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Call It Courage

by Armstrong Sperry Author

(From Amazon): Maftu was afraid of the sea. It had taken his mother when he was a baby, and it seemed to him that the sea gods sought vengeance at having been cheated of Mafatu. So, though he was the son of the Great Chief of Hikueru, a race of Polynesians who worshipped courage, and he was named Stout Heart, he feared and avoided tha sea, till everyone branded him a coward. When he could no longer bear their taunts and jibes, he determined to conquer that fear or be conquered-- so he went off in his canoe, alone except for his little dog and pet albatross. A storm gave him his first challenge. Then days on a desert island found him resourceful beyond his own expectation. This is the story of how his courage grew and how he finally returned home. This is a legend. It happened many years ago, but even today the people of Hikueru sing this story and tell it over their evening fires.

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Additional Details

Resource Type
Book
ISBN
9780689713910
Print Status
In Print
Chapters
5
Pages
128
Publisher
Aladdin
Edition
First Aladdin Paperback Edition
Copyright
1990

Chapters

  • 1 Flight
  • 2 The Sea
  • 3 The Island
  • 4 Drums
  • 5 Homeward

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