Summary

Chapter 7

Brian is sick in the night because of the berries he ate. Brian decides it was the unripen berries he ate that made him sick, so he carefully picks those out of the pile he has brought to his shelter before eating more berries for breakfast. Later, Brian goes exploring in the woods and finds raspberries bushes. As Brian is eating and picking the berries, he becomes aware of a large black bear behind him. Brian remains still and the bear eventually leaves. Brian then fills the remnants of his jacket with berries and returns to his shelter. Still shocked by the sight of the bear, Brian sleeps that night with his hatchet near his head.

Chapter 8

Brian wakes in the middle of the night and becomes aware there is an animal in his shelter. Brian throws his hatchet at it, hitting...