Thoreau wanted to learn how to build a cabin.

Thoreau wanted to see a loon.

Thoreau enjoyed being in nature.

The house he lived in was too noisy and distracting.

The woods are a quieter place for Thoreau to write his book.

Building the cabin would help give him ideas to write about.

Thoreau wanted to entertain guests at his cabin.

The loon would become his best friend.

Thoreau began to build a cabin in March of 1845.

The chatter of guests in the next room filled his ears.

Years passed, but Thoreau did not have a place in the woods.

Thoreau was a naturalist.

A loon is a type of fish.

A loon is a hyena.

A loon is a type of bird.

A loon is a type of squirrel.

He knew loons could travel long distances underwater.

The loon let out a call - a howling laugh.

They woke him by running up and down the sheer sides of his cabin.

The bird dove quickly into the pond.

Thoreau felt the loon had a mysterious power.

Thoreau and the loon played hide and seek together.

Thoreau liked to listen to the loon run up and down the sides of his cabin.

Thoreau liked when the loon would perch himself on his shoulder.