| A | B |
|---|
| shelter | a place that provides protection from the weather |
| terrified | extremely frightened |
| musty | having a stale, moldly smell |
| slithering | n. a sliding, slipping movement; adj. slipping and sliding |
| hatchet | a small, short-handled ax,to be used with only one hand |
| rasping | having a rough, scratchy sound |
| gingerly | carefully avoiding harm or danger |
| quills | acollection of sharp, hollow spines on the back of a porcupine |
| survival | the preservation of one's life |
| initial | beginning |
| expression | a look on one's face that shows a certain mood or feeling |
| frustration | discouragement and irritataion that comes from not being able to achieve one's goal |
| staff | a long stick or cane sometimes used as a weapon |
| lance | a long wooden spear used as a weapon |
| glancing | stricking a surface at such an angle as to fly off to one side |
| ignite | to cause to start burning |
| tinder | a material that catches fire easily |
| kindling | small pieces of wood or other material used for starting fires |
| exasperation | the feeling of being extremely annoyed or irritated |
| tendrils | long,slender curling things |
| painstaking | requiring great careful effort |
| Cro-Magnon | a prehistoric race of humans |
| consuming | eating up; destroying, as by fire |
| gratified | pleased |
| take | to work as intended; to catch (fire) |
