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.

Jungle do it yourself

Kanelearnedtomakewhatheneededtolive.Hefoundthethingsheneededintherainforest.Kanejusthadtolearnhowtouse them.


Hisbasictoolwasaknifecalledamachete.Heusedittochopwoodandhackintovines.The Matsésusemachetestomakefirewood,fishingrods,and more.

machete

Kaneusesamachetetocutdownathintree.

Kanelearnshowtocatchfish.

Next,Kanelearnedhowtocatchhislunch.Hisguidestaughthimhowtomakeafishingrod.Kanecutdownathintree.Hepeeledoffthebark.Thenhetiedonsomefishinglineand ahook.Meatscrapswereusedasbait.

Catchingfishwasn’tenough,though.Healsolearnedhowtobuildafire.Thenhecouldcookthefish.


OneguidealsoshowedKanehowtouseabowandarrow.Kanepracticedalot.Butwhenitcametimetohunt,theanimalgotaway!

Thesefisharereadyto cook.

Kanepracticeswithabowandarrow.

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