Chapter 12: Cry of the Hunters
Perspective: Ralph
Perspective: Ralph
Dear Journal,
I am now safe and sound after the naval officer rescued us from that horrible island. I remember the time Jack and his hunters wanted to kill me with their spears. I had to hide in a thicket for hours to try and diddle the hunters. I told Samneric where I was going to be, but they had to tell Roger after he tortured them. The night I told them, they said Roger tortured them so they would join Jack's tribe. They also told me Roger had sharpened a stick at both ends for when they formed a cordon and killed me. They told me to go away for my own good, then gave me a piece of meat from Jack's feast. The hunters started their hunt for me the next morning. I was hiding in the thicket, but they started dropping boulders on it. I wasn't hurt, but then they lit it on fire, so I had to escape before the flames reached me. I ran towards the beach, and the hunters were chasing me, their ululation ringing in the air. The fire was spreading, and the hunters were catching up on me. I gave up all hope, and decided to throw myself in the sand so it wouldn't be hard for them to see me. I looked up, and I saw a naval officer on the beach. He had seen our smoke, and I told him we were the only ones there. He asked me if anybody was hurt, so I told him about Simon and Piggy. He looked very disappointed at us for acting like savages and killing each other. When the hunters apperaed on the beach, they came to a halt when they saw the officer. I told the officer I was the leader on the island, and Jack was going to say something, but he kept quiet. A little boy, Percival, tried to say his name, but he had forgotten it since he joined Jack's tribe. The naval officer took us home on his ship, and now we are safe and sound.
I am now safe and sound after the naval officer rescued us from that horrible island. I remember the time Jack and his hunters wanted to kill me with their spears. I had to hide in a thicket for hours to try and diddle the hunters. I told Samneric where I was going to be, but they had to tell Roger after he tortured them. The night I told them, they said Roger tortured them so they would join Jack's tribe. They also told me Roger had sharpened a stick at both ends for when they formed a cordon and killed me. They told me to go away for my own good, then gave me a piece of meat from Jack's feast. The hunters started their hunt for me the next morning. I was hiding in the thicket, but they started dropping boulders on it. I wasn't hurt, but then they lit it on fire, so I had to escape before the flames reached me. I ran towards the beach, and the hunters were chasing me, their ululation ringing in the air. The fire was spreading, and the hunters were catching up on me. I gave up all hope, and decided to throw myself in the sand so it wouldn't be hard for them to see me. I looked up, and I saw a naval officer on the beach. He had seen our smoke, and I told him we were the only ones there. He asked me if anybody was hurt, so I told him about Simon and Piggy. He looked very disappointed at us for acting like savages and killing each other. When the hunters apperaed on the beach, they came to a halt when they saw the officer. I told the officer I was the leader on the island, and Jack was going to say something, but he kept quiet. A little boy, Percival, tried to say his name, but he had forgotten it since he joined Jack's tribe. The naval officer took us home on his ship, and now we are safe and sound.
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