fruit，and to put it to dry in the sun for a time.Then I could keep it for many months.

　　That night I went to sleep in a tree for the second time，and the next day I went on with my journey.Soon I came to an opening in the hills.In front of me，everything was green，and there were flowers everywhere.There were also a lot of different birds and animals.I saw that my house was on the worst side of the island.But I didn't want to move from there.It was my home now.I stayed away for three days，and then I came home.But I often went back to the other，greener side of the island.

　　And so my life went on.Every month I learnt to do or to make something new.But I had troubles and accidents too.Once there was a terrible storm with very heavy rain.The roof of my cave fell in，and nearly killed me！I had to build it up again with many pieces of wood.

　　第五章　学会独自生活

　　我仍需要很多东西。"好吧，"我说，"我只能去做出来。"于是，每天，我都工作着。

　　首先，我把我的山洞扩大。我从洞里运出石头，经过许多天的艰苦劳动我在小山的一侧有了个大的山洞。然后，我需要一张桌子和一把椅子，这便是我接下来的工作。为此，我不得不长时间地干。我还想要找些地方存放我的食物，以及我全部的工具和枪支。每一次我需要一块木板时都不得不砍倒一棵树。这是一项漫长而艰难的工作，在随后的几个月里我学会熟练地使用工具了。无须焦急。我拥有世界上的全部时间。

　　我依然每天出去，而且总是随身带枪。有时我杀死一只野兽，然后，就可以有肉吃了。

　　但每到天黑，因为没有灯，我就只好睡觉。由于看不见我不能读书也没法写字，好长一段时间我不知道该怎么做。但最终我学会了如何使用死兽的脂肪来点灯。

　　岛上的天气通常很热，经常有暴风雨。第二年的六月一直在下雨，我不能够经常出去。我也病了几个星期，但慢慢地我好转了。当我强壮起来时，我又开始外出。第一次我杀了一只野兽，第二次我捕获了一只大海龟。

当我去参观岛的其他地方时，我在岛上已有10个月了，在这期间，我为我的洞穴、我的房子、我的篱笆忙活，现在我可以进一步了解该岛其他地方的情况了。