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 Chapter 1

Karana and Ramo live on an island.

They live in a village named Blue Dolphin Island.

A man came to the island. The man talked with

Karana's father named Chowig.

The man and Chowig argued.

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Boat People came to the island to hunt otter.

Chowig tells the village people do not talk to the Boat

people.

Karana is sad. Karana likes the otters.

Chowig tells Karana that the Boat People will leave soon.

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The Boat People try to leave the island without paying

The Village People and the Boat People fight.

Chowig and other people die.

Karana, Ramo and the Village People are sad.

The Boat People leave.

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The Village People were afraid of the Boat People.

The Village People got ready to leave in canoes.

an alarm rang. The Village People ran to the canoes.

It was not the scary Boat People. It was

help.

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People must leave the island on a boat.

The storm is coming.

Karana cannot find Ramo on the boat.

Karana sees Ramo running with a spear.

Karana jumps into the water to swim to Ramo.

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Wild dogs break the village.

Karana and Ramo found food.

Karana cannot find Ramo in the morning.

Karana hears barking.

Karana found Ramo. Ramo was dead.

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Karana looks for weapons.

Karana must protect herself from the wild dogs.

Karana made a spear and bow and arrow.

Karana waits for a ship to save her.

Karana waits a year.

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In winter, Karana takes a canoe and looks for her

family. Karana is followed by dolphins.

Karana is lost

Karana went to the island .

Karana makes a house and waits for help.

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wild dogs live on the island.

Karana is afraid. She makes a spear.

Karana wants a walrus bone.

Karana hurts her leg on the beach.

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Karana leaves her house.

Karana is followed by wild dogs.

Karana fights the dogs with a spear.

One dog stays with Karana.

The dog's name is RONTU.

Karana makes a new house in a cave.

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Karana builds a canoe to leave the island

Karana makes a spear.

Karana hunted octopus to eat.

Rontu fights the wild dogs.

Rontu is hurt.

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Karana finds two birds in a nest.

Karana keeps the birds as a pet.

Karana fishes.

karana catches a fish.

Rontu fights with fish.

Karana brings fish home.

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Karana explores a cave with Rontu

Karana names it the Black Cave.

Karana does not like the cave. The cave is scary.

Karana meets Tutok . Tutok likes Karana's skirt.

Tutok gives Karana a present.

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Karana and Tutok talk.

Karana and Tutok are friends.

Tutok sails home.

Karana is lonely. Karana wants Tutok.

Karana helps an otter.

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Karana likes animals.

Karana feeds her animals.

The Boat People do not return to the island.

Rontu dies.

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Karana finds a new dog.

Her dog is called RONTU-ARU.

There is a big storm

Karana is lonely for Tutok.

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A boat came to Karana's island.

The people asked Karana to come with them.

Karana and her animals go on the boat.

Karana sees her dolphin island and says goodbye.

The End

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