Summary

Mafatu awakens on the beach, lying beside the pool of fresh water. Uri is nearby eating a crab that he has caught, and Kivi is there as well, asleep. Thankful to be alive and on solid land, Mafatu sits up. He discovers that his right leg is wounded from hitting the coral reef. Mafatu drinks from the pool, finally relieving his dehydration. He thinks of all the tasks ahead of him, finding food, building a fire, searching the island, and wonders if the island might be inhabited by the dangerous eaters-of-men. The area seems deserted and peaceful, however.

Mafatu finds a tree with lemons and picks some to use their juice to clean his wound, and makes a bandage out of leaves and vine. He notices a plateau high up the mountain, and follows a rough path probably made by wild pigs or goats towards it...