Flipper's New Adventure Page #5

so it's always dry,

real dry.

Now, another thing you

should know right away

is how to climb

a coconut tree,

also, how to

husk coconuts.

My pa showed me

how they do it

in the south seas.

It's not hard,

even for a girl.

Come on.

No, no.

You get sweeter milk

from the green coconuts.

O.K. That's pretty good.

I know, for a girl.

Please, Gwen, you

only get in the way!

And that's the way

you come down...

almost the same way

as you go up.

I remembered it all

from a movie I saw

about the south seas,

Mutiny on the Bounty.

Well, I saw Mutiny

on the Bounty,

and I don't

remember that.

And that's how I remembered

how to make a fire

by rubbing sticks together.

It all came back to me

when I was sitting

over there

fishing and daydreaming.

You want to try it?

I'll show you how.

Oh, my weak ankles,

you know.

Well, maybe you'd like

to husk those coconuts.

Hit them hard against

the point of that rock

the way I showed you.

Oh, well...

maybe Penny

ought to do it.

Well, she seems to know

so much more about it.

Penny got

the coconuts.

I think it's her

turn to rest now.

I see no reason,

Gwen,

why you

shouldn't do it.

You know, this is

a magic island.

It's just

full of miracles.

Imagine that you see

A hand of magic

Paint the trees

and the streams

It's like walking

into a lovely

Land of dreams

Well, take my hand

Come with me

There's such

A wondrous world to see

Imagine

That you see

A rainbow painted

Right in front

Of your eyes

Like a million flowers

were dancing

'Cross the skies

Well, take my hand

And you will see

If you imagine

long enough

If you imagine

strong enough

This wondrous world

Belongs to you and me

Just imagine

And you'll see

This tree can be

most useful of all.

It's the palmetto.

Inside the top here,

there's something

real good to eat

called swamp cabbage.

I never knew there was

so much we could eat

right under our noses.

That's where

most people do eat...

Right under their noses?

See these leaves?

Once you learn

how to weave them,

you can make

almost anything.

Stick with me,

because right now,

I'm going to teach you

how to weave

a fish trap.

You're pretty good

at it.

It's not hard.

Penny!

What on earth

have you got there?

It's a fish trap.

I made it by weaving

palmetto. It's easy.

Now, I know I didn't see

anything like that

in Mutiny on the Bounty.

No.

This was in

Showdown in Samoa.

Well, well,

if you ask me, mummy,

it looks a pretty

ridiculous contraption.

Shall we just

try it out?

Yes! Why not?

I think it's been

down long enough.

Well,

come and help, Gwen!

It's remarkable.

It's nothing,

really.

You just don't see

the right films.

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