- Karana can't leave her house for five days after hurting her leg. Eventually she decides she has to get out of the house to find water. She brings her weapons with her.
- Karana has to crawl all the way to the ravine. On the way, the big bad wolf pack starts stalking her. The leader with the yellow eyes watches her. Fortunately, she makes it there in one piece and gets her fill of water.
- Karana decides to stay in the cave by the spring until she fully recovers– "six suns," to be exact.
- Karana starts to think of the cave as her second home – a place to go if she's sick. The walls are carved with pictures by her ancestors. The cave also has some deep wells for water.
- After she feels better, Karana carves shelves into the walls of the cave, stocks the place with food and herbs, and makes herself a bed out of seaweed.
- After finishing the work on her second house, Karana returns to the scene of the bull fight after she finishes working on her second home. She finds a dead and defeated sea elephant and takes the teeth.
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The Island of the Blue Dolphins (Summary)
Teen FictionSummary of ''The Island of the Blue Dolphins''. By Scott O'Dell The story is about a girl who stays behind on an island for her brother when her entire tribe leaves on a boat. She is left alone to survive and she thrives and protects herself. This s...
