Jump to navigationLog inSign upNewsletter简体中文繁l中文English ???????РусскийFran?aisPortuguês (Br)Espa?ol???????日本Y?LearnEnglish TeensTeachingEnglishLearnEnglishSearch formSearchHomeListen and watchSongsShort storiesPoemsVideo zoneRead and writeYour turnReading practiceWriting practiceSpeak and spellSoundsSpeakSpellTricky wordsGrammar and vocabularyGrammar practiceGrammar videosGrammar chantsWord gamesWord of the weekFun and gamesGamesJokesTongue twistersPrint and makeFlashcardsCraftsWorksheetsColouringParentsHelping your childVideo tipsTop tipsResourcesCoursesAppsSection menuHomeListen and watchSongsShort storiesPoemsVideo zoneRead and writeYour turnReading practiceWriting practiceSpeak and spellSoundsSpeakSpellTricky wordsGrammar and vocabularyGrammar practiceGrammar videosGrammar chantsWord gamesWord of the weekFun and gamesGamesJokesTongue twistersPrint and makeFlashcardsCraftsWorksheetsColouringParentsHelping your childVideo tipsTop tipsResourcesCoursesAppsLearnEnglish TeensTeachingEnglishLearnEnglishThe circumstances connected with my most unexpected escape may be very briefly stated. The captain of an Australian vessel, being in distress for men in these remote seas, had put into Nukuheva in order to recruit his ships company; but not a single man was to be obtained; and the barque was about to get under weigh, when she was boarded by Karakoee, who informed the disappointed Englishman that an American sailor was detained by the savages in the neighbouring bay of Typee; and he offered, if supplied with suitable articles of traffic, to undertake his release. The Kanaka had gained his intelligence from Marnoo, to whom, after all, I was indebted for my escape. The proposition was acceded to; and Karakoee, taking with him five tabooed natives of Nukuheva, again repaired aboard the barque, which in a few hours sailed to that part of the island, and threw her main-top-sail aback right off the entrance to the Typee bay. The whale-boat, manned by the tabooed crew, pulled towards the head of the inlet, while the ship lay off and on awaiting its return.    In very many published narratives no little degree of attention is bestowed upon dates; but as the author lost all knowledge of the days of the week, during the occurrence of the scenes herein related, he hopes that the reader will charitably pass over his shortcomings in this particular.Short storiesAnd so, said Toby, peering down into the chasm, everyone that travels this path takes a jump here, eh?SongsThe first day after Fayaways emancipation, I had a delightful little party on the lakethe damsels Kory-Kory, and myself. My zealous body-servant brought from the house a calabash of poee-poee, half a dozen young cocoanutsstripped of their husksthree pipes, as many yams, and me on his back a part of the way. Something of a load; but Kory-Kory was a very strong man for his size, and by no means brittle in the spine. We had a very pleasant day; my trusty valet plied the paddle and swept us gently along t