1. When sam left his home, he was going to find Great Grandpa Gribleys land.(farm)
2. Sam lived in a apartment with 11 people. His 4brothers, 4sisters, himself and his parents.
3. He took a penknife, a ball of cord, an ax, and $4o. He also had brought a flint and steel to start fires.
4. His dad told him "That land is still in the family's name. Somewhere in the Catskills is an old beech with the name Gribley carved on it. It marks the northern boundary of Gribley's folly- the land is no place for a Gribley.
5. Sam caught 5 trout with Grub from a tree and carved a hook out of wood.
6. Sam did not cook his dinner. He couldn't get a fir started with his flint and steel.
7. Sam cooked his dinner in a house with a guy named bill.
8. Bill taught Sam how to build a fire with his flint, steel, and tinder.