After Matt read to him in the daytime, Attean retold the story of Robinson Crusoe to the people of his village at night.
Though he had been trained not to show emotion, Attean laughed and smiled a lot when he and Matt were together.
Because of Attean, Matt began to think of the story of Robinson Crusoe in a different way.
Attean's people had an ancient story much like the story of the flood in the Bible.
When the boys were about to be attacked by a bear, Matt distracted it and Attean killed it with his bow and arrows and his knife.
Matt and Attean cut the bear up and carried it back to the village by themselves.
Matt and Attean cut the bear up and carried it back to the village by themselves.
Matt's first trip to Attean's village was to celebrate the killing of the bear.
Attean’s village was poor, shabby, and cluttered
With Attean as his teacher, Matt learned to find his way around the forest by reading Indian signs.
Both Attean's parents died of starvation because white men had taken over so much Indian hunting ground.
Matt was interested in the work the women in Attean’s village were doing because he knew the skills would be of value to him.
During his second invited visit to Attean’s village, Matt realized that he passed some sort of a test during the rough games he played with the Indian boys.
Saknis thought that Matt’s father might not return, and he invited the boy to come live with them and go along when they left to hunt moose.
Attean and his people did not share white men’s idea of owning land.
When he left for the last time, Attean said it was good that his dog stay with Matt, his white brother.
Matt gave Attean his copy of Robinson Crusoe.