Part 1 Chapter 21 Summary

Aronnax, Conseil and Ned Land are incredibly happy to set foot on land again, after being held prisoner on a submarine for two straight months. They joyfully eat coconuts and collect fruits and vegetables to take back with them but are unable to take any animal meat.

The three return to the ship around five in the afternoon. They hope to return to the island the next day. They embark again on the little boat to Gilboa. They find a very luxuriant forest full of parrots and enjoy eating a pigeon and woodcock for lunch.

That afternoon they feel very exuberant as they walk around the beautiful island looking for potential meat. They find a bird that is drunk on nutmeg. It is so dizzy that the big three-foot long bird is staggering on the ground, too drunk to fly.

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