I had to go to bed at dusk, till I made a lamp of goat's fat,
which I put in a clay dish; and this, with a piece of hemp for a
wick, made a good light. As I had found a use for the bag which
had held the fowl's food on board ship, I shook out from it the
husks of corn. This was just at the time when the great rains
fell, and in the course of a month, blades of rice, corn, and
rye, sprang up. As time went by, and the grain was ripe, I kept
it, and took care to sow it each year; but I could not boast of a
crop of wheat, as will be shown bye-and-bye, for three years.

A thing now took place on the isle, which no one could have
dreamt of, and which struck me down with fear. It was this--the
ground shook with great force, which threw down earth from the
rock with a loud crash--once more there was a shock--and now the
earth fell from the roof of my cave. The sea did not look the
same as it had done, for the shocks were just as strong there as
on land. The sway of the earth made me feel sick; and there was a
noise and a roar all around me. The same kind of shock came a
third time; and when it had gone off, I sat quite still on the
ground, for I knew not what to do. Then the clouds grew dark, the
wind rose, trees were torn up by the roots, the sea was a mass of
foam and froth, and a great part of the isle was laid waste with
the storm. I thought that the world had come to an end. In three
hours' time all was calm; but rain fell all that night, and a
great part of the next day. Now, though quite worn out, I had to
move my goods which were in the cave, to some safe place.

I knew that tools would be my first want, and that I should have
to grind mine on the stone, as they were blunt and worn with use.