2. In this story Karana has been raised to live in
harmony with the other members of her
community, as well as the creatures of land
and sea.
A young Native American girl named Karana
lived on an island around 1835.
She lived with her people until some hunters
killed and took them off the island in ships.
Her brother was left dead on the island,
some days later he was eaten by wild dogs.
3. She stayed alone on the island, it was her
only home.
She needed a place sheltered from the wind
and strong rains not too far.
She ended up moving to another island, and
the sea elephants made her take the decision
to stay.
4. Sometimes she slept in stone, so she
needed a home.
Karana built her house using different
materials she found from nature such
as stone or leaves.
5. Many years before, two whales had
washed up on the sand’s pit, most of
the bones had been taken away to
make ornaments but the ribs were still
there, and that's what Karana used to
build a fence and protect herself.
Whale story
6. Now Karana was feeling safe because of
the strong fence she built, but at the same
time was afraid of wild dogs.
Suddenly they came while Karana was
cooking shellfish and perch on a flat rock,
later she ate some seeds and roots.
They tried to get in, she shot two of them
but even if animals were prowling, she was
safe, happy and had the necesary resources
to live her life
7. Questions
What happened to
Karana's brother?
What is the main idea of
the story?
What made Karana decide
which island to stay on?
Name one material she
used to build her house?
What was the main
purpose of the writer?
8. Answers
He was killed by
hunters and eaten by
wild dogs
Karana was raised to live
in harmony with the
members of her
community, as well as the
creatures of land and sea.
The sea elephants Stone
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