Vol - II - IT@School

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I put the grain inside it and pounded it with a heavy
rod. I used some thin muslin as a sieve to separate
the husks from the floor.
12. All that remained for me to do now was to make
an oven. I made a floor of burned bricks. I lit a fire
to make the tiles really hot. Then I put the bread on
the red hot tiles. I built a fire all round the pots and
left the bread to bake.
13. Slowly, I learned not only to bake good bread but
also make myself many cakes and puddings of rice.
In this way within three years, I had become a hunter,
a farmer and a baker.
14. I longed to escape from the island. So I cut down
a big tree and built a boat. I made clothes out of
dried goat skin. I explored the island further. I learned
the tricks of making traps to catch goats to breed
them. In two years I had forty three goats which
gave me plenty of meat and milk to drink. I also
learned how to make butter and cheese.
15. One day I saw the footprints of a cannibal on the
island. I was frightened. Luckily I found a cave where
I could store my gun powder and weapons. However,
my feelings of loneliness began to grow. I longed to
have someone to talk to. I kept a regular watch on
the shore for savages. One day I saw five canoes on
the shore. I climbed up the hill and saw thirty men
dancing around a fire. One of the prisoners escaped
and came running towards me. I saved him and made
him my servant and companion. I called this dark,
twenty-six year old man, Friday. Using gestures he
communicated that cannibals used to bring their
prisoners to the island to kill and eat them.
16. Friday was a quick learner. He learned the art of
hunting, cooking and using weapons quickly. Friday
told me that there were bearded white men like me
What did Crusoe do to overcome his
feeling of loneliness?
Was Crusoe successful in educating
Friday? How?
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