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Lost In The Jungle
LOST
It was a bright sunny day on the weekend and my friends and I decided to go on a hiking trip through the jungle. We were having so much fun until one of my friends took a wrong turn on the map we were all following and then we realised 10 minutes later that he is not behind us. We decided that we would retrace our tracks and try and see where he went off. We decided to split up even though I thought it wasn’t a good idea. We were all aware that if we got lost and we didn’t find anyone, we would all signal our flare gun so someone could rescue us. I tried to find him but I couldn’t. I saw flare guns being launched into the air so I decided to shoot mine when I realised that I was in a place where no one would find me. So I signalled my flare gun but it hit the branches above and came flying down at me. It whacked me on the head. It knocked me out cold.
I woke up on the jungle floor with a pounding headache. My head throbbing in pain. I tried yelling out for help but nobody answered me. It was getting close to dark. Then it came to me, I was lost in the jungle. I wasn’t really afraid of the dark, but in the jungle all by myself, that's when I got a little scared. I wasn’t aware at the time but I did know that in the jungle are some very deadly animals. I got up and tried to see where I was. I couldn’t really see because it was so dark out. So I decided I would go and try and find shelter and stay there for the night. I ended up finding a cave, so I walked inside of the cave. I got into a cosy spot and fell asleep. THE NEXT DAY. I woke up in the cave to a big GROAN!! I wondered what it was until I saw it. Standing in front of me was a BIG BROWN GRIZZLY BEAR!! ROAR!! I started to run as fast as I could with the bear giving chase. He wouldn’t give up, I was his breakfast. I kept on running and running and then started to climb up a tree. I laughed at the bear-like he couldn’t get up. I had actually forgotten that bears could climb trees. Then the bear started to climb up the tree. The tree started to bend. I kept on climbing up and then I was eventually at the top. The tree kept on bending down. I knew it was the end of my life with the bear right below me. He was about to eat me, but then the tree bent back and we both flew off the tree. I luckily landed in water but the bear was not so lucky. So I decided that he was my breakfast. I set up camp by the water so I could at least have a supply. The bear was YUMMY! I hadn’t eaten in 2 days. So I ate half of the bear and saved the rest for tomorrow. I went to go make some tools. I found a sharp enough stone so I could try and cut down a tree and make some tools.
I managed to cut the tree and I made some tools like spears, axes and knives. I made a pickaxe as well so I could maybe make some stronger tools or maybe find something valuable, like gold, diamonds or maybe emeralds. So I needed to make a shelter since I had moved camps because of the bear. I made like a little tiki hut that was actually quite cozy to be honest. So I went to sleep and snored like a baby. THE NEXT DAY. I woke up and I decided to go fishing so the fish could be my breakfast and I could save the bear for dinner. So I used some of the bear for bait. I ended up getting a bite. It was actually a big bite because the fishing rod that I made was bending over and was about to snap. I eventually got hold of what got the bait and it was a huge fish. Almost bigger than me. So that was my breakfast. I kept some of the fish for bait as well. I was preparing to try and get my way out of this place. So I went to go and try to find some flint or something so I could make a campfire. I caught some more fish but I ate the rest of the bear so it wouldn’t rot or something gross happened to it. THE NEXT DAY.
I woke up and I had probably the best sleep I have had in months in my little tiki hut sort of place. I was going to go on an adventure today and try to see where I am in the jungle and see if I can find a way out of this place. So I got my spear and knife and off I went. I got into the very open area with no trees but then I found an electric eel. It gave me a little of a fright but my first instinct was to kill it because it could kill me. So I threw my spear at it and I missed. I really had to practice my aiming skills if I found a home. The eel looked fiercely at me, so I got my spear and just went back to camp. I was going to pack up my camp now and just walk in one direction until I got out of here. I started to pack up my stuff to get ready for tomorrow morning. So I packed up everything except for my tiki hut and then zzz. THE NEXT DAY. I woke up all ready to go and find my home. I left my tiki behind and then I walked off to find home.
I had been I think 3 hours since I left camp to try and find my home. I wanted to eat some lunch because I was feeling hungry. So I ate my lunch and then off I went again. I could feel I was getting near somewhere. So I kept on going. Now it has been 6 hours since I had lunch so I am going to find some sort of shelter and stay there for the night. I found another cave but this time I checked if there were any bears inside. There were none so I went to sleep. THE NEXT DAY. I woke up and there was a poisonous snake on me. ARGHH!!! I screamed. The snake was vicious so I grabbed my knife and defended myself from the snake. I got away from the snake and ran away from it. My gut was feeling like I was somewhere I had been before. Then I got on this track. It came to me. I was on the track that I was on before when I was on my hiking trip through the jungle with my friends. I ran on the track one way and then I found Civilization!!!
I reached the point where the trail started and there was a whole bunch of search teams looking for me. I approached one of the search team officers and they didn’t realise it was me until I said my name. Then they contacted my friends and family. All of my friends and family were happy to know that I was Ok. After they contacted everyone and for someone to pick me up. I asked
“Are all of my friends who went hiking with me alright”
He replied with
“Yes they are alright and they are healthy and safe”
“Great” I answered
So then I saw my friends and family and told them my story of how I was LOST IN THE JUNGLE!
THE END
Self Selection Project
This is the link to the self selection project. It is about some of the deadliest viruses in the world.
Me and Trajun did it together and it was fun.