FREE ESSAY ON WALKABOUT

WALKABOUT

Walkabout-
1/4-In this section of the book Peter and Mary wake up to find themselves stranded in the
Australian Outback due their plane crashing. The pilot and the other passengers were
killed when the plane exploded, but Peter and Mary got out just in time. Then they began
to wander in search of food in a nearby gully. Mary and Peter woke up the next day and
walked forward through the gully. Then found a fruit called quondong. Later Peter thought
he heard something and turned around the find and Aborigine boy.
2/4-Mary at first felt threatened by the boy, but then she noticed that he was unarmed.
Mary and Peter were shocked that the Aborigine boy was naked. They all just stood there
and stared at each other for a while. Then the Aborigine said something and responded by
saying, "We don't know what your saying." Then the Aborigine disappeared into the brush.
Peter and Mary chased after him. And asked him where they could find some water and food.
The Boy only knew what they were saying by their body language. Peter and Mary followed
the bush boy. He took them to food and water. Then they all started on a trek across the
desert.
3/4-Soon they came to a valley were there where many birds. For lunch they ate uncooked
worwora. They stayed near the pool they found for three hours avoiding the heat. They
hiked some more then when it was night the bush boy made a fire.They left early in the
morning. Peter sneeze the whole time them where hiking that day. When they getting ready
to go to sleep that night unexpectedly the bush boy sneezed. The bush boy walked off in
the morning and Peter chased after him. They went and caught some fish to eat. Peter
later started to worry about the bush boy's cold.
4/4- Since in the Aborigine had a weak immune system his cold kept getting worst. Until
the Bush Boy died. Mary and Peter sadly and worrily buried him. And then, they sat up
camp for the night. The next day Mary and Peter saw what appeared to be smoke signals.
They responded by asking for help using smoke signals. The people giving the smoke came
to Mary and Peter. They turned out to be Aborigines. They motioned for Mary and Peter to
follow them, and they did. They hiked for a long time until time reached a house. Mary
and Peter couldn't believe it they were back in civilization.