Chapter 13 Summary

Nya: Nya thinks it is funny that the drill to get water takes water to operate smoothly.  The bag that held the drill water sprung a leak, then the patch leaked too! The workers were discouraged, but their boss made them keep working even when they wanted to give up.  He is a very good leader.

Salva: Salva almost drowns while crossing the river because a boy climbs onto him as he is swimming across. He survives because the boy got shot in the neck by a soldier.  Over 1000 people died while try to cross the Gilo River on account of the soldiers shooting at them, the current drowning them, and the crocodiles attacking them.

Salva decides to head south to Kenya.  He becomes the leader of a group of about 1,500 boys. He looks out for the little ones especially, remembering back to his walk to Ethiopia. Everyone has a job and everything is shared equally.  Salva proved himself to be an excellent leader because more than 1,200 boys make it safely to Kenya.  It took them over a year and a half.

- Mrs. Johnson's class