That night I stayed in the house. Before I fell asleep I thought of a name for him, for I could not call him Dog. The name I thought of was Rontu, which means in our language Fox Eyes. – Karana (The first time she actually had a “friend” on the island in the 19 years she was stuck there.)
Source: Island of the Blue Dolphins, Page: 105
Contributed by: Michelle.
That night I stayed in the house. Before I fell asleep I thought of a name for him, for I could not call him Dog. The name I thought of was Rontu, which means in our language Fox Eyes.
– Karana (The first time she actually had a “friend” on the island in the 19 years she was stuck there.)