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INTRODUCTION vii CHAPTER PAGE I PUDDLEBY 1 II ANIMAL LANGUAGE 7 III MORE MONEY TROUBLES 19 IV A MESSAGE FROM AFRICA 29 V THE GREAT JOURNEY 37 VI POLYNESIA AND THE KING 47 VII THE BRIDGE OF APES 55 VIII THE LEADER OF THE LIONS 67 IX THE MONKEYS’ COUNCIL 75 X THE RAREST ANIMAL OF ALL 81 XI THE BLACK PRINCE 91 XII MEDICINE AND MAGIC 99 XIII RED SAILS AND BLUE WINGS 111 XIV THE RATS’ WARNING 117 XV THE BARBARY DRAGON 125 XVI TOO-TOO, THE LISTENER 133 XVII THE OCEAN GOSSIPS 141 XVIII SMELLS 149 XIX THE ROCK 159 XX THE FISHERMAN’S TOWN 167 XXI HOME AGAIN 174