Survival and Savagery

<p>A witch-like cry</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Wait a minute</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The boy's current state = His grey shirt stuck to him The boy's automatic gesture = Jerked his stockings The bird's appearance = A vision of red and yellow The voice's struggle = Can’t hardly move with all these creeper things</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Boy lowering himself down = Began to pick his way towards the lagoon Bird's upward flash = Echoed by another cry Voice getting caught up = Multitude of raindrops fell pattering Owner of the voice backing out = Twigs scratched on a grease</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>'Hi. Wait a minute.' = Echo of the bird's witch-like cry 'I got caught up.' = Explanation for the shaking undergrowth and falling raindrops 'I can’t hardly move with all these creeper things.' = Voice's difficulty moving through the jungle 'The fair boy stopped and jerked his stockings' = Boy's reaction to the voice</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The boy with fair hair = Lowered himself down the last few feet of rock The bird = Flashed upwards with a witch-like cry The voice = Said 'wait a minute,' and 'I got caught up' The owner of the voice = Came backing out of the undergrowth</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The boy's condition = His grey shirt stuck to him and his hair was plastered to his forehead The bird's cry = Witch-like The jungle = A bath of heat The effect of the voice's movement = A multitude of raindrops fell pattering</p> Signup and view all the answers