Chapter I: Part ONE

CHAPTER PAGE
PROLOGUE 1
I THE COBBLER’S SON 3
II I HEAR OF THE GREAT NATURALIST 8
III THE DOCTOR’S HOME 15
IV THE WIFF-WAFF 24
V POLYNESIA 32
VI THE WOUNDED SQUIRREL 41
VII SHELLFISH TALK 45
VIII ARE YOU A GOOD NOTICER? 50
IX THE GARDEN OF DREAMS 55
X THE PRIVATE ZOO 60
XI MY SCHOOLMASTER, POLYNESIA 65
XII MY GREAT IDEA 70
XIII A TRAVELER ARRIVES 75
XIV CHEE-CHEE’S VOYAGE 80
XV I BECOME A DOCTOR’S ASSISTANT 84

PART TWO
I THE CREW OF “THE CURLEW” 88
II LUKE THE HERMIT 91
III JIP AND THE SECRET 95
IV BOB 99
V MENDOZA 105
VI THE JUDGE’S DOG 111
VII THE END OF THE MYSTERY 116
VIII THREE CHEERS 121
IX THE PURPLE BIRD-OF-PARADISE 126
X LONG ARROW, THE SON OF GOLDEN ARROW 129
XI BLIND TRAVEL 135
XII DESTINY AND DESTINATION 140

PART THREE
I THE THIRD MAN 144
II GOOD-BYE! 151
III OUR TROUBLES BEGIN 155
IV OUR TROUBLES CONTINUE 160
V POLYNESIA HAS A PLAN 167
VI THE BED-MAKER OF MONTEVERDE 172
VII THE DOCTOR’S WAGER 177
VIII THE GREAT BULLFIGHT 184
IX WE DEPART IN A HURRY 193

PART FOUR
I SHELLFISH LANGUAGES AGAIN 198
II THE FIDGIT’S STORY 205
III BAD WEATHER 221
IV WRECKED! 225
V LAND! 233
VI THE JABIZRI 239
VII HAWK’S-HEAD MOUNTAIN 245

PART FIVE
I A GREAT MOMENT 253
II “THE MEN OF THE MOVING LAND” 262
III FIRE 266
IV WHAT MAKES AN ISLAND FLOAT 271
V WAR! 275
VI GENERAL POLYNESIA 282
VII THE PEACE OF THE PARROTS 287
VIII THE HANGING STONE 291
IX THE ELECTION 300
X THE CORONATION OF KING JONG 308