Dear Auntie

Dear Auntie,
      I am sorry that I have not returned yet. There was an accident on the airplane. We were shot down and we crashed on an island in the middle of nowhere. All the kids were separated except for me and a boy named Ralph. Ralph and I decided to explore a little bit and try to find out what had happened. We were trying to find the man with the megaphone. After walking around for a while, we found a hot spring in the scar and we decided to sit down for a while. We found a conch shell in the sand of the spring and I told Ralph about the one that we had and how it made a horn sound. Ralph decided to blow it and see if any other kids could find us. Shortly after, a kid showed up through the trees. More and more came and they all sat in front of Ralph as he blew the conch. Ralph stepped forward and decided that him and two others should explore the area and try to see if it is really an island. He chose two boys, Jack and Simon. He didn't choose me because of my size. I was pretty upset since I had been there with Ralph the whole time. I decided to take names of all the kids. Later, when the small group returned, we had another meeting. This one was assigning roles. Ralph was voted the leader and Jack and his choir boys were voted the hunters. I didn't get a role. I'm feeling pretty left out. No one listens to me. Our first rule was that whoever held the conch could speak. Even when I held it, they all told me to shut up and talked over me. We have a big signal fire giving off smoke in hope that someone will rescue us. There was a ship and we thought that they would see the fire, but Jack forgot to keep the fire going because he was too worried about killing a pig. We have now started to build shelters on the island. I don't know when we'll get back, but Ralph said his dad will rescue us eventually. He's a Navy Commander. I hope to see you, soon!
                                               Love,
                                                   Piggy