The Voyages of Captain James Cook volume 2
The Voyages of Captain James Cook volume 2
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At one time, we were invited to accept a draught of cocoa-nut milk, or some other refreshment, under the shade of their huts ; at another, we were seated within a circle of young women, who exerted all their skill and agility to amuse us with songs and dances.
The satisfaction we derived from their gentleness and hospitality was, however, frequently interrupted by that propensity to stealing which they have in common with all the other islanders of these seas. This circumstance was the more dis...tressing, as it sometimes obliged us to have recourse to acts of severity, which we should willingly have avoided, if the neces- sity of the case had not absolutely called for them. Some of their most expert swimmers 378 COOK'S VOYAGE TO THE PACIFIC OCEAN. JAN. 1779.
were one day discovered under the ships, drawing out the filling nails of the sheathing, which they performed very dexterously by means of a short stick, with a flint stone fixed in the end of it. To put a stop to this practice, which endangered the very existence of the vessels, we at first fired small-shot at the offenders ; but they easily got out of our reach by diving under the ship's bottom.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
At one time, we were invited to accept a draught of cocoa-nut milk, or some other refreshment, under the shade of their huts ; at another, we were seated within a circle of young women, who exerted all their skill and agility to amuse us with songs and dances.
The satisfaction we derived from their gentleness and hospitality was, however, frequently interrupted by that propensity to stealing which they have in common with all the other islanders of these seas. This circumstance was the more dis...tressing, as it sometimes obliged us to have recourse to acts of severity, which we should willingly have avoided, if the neces- sity of the case had not absolutely called for them. Some of their most expert swimmers 378 COOK'S VOYAGE TO THE PACIFIC OCEAN. JAN. 1779.
were one day discovered under the ships, drawing out the filling nails of the sheathing, which they performed very dexterously by means of a short stick, with a flint stone fixed in the end of it. To put a stop to this practice, which endangered the very existence of the vessels, we at first fired small-shot at the offenders ; but they easily got out of our reach by diving under the ship's bottom.
What to read after The Voyages of Captain James Cook volume 2?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Cook, James, 1728-1779 to read onlineMoreLess
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