Kanesquatsontherainforestfloornexttohisguide.SticksrestoverafirethatKanehasbuilt.Fishareroastingontopofthefire.Thefishwillbeatastylunch.
KaneisdeepintheAmazonrainforest.Heisinthe Matsés (MAT-sess) National ReserveinPeru.The Matsés peoplelivesimplelives.Theyhavenoelectriclights,TV,orcell phones.
IttooktwodaysoftravelinguptheAmazonRivertoreachthisfar-offplace.Kaneandhisfatherwantedtolivewiththe Matsés peoplefortwoweeks.Theywantedtolearnhowtosurviveinthe wild.
Kanelearnedtomakewhatheneededtolive.Hefoundthethingsheneededintherainforest.Kanejusthadtolearnhowtouse them.
Hisbasictoolwasaknifecalledamachete.Heusedittochopwoodandhackintovines.The Matsésusemachetestomakefirewood,fishingrods,and more.
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Kaneusesamachetetocutdownathintree.
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Kanelearnshowtocatchfish.
Next,Kanelearnedhowtocatchhislunch.Hisguidestaughthimhowtomakeafishingrod.Kanecutdownathintree.Hepeeledoffthebark.Thenhetiedonsomefishinglineand ahook.Meatscrapswereusedasbait.
Catchingfishwasn’tenough,though.Healsolearnedhowtobuildafire.Thenhecouldcookthefish.
OneguidealsoshowedKanehowtouseabowandarrow.Kanepracticedalot.Butwhenitcametimetohunt,theanimalgotaway!
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Thesefisharereadyto cook.
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Kanepracticeswithabowandarrow.
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