When spring arrives and Brightbill returns home, he tells Roz of his adventures. The animals delight in the power of fire, and Roz delights in the fact that she could help others. She and the other animals build many new lodges so that they can all stay warm, and manage to survive the cold. As she is rebuilding, she notices that several animals have frozen due to the unusually harsh winter, and decides she must offer her warm space to those in need. When she wakes from a long rest to find that the harsh weather has made her home cave in, she sets to work to rebuild it. Brightbill is sad to leave his mother, but Roz is strong and knows that they will see each other again very soon, although she is also sad and does not know what to do now that she is alone once again.Īs Roz adapts to being alone, she spends a lot of time doing nothing inside of the lodge. As the days get shorter and the cold weather nears, Roz realizes that Brightbill has matured and must migrate with the other geese for the winter. Meanwhile, Brightbill meets a talkative squirrel named Chitchat, and the two become instant best friends. As the garden flourishes, so does Roz’s relationships with the other animals. Beaver builds a lodge for her and Brightbill, and a fawn named Tawny shows her how to build a beautiful garden where others will want to visit. Now that she is caring for Brightbill, the other animals trust her more and are more willing to help her adapt to her new environment. With that, Roz is now the adopted mother of baby Brightbill. Not knowing how to care for a baby goose, Roz seeks out the help of the others, and an older goose named Loudwing encourages her to name the baby and advises her on how to take care of it. Roz decides to save the gosling, and protects it until it hatches. Roz goes to the site and finds a single goose egg, the lone survivor after the others have been killed. One day, Roz witnesses a terrible sight: a rock slide. Eventually, Roz learns how to speak their language. Roz learns how to camouflage herself and begins observing the animals, learning from them and slowly adapting to the ways of the island. The animals on the island are confused and frightened by the wild robot Roz, calling her a monster. Roz is not used to being free, and realizes that she has to learn new methods of survival in this new place.

She is activated by a group of otters, and begins exploring her new surroundings.

All of the other robots onboard are destroyed, and Roz is the only one left.

ROZZUM unit 7134, or Roz for short, is a newly manufactured, state of the art robot who becomes stranded on an island when the cargo ship carrying her and hundreds of others like her sinks during a hurricane.

How does Roz change throughout the story?.

What are some of Roz’s humanlike characteristics?.

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