Fire Brought Us Loss

When Ralph and Simon and Jack got back from their exploration of the island they told us all about it at the platform. They said we're all alone on this island. And there are pigs! Jack tried to kill one for us to eat, but he couldn't manage it. He thinks we should have any army for hunting. I mean, meat is good but it sounds so dangerous, especially for the littluns...

Ralph made a rule about the conch this afternoon. He said that whoever is holding the big shell is the only one that can talk and that he is the only one who can interrupt the boy with the shell. I think Ralph has some pretty good ideas... Well anyway, I got ahold of that shell and made sure the boys knew what I was thinking: we're gonna be on this island for a long time cause no one else knows where we are now. Nobody knows our plane crashed and we got no way of letting anyone know we're here. I sure do hope we get rescued soon though..

One of the little boys mentioned a "Beastie" tonight at the assembly. He was embarrassed to talk in front of the group so I interpreted for him. He said he saw some big snake in the jungle. The littluns and I believed him, but Ralph and the other older boys said he was just having nightmares and imagining things. Ralph tried to reassure him 9and the rest of us) that everything would be fine and we would be rescued soon. He said we should make some kind of signal, like a fire, so any passing ships or planes or what have you could see that we're here and come get us. Right when Ralph mentioned fire, Jack sprung up from his spot and riled up all the boys saying we needed to start a fire now. He raced to the forest, other boys following him is his wake. This fire sounds like a bad idea though... Too dangerous. I better follow them though and make sure everything is okay. Stupid boys.

So on top of the mountain the boys made a big pile of dead wood and sticks and leaves and stuff to light on fire. That's when they realized that they had no way to light the bloody thing! So they snatched my specs right off my face! Right off my face! Can you believe it? I just made it up to the top of the mountain to see the big mess they made when they run up and snatch the specs right off my nose! SNATCH! I can't believe it. How rude. They got the fire lit with my specs and the whole pile burst into flames. But they just snatched them right off my face! I can't believe Ralph didn't even get mad at them! I can't believe those boys.

I knew the fire was a bad idea. The thing started a forest fire now. I told them it was a bad idea. But no one listens to Piggy, not even when I have the conch! They already forgot Ralph's rule. Those stupid boys. One day they'll learn...

I noticed that some of the little boys were missing, specifically the one that told the story about the "Beastie" at the assembly earlier. I told the other boys about this and they all got mad at me saying it was my fault because I was supposed to get all their names. But they all ran off when Ralph and Jack and Simon left to explore, so I couldn't keep track of just how many there were. Some of those boys had been playing where the big fire was now... I hope they're okay. Ralph tried to reassure us that they went back to the platform by the ocean, but I think we all knew better. I'm so scared for those littluns. I sure do hope they went back to the platform. I'll just keep telling myself that for now.

I told those boys not to start that fire...
Now there's not a lot of good wood left.
Now our forest is on fire.
Now some of the littlest boys have gone missing, or worse.
Now we still need a good plan for getting rescued.