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Mafatu is a young boy living in the South Seas. As a toddler, he was shipwrecked with his mother during a hurricane.
- What did Mafatu do to survive on the island?
- Why did Mafatu leave his home?
- What guided Mafatu home?
- What sea animals did Mafatu see?
- What did Mafatu call the island?
- How old is Mafatu?
- Why did Mafatu climb to the lookout everyday?
- How did Mafatu get the tree down?
- Why did Mafatu fight the shark?
- What did Mafatu and Uri eat for supper?
- What event causes Mafatu to leave the island?
- Who is Mafatu?
- When did Mafatu begin to fear the sea?
- What did Mafatu take from the sacred place?
What did Mafatu do to survive on the island?
Mafatu overcomes a number of obstacles in the book. He endures the storm by drawing strength from the god Maui, his dog, and the albatross. He "forces himself to do something dreaded"...
Why did Mafatu leave his home?
Why did Mafatu leave the island? Because he was now brave.
What guided Mafatu home?
How did Kivi, his albatross, help Mafatu? Kivi guided Mafatu safely away from the island.
What sea animals did Mafatu see?
Mafatu couldn't see Uri but what animal did he see as he swam? a shark. he saw a shark's belly as he swam for shore.
What did Mafatu call the island?
Expert Answers
The island on which Mafatu and his mother washed up was called Tekoto. This happened when he was only three years old.
How old is Mafatu?
Mafatu. A 15 year old boy from the Polynesian island of Hikueru, Mafatu's name means “Stout Heart.” However, due to his strong fear of the ocean, he is known by his tribe as “The Boy Who Was Afraid.” In order to overcome this fear and earn respect, Mafatu ventures out onto the sea.
Why did Mafatu climb to the lookout everyday?
Why did Mafatu go to the lookout everyday? ... Since Mafatu saw that Uri had courage he bagan to have courage. How was the island Mafatu approached diffeent in appearance from his homeland Hikueru? Hikueru is a flat island.
How did Mafatu get the tree down?
Mafatu begins to build his canoe. He fells a tamanu tree by burning it around the base and pulling it down with his own weight.
Why did Mafatu fight the shark?
Mafutu kills the shark because it was eating the fish he was trying to catch, because he was furious that the trap he had spent hours making was about to be undone, and mostly because it almost kills his beloved dog, Uri. The confrontation appears in Ch. 4.
What did Mafatu and Uri eat for supper?
Later, after he finds the altar of the cannibals, Mafatu makes himself a fire and has cooked food. He uses the fire to cook the breadfruit and the bananas. He eats all of the bananas and shares the breadfruit with Uri, his dog.
What event causes Mafatu to leave the island?
Q. What event causes Mafatu to leave the island? the death of his mother. Kana calls him a coward.
Who is Mafatu?
Mafatu is the protagonist and primary character in Call it Courage, by Armstrong Perry. Mafatu lives on Hikeuru Island but is afraid of the sea because he saw his mother drown; this causes him to be mocked and ridiculed by his people, particularly since he is the chief's son.
When did Mafatu begin to fear the sea?
In Call It Courage, Mafatu is scared of the sea because his mother died at sea when he was three years old. The two were exploring the barrier reef when a hurricane destroyed their canoe. They spent the night in the freezing water and managed to swim to safety the following morning.
What did Mafatu take from the sacred place?
Mafatu finds a spearhead in the Sacred Place.
around the base of the idol, he (sees) piles of bones, charred, but not old.
