Robinson Crusoe. Chapter 15. I GO A-HUNTING

Robinson Crusoe. Chapter 15. I GO A-HUNTING • Robinson Crusoe. Chapt...
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WEEKS and weeks passed before my castle was finished.
I did not work at it all the time. Almost, every day I went out with my gun to see what I could find. The very first day I saw a flock of goats. How glad I was!
But they were very shy and very swift. As soon as they saw me they ran away in great fright.
After that, I saw them nearly every day. But it was hard to get near them.
One morning I saw an old goat feeding in the valley with a kid by her side. I crept along among the rocks in such a way that she did not see me.
When I was close enough, I raised my gun and fired. The mother goat fell, being killed at once by the shot.
It was a cruel deed, and I felt indeed sorry for the poor beast. But how else should I find food for myself in that lonely place?
The kid did not run away. It stood quite still by its mother's side. When I picked up the old goat and carried her to my castle, the little one followed me.
I lifted it over the wall. I thought I would tame it, and keep it as a pet.
But it would not eat. I could do no better than kill it and use it for my own food.
The flesh of these two goats lasted me a long time; for I did not eat much meat, and I still had many of the biscuits that I had saved from the ship.
About a month later I shot at a young goat and lamed it. I caught it and carried it home, dressed its wounded leg, and fed it.
Robinson Crusoe. Chapter 15. I GO A-HUNTING • Robinson Crusoe. Chapt...