Set a Purpose
A man writes a letter to his sister. Find out what he says.
August 19, 17_
My dear sister,
This long voyage has been so terribly lonely. The chilling frost and snow here in the Arctic completely surround our ship.
Three weeks ago, a remarkable thing happened. We saw a huge, ugly creature driving a sled pulled by dogs and racing north. The next morning, we saw a different dogsled drifting toward us on a sheet of ice. The poor dogs were dead, and the weary driver was barely alive. He wouldn’t accept our help until we told him we were heading north.
The stranger will tell me his story tomorrow. I will record it and send it to you.
lonely adj., alone, without friends
creature n., a living thing
voyage trip
weary tired
accept take; agree to
heading going
record it write it down
