Story Events
What animal did Father and Hans kill?
A snake
Who was twelve years old in this chapter?
Franz
What did the family grow on their farm?
Food
Who helped Fritz make his new boat?
Father
What word means the things people wear?
Clothes
Where did the family plan to stay safely during the winter?
The cave house
Who worried when the boys went exploring for several days?
Mother
What two materials did Father use to make cloth?
Plants and animal hair
Where did Fritz sleep while exploring the island?
In a tent on the beach
What word means a place where people keep animals and grow plants?
Farm
What name did Ernst suggest for their island home?
New Switzerland
Who made new clothes for everyone?
Mother
What did Hans and the boys find in a tree?
Honey
What two activities did Fritz do while exploring besides traveling by boat?
He swam in the sea and hunted in the forest
What sweet food made by bees did the boys find?
Honey
What did the family's garden become after many years?
A little farm
How old was Fritz when he took his new boat out to sea?
Twenty-one
What two materials did Fritz and Father use to make the new boat?
Wood and animal skins
What happened after Fritz caught many fish one afternoon?
Birds came down and began taking the fish
What word means some sea with land in a half-circle around it?
Bay
What unexpected discovery at the end of the chapter gives the chapter its title?
A message tied to a bird's leg
What did Father say the older boys needed to learn when Mother worried about them?
They needed to learn to be men
Why did the family prepare the cave house in autumn?
To live there safely during the winter months
How did Fritz discover that one of the birds was carrying something unusual?
He caught the bird and saw a piece of cloth tied to its leg
What word means something you write to someone?
Message