When we arrived at the fierce gusts where we ride the ship, Ramo ran back to the village and said that he had forgotten his fishing spear. Because of this stupid fish spear, a big problem happened!
Nanko said Ramo was already got on the ship but when I got on, Ramo was not in the ship! Then I found Ramo who was running along the cliff of the island holding fish spear over his head! Oh my gosh, you little nuisance!!! But the ship was too late to go back.
It was not me who would just watch Ramo. I walked across the deck and flung myself into the sea. I was not fearful but I was thinking how I can punish Ramo while I was swimming.
Ramo and I were waiting for the ship that might come back. We were not fearful because we were together. The island was not very safe because of the pack of wild dogs which were snarling as they go. And the problem happened. One morning, Ramo disappeared! I was frightened but I thought he would come back so I searched the rocks for mussels and thought of the food and the ship. Sun moved high and I began feel uneasy so I started off toward the south part of the island to search Ramo. Then, I saw the pack of wild dogs beyond the dune, near the cliff. They were circling around Ramo! He was dead and there was a deep wound on his throat and other parts of his body. There were two dead dogs which were lying near by Ramo, one of the dead dogs had Ramo’s broken spear on its body. I carried Ramo back to the village and the dogs followed me all the way. When I reached the hut, they trotted off to a low hill.  Even though sky was getting dark, I followed them up the hill. They went inside a huge cave. Later, I came back to the village and stayed with Ramo’s body and did not sleep. I planned to kill all of the wild dogs that killed my only brother.  I thought of how I would kill them but generally I thought of my dead brother.

Now I was alone. (alone where??) I made a spear, bow, and arrows to protect myself and to kill the wild dogs.  One day during Summer, I took the smallest canoe and went out to the sea because there was no hope of ship coming back so I decided to go to east country by myself. So, I filled a basket with food and water and went out. But when I was not able to see the island, , I was scared and there was a crack on the canoe that water starting coming out. Then suddenly, a swarm of dolphins appeared and they circled around the conoe and began to follw me. I felt really happy and not afraid. Later I came back to the island.  When I arrived at the island and got off from the canoe, I was very exhausted so I fell asleep on a shore.
Next day, I decided not to leave the island until the white men ship returns because there was nowhere to go and this is my home. So, I decided to make a house where I could store my food and live.
Next day, I found good place where I can build a house. It was the headland which was close to the cliff and a ridge of rocks. I had to be thoughtful while I was choosing the location and building because my house needed to be safe. I made a shelter and fences because of red foxes which were clever thieves that they might steal my food. After I finished building my house, I decided to make heavier spear, larger bow, and sharper arrows to kill all of the cruel wild dogs. I didn’t know how can make those weapons, but I thought of bull sea elephant’s teeth to make the point of my spear.

When Sun went up, I went to the place where the sea elephants lived in order to get a bull’s teeth.
When I reached the cliff, there were  the bulls, cows, and their babies together. Then there was a bull which was young and it was easy to catch because none of the sea elephants were playing among the waves in front of him.
Then I hid behind the rock which was nearby the young bull. Suddenly, the bull movd his seat to the shore. I thought it heard me but suddenly it went toward the chief of sea elephants spot. I tried to shoot it with my arrow but it went to a wrong way and the battle started between the old bull, who is the chief of the sea elephants and the young bull!
The battle seemed never ending so I left the place and decided to come back tomorrow.

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I am the island of the blue dolphins itself which is rosed up alone on the wild waters of the Pacific…

You are riding a time machine and you are in early 1800s. I am an Indian girl named Karana who lived alone for eighteen years in the island.

During my life time, I will force with the Aleutian sea otter hunters who will be the people turning my life into misfortune, savage pack of wild dogs that will kill my younger brother Ramo, and my difficult lonely surving life. Even though I will  force with lonelinesses and terrors, I will suffer with patience and get stronger….

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One day, a strange, red ship came to the island. My brother and I were gathering roots that grow in Coral Cove during Spring. Ramo was very excited that he started to run. Don’t get me wrong. I was more excited than Ramo was,  but I couldn’t act silly, because  the roots were needed in the villiage. I like to help the villiage, because I am proud of my island. I am proud of my island, because it is my home that  has a beautiful view and a special name.  Do you want to know why my island’s name is the Island of the Blue Dolphins? It is because when you are standing on one of the hills that rise in the middle of the island, you would think that it looked like a dolphin. So, the name of the island comes from its shape! Isn’t it interesting?!

When the ship arrived at the island, the people in the ship came out. There was a tall man with a yellow beard who seemed like the captain of the ship, because he was different from the other men. He stood on a boat, shouting at the other men, and his fists were on his hips. He seemed like a proud man. My father introduced himself to the stranger, because my father  was the leader of the island. And when they were talking, he told his real name,  I was very surprised at my father. How could he? Everyone in the island uses common names because if people use their secret names, it becomes worn out and loses magic. I was so worried about him. What if  it weakens him?

The stranger’s name was Captian Orlov, and he told my father that he came to the island with forty of his men to hunt sea otters. My stomach hurt, because those playful otters are going to die everyday.  However, my father wanted to get half of the Aleuts’ sea otters, because he thought the sea around the island belonged to us. So, the Aleutian sea otter hunters and my father decided to share the sea otters equally. Even though I heard that we will get half of the sea otters, I was still unsettled because the hunters might kill them all. Otters are important to us, because we use all of the otter in our lifestyle. But, the Aleuts hunted the sea otters for their skins only. I didn’t want to see the sea otters die because they are my friends.

After several days, a bulk of sea otters died, and the Aleuts were going to leave the island without giving their sea otters equally to us. I knew that they wouldn’t give equally! I didn’t trust them from the beginning. However, my upset father complained to Captian Orlov and guess what happened next?!  I actually don’t know what happened first, but suddenly, my father was lying on the rocks and there was blood on his face! Everything happened so fast and I was shocked and confused at the same time. Our warriors  started throwing rocks at the Aleuts and striked several hunters. Then, the Aleuts took out their knives from their belts and started fighting. A few island people died in the battle. My father was one of them.

I couldn’t believe my eyes. The strongest, the most powerful, the braviest, the highest person in the island who is  my only father died! The island people and I believed that my father died because he told his real name to the Aleuts.  That night was the was the most terrible time in the island. The person who replaced my father’s spot was Kimki. He was an old man, but he was once a good man in his youth and a good hunter. I got worried about my island and the new chief Kimki. Two questions came up in my head and they made me feel uncomfortable. ‘What if the Aleut ship returns?’ ‘What if Kimki dies and we have no leader again?’

One day, Kimki told island people that he is going to go to the east to a country to make a place for us. He went alone with the big conoe with two baskets of water and enough food. Even though Kimki promised that he will return, everyone including me was worried and curious of what will happen during his journey. Spring came but Kimki did not return. So, Matassaip became the next chief.

One night, a strange ship came to the island. When we arrived at the south end, we knew that the ship wasn’t the Aleut ship. Nanko said that the white men in the ship came from the place where Kimki had gone! I was happy that the ship wasn’t the Aleut ship, but I was unsettled because where would the people in the ship take us? Even though I was unsettled, I followed Nanko with the other island people.  We were all fearful but on the other hand, we were happy.