Girl Against The Jungle

It was on Cristmas-eve at Lima Airport. Suzanne and her mother wanted to get home to Suzanne’s dad. Her dad lives in Pucalpa. That’s a little town in the South American Jungle. In the plane, Suzannesat next to a window. After the Take-off she saw the tops of the Andes mountains. After a while she saw the big jungle trees. She hadn’t seen the jungle for three months. Suddenly the plane rolledfrom one side to the other. She looked out of the window. There was a flash of lightning. Then the plane started to spin. A great flame flashed out of the right wing. Her mother cried: ”That’s theend!!!” Then there was a loud BANG. The plane crashed. Suzanne was alone in the jungle. She was wet and cold. She didn’t find her glasses and she only had one shoe. On the other food she had a nasty cut.Suzanne was very weak, so she began to sleep. Next day she heard dad’s voice in her head. “Find a river. Rivers are the roads of the jungle.” it said. Her parents lived in the jungle many years, so theyknew lots of rules. She found a stick and walked. She had to find a river. After a while Suzanne heard the sound of water. Between big trees she saw a little stream. She went to the stream and washedher. She lost a lot of blood. Then she remembered the piranhas. Piranhas are little fish with sharp teeth and they smell blood. Suzanne can’t walk in the stream, so she walked on the stream bank. Aftera while she saw a seat of the plane. Next to the seats she saw three dead bodies. She rested there and slept. Next day she walked slowly through the jungle. She found the rest of the plane. Hermother was dead. Suzanne was afraid but she didn’t cry. Next day it started to rain heavy. She found shelter under big trees. After the rain the stream was a river. Suzanne wanted to swim(that’s faster)but she remembered the piranhas. So she walked along the bank away. After a while she felt tired and began to sleep. In the meanwhile Suzanne’s father listened to the radio. “The plane from Lima...