White Shadows in the South Seas by Frederick O'Brien
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and the monster sword-fish that overturned the canoe; the native
doctor dresses Red Chicken's wounds and discourses on medicine CHAPTER XXXII A journey over the roof of the world to Oomoa; an encounter with a wild woman of the hills CHAPTER XXXIII Return in a canoe to Atuona; Tetuahunahuna relates the story of the girl who rode the white horse in the celebration of the fĂȘte of Joan of Arc in Tai-o-hae; Proof that sharks hate women; steering by the stars to Atuona beach CHAPTER XXXIV Sea sports; curious sea-foods found at low tide; the peculiarities of sea-centipedes and how to cook and eat them CHAPTER XXXV Court day in Atuona; the case of Daughter of the Pigeon and the sewing-machine; the story of the perfidy of Drink of Beer and the death of Earth Worm who tried to kill the governor CHAPTER XXXVI The madman Great Moth of the Night; story of the famine and the one family that ate pig |
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