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Piggy's suggestion, when the boys believe that the beast is preventing them from tending the signal fire on top of the mountain, is to simply build a new fire down on the beach near the platform. The idea is greeted with guarded enthusiasm.
The first thing that the boys decide to do, after Jack has left, is to follow Piggy's suggestion to light a fire near to the shelters since the presence of the 'beast' is preventing them from relighting the fire on the mountain top.
Chapter 20
Piggy is the voice of reason in chapter 2 because he insists that they make a fire so they can be rescued. Also in this chapter they use his glasses to light the fire.
There are actually three littluns who mention the beast during assemblies. The littlun with the mulberry coloured birthmark on his face spoke at the second assembly. Piggy had to kneel next to him and relay what he was saying to the rest of the boys. He mentioned seeing a snake-thing and asked what they were going to do about it and whether it would return the next night. In chapter 5:Beast from Water two littluns also spoke about the beast. Phil spoke confidently of seeing something big and horrid in the trees. The littlun Percival cried and his words were relayed to the other boys by Piggy and by Jack. He told the boys that the beast came out of the sea.