Love and Fantasy in the Cuckoo IslandsWesma Publishers, 2003 - 167 pagini A story of romance and adventure in the South Pacific, involving a castaway who treks across several islands and meets a number of colorful characters, including a spy, an intelligence officer and refugees, as well as charming girls and women. The hero settles down in his new country and joins a club, whose members discuss the world situation at the end of the second millenium |
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Pagina 12
... started to stir up waves which rocked the boat and made it jump with the blades of the screw roaring as they rose above the water . - At that time the captain did not speak to us at all , concentrating on the difficult task of steering ...
... started to stir up waves which rocked the boat and made it jump with the blades of the screw roaring as they rose above the water . - At that time the captain did not speak to us at all , concentrating on the difficult task of steering ...
Pagina 14
... started again and again . I have no idea how long all of this took . I only remember that in the end great calm overtook me , nothing anymore was important , I had no control over myself or anything else , so what mattered anymore ? And ...
... started again and again . I have no idea how long all of this took . I only remember that in the end great calm overtook me , nothing anymore was important , I had no control over myself or anything else , so what mattered anymore ? And ...
Pagina 17
... started to feel awfully hungry and thirsty . " Have a drink . " She offered me a half coconut shell with fresh water . I would have liked to kiss her out of gratitude , but I felt that I should act with greater restraint since we were ...
... started to feel awfully hungry and thirsty . " Have a drink . " She offered me a half coconut shell with fresh water . I would have liked to kiss her out of gratitude , but I felt that I should act with greater restraint since we were ...
Pagina 20
... started to flicker it was blown out by the wind . " We have to build a fireplace , otherwise even if I make fire , it will be extinguished by wind in no time . " Both of us searched for a spot which was already sheltered ; we found a ...
... started to flicker it was blown out by the wind . " We have to build a fireplace , otherwise even if I make fire , it will be extinguished by wind in no time . " Both of us searched for a spot which was already sheltered ; we found a ...
Pagina 21
... started our fire and our cooking that way . While I had to award to Robbie points of credit for the fish hooks she found , vital to our survival . I established my reputation as a maker of fire by two different methods , and that almost ...
... started our fire and our cooking that way . While I had to award to Robbie points of credit for the fish hooks she found , vital to our survival . I established my reputation as a maker of fire by two different methods , and that almost ...
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Pagina viii - When shepherds pipe on oaten straws, And merry larks are ploughmen's clocks, When turtles tread, and rooks, and daws, And maidens bleach their summer smocks, The cuckoo then, on every tree, Mocks married men; for thus sings he, Cuckoo; Cuckoo, cuckoo: O word of fear, Unpleasing to a married ear!
Pagina viii - O Cuckoo! shall I call thee Bird, Or but a wandering Voice? While I am lying on the grass Thy twofold shout I hear, From hill to hill it seems to pass, At once far off, and near. Though babbling only to the Vale, Of sunshine and of flowers, Thou bringest unto me a tale Of visionary hours. Thrice welcome, darling of the Spring! Even yet thou art to me No bird...
Pagina 145 - But there is another factor which should be taken into account," the Yid joined the discussion, "namely, the desire of the public to be entertained at whatever cost.