on an expedition up the west coast of North America. Davie's father is a good captain,

but he works Davie hard on the ship. Davie is away from home and holy has 2 adult

friends on the ship. His friends are his father, and a hard worker named Grimsby. Davie

scrubs the deck, and he serves food to the crew of the Langly.

One day during the trip, Grimsby gets in a fight with another crew man, and his

opponent, named Walters, gets whipped by the captain for it. From that day on, Walters

holds a grudge against the Captain and Davie. As the ship sails, they anchor in a cave

where they are soon approached by natives. They were nervous of the Natives, but they

were peaceful and were bearing gifts of gold, fruit, and beautifully woven blankets.

The next day, Davie is feeling lonely. Along-side the ship he notices a baby seal

darting in and out of the water. He soon becomes friends with the seal, and it helps him

deal with his loneliness. Davie then goes in the water to swim with the seal without

permission from his father. He climbed down the ladder and had a great time with his new

animal friend. He spent the whole ni

against the killer whale in the morning. This would prove the boy's magical power. If the

them swim together. The natives then believed that this "spirit child" could talk with the

moment, and the ship took off for home.

whale spared his life, he was the spirit child. If The whale would not spare Davie's life, he

them. Davie was now imprisoned for the night and awaited his fate the next day to be put

could have their final chance to get rid of Davie and the Captain for good

the "spirit child." Davie called to his seal, but nothing happened. He gazed out into the

bear, and Davie hid from it. He came out of his hiding spot then, and Klitu, thought he the

One day, Davie went down to the water to clean of, and his seal pup was down

Tears ran down Captain Spencer's face, and he was filled with relief and happiness.

had some free time. They played, and many onlookers from the tribe gathered to watch

to help Davie. Chief Tuklit was outraged, and the tribes left and took their gifts back with

bottom of the ocean laid the injured seal.

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Approximate Pages = 6 (250 words per page double spaced)