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قراءة كتاب The Adventures of Piang the Moro Jungle Boy A Book for Young and Old
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The Adventures of Piang the Moro Jungle Boy A Book for Young and Old
List of Illustrations
- Slowly he swam downward, conscious of a large body moving near him Frontispiece
- Rising to his feet, spear poised, he waited 17
- His hands closed over something 36
- On its neck it supported a weird creature 70
- “The boom! We must cut it!” 87
- With hands outstretched above his head, he waited for the great moment 122
- Piang reached up on tiptoe to pluck a ripe mango 139
- Gracefully the little slave-girl eluded Piang and Sicto 149
- Over and over they rolled, splashing and fighting 167
- A shrill whistle echoed through the forest 210
- “Juramentado! Gobernado!” faintly whispered Piang 227
- The water spout caught the eggshell praus in its toils 261
The Adventures of Piang
The Moro Jungle Boy
“Do you know the fragrant stillness of the orchid scented glade,
Where the blazoned, bird-winged butterflies flap through?”
The Adventures of Piang
The Moro Jungle Boy
Piang is a real boy. Dato Kali Pandapatan is a real Moro chief. The Moro is not a Filipino.
When I returned from my life among the natives of the lower Philippines, I was appalled to find that America was not only ignorant of, but entirely indifferent to our colonies across the seas. The general impression seemed to be that Manila was a delightful Spanish city, and that Manila was the Philippines. That there are several thousand little islands in the Philippine group, each harboring its distinct tribe, each with its own dialect and religion, was entirely unknown. Impressed by the nobility of the Moro in contrast to the