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Updated: June 26, 2025
What is the name of the village?" "Popsipetel," said Long Arrow. "That is the name also of the tribe. The word signifies in Indian tongue, The Men of The Moving Land. There are two tribes of Indians on the island: the Popsipetels at this end and the Bag-jagderags at the other." "Which is the larger of the two peoples?" "The Bag-jagderags, by far. Their city covers two square leagues.
And it wasn't many minutes after our weary heads struck the pillows that the whole crew of us were sound asleep. WE were awakened by music. The glaring noonday sunlight was streaming in at our door, outside of which some kind of a band appeared to be playing. We got up and looked out. Our house was surrounded by the whole population of Popsipetel.
It was a perfect Popsipetel day, bright and hot, blue and yellow. Drowsily I looked out to sea thinking of my mother and father. I wondered if they were getting anxious over my long absence. Beside me old Polynesia went on grumbling away in low steady tones; and her words began to mingle and mix with the gentle lapping of the waves upon the shore.
While in front, the low flat land stretched away into the mist which prevented one from seeing very far in any direction. A pair of wild ducks with craning necks and whirring wings passed over us and disappeared like shadows, seaward. As a landscape, it was a great change from the hot brilliant sunshine of Popsipetel.
What they said I did not understand; but we noticed that several canoes filled with Bag-jagderags followed us at a respectful distance all the way back to Popsipetel. The Doctor had determined to return by the other shore, so that we should be thus able to make a complete trip round the island's shores.
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