High Tide in Hawaii (2010)
“said Jack and Annie.
“Where did you come from?” a pretty woman asked.
“Frog—” Annie started.
But Jack broke in. “From over the mountains,” he said quickly. He pointed at the mountains looming in the distance.
“We are glad you have come to visit us,” the woman said.
Everyone smiled and nodded.
They’re all amazingly nice, Jack thought.
The music started again. As people began to dance, Kama took Annie’s hand.
“Sit and talk with us,” she said.
She and Boka led Jack and Annie to the edge of the clearing. They sat cross-legged in the grass. Kama picked up a wooden bowl. She held it out.
“Please eat,” she said.
“What is it?” asked Annie.
“It is poi,” said Kama. She scooped some poi out of the bowl and licked it off of her fingers.
“You eat it with your hands? Cool,” said Annie. She stuck her fingers in the bowl and licked off the poi. “Mmm … good.”
Jack stuck his finger in the bowl, too. The gooey mixture felt like peanut butter. But when he licked it off his finger, it had a weird taste—bo...th bitter and sweet.MoreLess
“Where did you come from?” a pretty woman asked.
“Frog—” Annie started.
But Jack broke in. “From over the mountains,” he said quickly. He pointed at the mountains looming in the distance.
“We are glad you have come to visit us,” the woman said.
Everyone smiled and nodded.
They’re all amazingly nice, Jack thought.
The music started again. As people began to dance, Kama took Annie’s hand.
“Sit and talk with us,” she said.
She and Boka led Jack and Annie to the edge of the clearing. They sat cross-legged in the grass. Kama picked up a wooden bowl. She held it out.
“Please eat,” she said.
“What is it?” asked Annie.
“It is poi,” said Kama. She scooped some poi out of the bowl and licked it off of her fingers.
“You eat it with your hands? Cool,” said Annie. She stuck her fingers in the bowl and licked off the poi. “Mmm … good.”
Jack stuck his finger in the bowl, too. The gooey mixture felt like peanut butter. But when he licked it off his finger, it had a weird taste—bo...th bitter and sweet.MoreLess
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