with smoke. It took him three days and he and Frightful might have died if he wouldn't have realized he needed fresh oxygen in the tree. -
Sam has been up and down the mountian
Sam has been up and down the mountain all week, watching to see if the walnuts and hickory nuts are ripe. -
Sam heared a shot
Sam heared the first alarming shot. -
Mr. Jacket
Sam goes to the durgstore in Delhi on a Sunday and meet a guy he called " Mr. Jacket. When Sam was walking back from Delhi he had forgotten to get wood. -
Sam stood in his doorway
Sam stood in his doorway, dressed from head to toe in deerskin and went to town. -
Sam soaked puffballs
Sam soaked puufballs, ate venison, built fire, cut a beautiful steak, felt freer, and wrote. -
Snow
Snow begins to fall. -
Berries and Nuts
"It is December fourth, I think. It maybe the fifth. I am not sure because I have recently been gathering nuts and berries, smoking venison and fish." -
Is Bando coming
Sam wonders if Bando is coming? -
Newspaper
Sam sees newspaper clippings from November 23. -
Newspaper
Sam sees newspaper clippings from December 5. -
Bando has not arrived
Bando has not arrived and Sam has hung teaberries on his deerskin door. Bando comes at 4:30 on December 24. -
A Christmas surprise
Sam's dad comes. -
Bando
Bando leaves Sam and his dad. But Sam is happy that his dad is still there so he is not lone. -
Dad
Sams dad leaves to go back home. -
Something
Sam hears something in his bedroom. -
Mouse
Sam thinks a mouse is in his bedroom at night. Sam was right, it was a tiny white mouse. -
Rabbits
Sam takes Frightful out to the meadow so she can catch a rabbit. -
Deer
Deer have pressed in all around me. They are hungry. -
Horned Owls
Sam thinks the Great Horned Owls have eggs! -
Yes
"Yes, yes, yes,yes. It is spring in the maple." -
Spring
Sam had known it was spring without looking. -
Storehouse
Exact date unknown. By April Sam was no longer living of his storehouse. -
Town
Matt told Sam to meet him at three- thrity out side of town on April twelfth. -
June burst over the mountain
" The warblers arrived, the trees turned summer green, June burst over the mountain. It smelled good, tasted good, and was gentle to the eyes." -
Reporters
Sam had talked to many reporters and photographers that day. -
A voice
"A voice called from the glen, I know you are there! "