The Big Wave and Other Stories
1948
First Published
3.83
Average Rating
187
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Now, in one volume - three of the most popular stories about the Orient ever written for children. In The Big Wave we have the heart warming adventure of two Japanese boys, one whose family made its living from the sea, the other from farming. Jiya lived in a fishing village on a strip of seashore in Japan. High above, on the side of a mountain, was the farm where Kino lived. When the huge tidal wave came and swept the tiny fishing village away, Jiya was the only one of his family to escape the tragedy. He came to live with Kino and worked with him on the farm. But when he had grown older - and was ready to marry Kino's sister - he decided to return to the old beach,build a home there and be a fisherman. Now he knew how to be ready if the big wave every came again; he knew how to face it and not be afraid.
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3.83
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