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    <title>Call It Courage Group at eNotes</title>
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    <description>The latest discussion, including questions and answers, from the Call It Courage Group at eNotes.</description>
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        <title><![CDATA[Mafatu's name means "Stout Heart".
In the Polynesian village of Hikueru...]]></title>
        <link>http://www.enotes.com/call-it/q-and-a/what-does-mafatus-name-mean-121139</link>
        <description><![CDATA[Mafatu's name means "Stout Heart".
In the Polynesian village of Hikueru where Mafatu lives, the people worship courage.  It is with pride that Tavana Nui, the Great Chief of the tribe, christens his son "Stout Heart".  But when he is a toddler, Mafatu and his mother are caught in a great hurricane.  The two are swept out to sea, and as he clings to his mother's neck while the valiant woman uses all her strength to hold on to a piece of...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Fri, 4 Dec 2009 08:05:19 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[What does Mafatu's name mean in Call It Courage?]]></title>
        <link>http://www.enotes.com/call-it/q-and-a/what-does-mafatus-name-mean-121139</link>
        <description><![CDATA[What does Mafatu's name mean in Call It Courage?]]></description>
        <guid>http://www.enotes.com/call-it/q-and-a/what-does-mafatus-name-mean-121139</guid>
        <pubDate>Thu, 3 Dec 2009 18:45:03 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[In Call it Courage my 4th graders recently read the 'dye of ava' and...]]></title>
        <link>http://www.enotes.com/call-it/q-and-a/call-courage-my-4th-graders-recently-read-dye-ava-117375</link>
        <description><![CDATA[In Call it Courage my 4th graders recently read the 'dye of ava' and were asking questions.  Can you expound on this w/visuals?  ]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 07:26:38 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Some questions about "Call It Courage."]]></title>
        <link>http://www.enotes.com/call-it/q-and-a/fnyecr-fcryg-vrcgynaf-cgwierf-cwtuh-115713</link>
        <description><![CDATA[Some questions about "Call It Courage."]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2009 15:00:19 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[how did the people treat mafatu the boy who was afraid
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        <link>http://www.enotes.com/call-it/q-and-a/how-did-people-treat-mafatu-boy-who-was-afraid-99989</link>
        <description><![CDATA[how did the people treat mafatu the boy who was afraid
 ]]></description>
        <guid>http://www.enotes.com/call-it/q-and-a/how-did-people-treat-mafatu-boy-who-was-afraid-99989</guid>
        <pubDate>Mon, 7 Sep 2009 17:01:33 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[how does mafatu survive?!?]]></title>
        <link>http://www.enotes.com/call-it/q-and-a/how-does-mafatu-survive-98979</link>
        <description><![CDATA[how does mafatu survive?!?]]></description>
        <guid>http://www.enotes.com/call-it/q-and-a/how-does-mafatu-survive-98979</guid>
        <pubDate>Tue, 1 Sep 2009 13:49:49 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[he reaches land by his mother holding on to him tightly]]></title>
        <link>http://www.enotes.com/call-it/q-and-a/how-does-mafatu-reach-land-49531</link>
        <description><![CDATA[he reaches land by his mother holding on to him tightly]]></description>
        <guid>http://www.enotes.com/call-it/q-and-a/how-does-mafatu-reach-land-49531</guid>
        <pubDate>Tue, 1 Sep 2009 13:48:23 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[The first question is false; Mafatu's island does not look like...]]></title>
        <link>http://www.enotes.com/call-it/q-and-a/true-false-1-mafatus-island-looks-like-hikueru-2-98491</link>
        <description><![CDATA[The first question is false; Mafatu's island does not look like Hikueru.  Hikueru, "the only land that (Mafatu has) ever seen, (is) as flat as his hand".  The island on which he lands, however, has at its center "a great single peak...trees (rise) green and fair, tier upon tier of them, from the shoreline into the foothills of the purple mountain".  Mafatu has come to a volcanic island, far different from his home, Hikueru ("The Sea").
The...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2009 19:29:31 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Mafatu does not have much time to do things for fun on the island, as he...]]></title>
        <link>http://www.enotes.com/call-it/q-and-a/1-what-1-thing-does-mafatu-do-for-fun-island-2-98495</link>
        <description><![CDATA[Mafatu does not have much time to do things for fun on the island, as he has a lot of work to do to ensure his survival and prepare to journey back to his home.  He does take the opportunity to do something for his own enjoyment, however, when he finally finishes his canoe and takes it out on the water for the first time.  Mafatu is filled with pride when he finds how well the canoe handles on the sea; "never (has) he been as happy as in...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2009 19:07:48 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[What one thing does Mafatu do for fun on the island in Call It Courage...]]></title>
        <link>http://www.enotes.com/call-it/q-and-a/1-what-1-thing-does-mafatu-do-for-fun-island-2-98495</link>
        <description><![CDATA[What one thing does Mafatu do for fun on the island in Call It Courage by Armstrong Sperry?]]></description>
        <guid>http://www.enotes.com/call-it/q-and-a/1-what-1-thing-does-mafatu-do-for-fun-island-2-98495</guid>
        <pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2009 15:32:55 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Is it true or false that Mafatu's island looks like Hikueru in Call It...]]></title>
        <link>http://www.enotes.com/call-it/q-and-a/true-false-1-mafatus-island-looks-like-hikueru-2-98491</link>
        <description><![CDATA[Is it true or false that Mafatu's island looks like Hikueru in Call It Courage by Armstrong Sperry?]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2009 15:23:42 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Mafatu finds a spearhead in the Sacred Place.
When Mafatu discovers the...]]></title>
        <link>http://www.enotes.com/call-it/q-and-a/1-what-does-mafatu-find-sacred-place-2-whats-98367</link>
        <description><![CDATA[Mafatu finds a spearhead in the Sacred Place.
When Mafatu discovers the Sacred Place, he sees

"a series of wide stone terraces rising in a pyramid many feet high; on top of this pyramid a grotesque idol, hideously ugly, rear(s) in the brilliant sunshine.  It (is) and ancient idol, its contours softened with fungus and lichens...around the base of the idol, he (sees) piles of bones, charred, but not old.  The platform (is) strewn with...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2009 12:38:41 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[What does Mafatu find in the Sacred Place in Armstrong Perry's Call It...]]></title>
        <link>http://www.enotes.com/call-it/q-and-a/1-what-does-mafatu-find-sacred-place-2-whats-98367</link>
        <description><![CDATA[What does Mafatu find in the Sacred Place in Armstrong Perry's Call It Courage?]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2009 18:12:12 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[In chapter 4 (DRUMS), Mafatu begins the construction and rebuilding of...]]></title>
        <link>http://www.enotes.com/call-it/q-and-a/where-does-chapter-4-drums-call-courage-by-218</link>
        <description><![CDATA[In chapter 4 (DRUMS), Mafatu begins the construction and rebuilding of his canoe and also makes sure that his fire didn't go out in the night as he is spending his time at night sleeping in the cave and it would be too scary if there is no light to protect him against the darkness. Later on, he uses the fire to cook his own food and went to the forest to collect more timber and wood to keep the fire burning.]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Sat, 15 Aug 2009 05:32:14 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Mafatu wants to kill the wild boar first of all because he is hungry,...]]></title>
        <link>http://www.enotes.com/call-it/q-and-a/mafatu-has-two-reasons-for-wanting-kill-wild-boar-94921</link>
        <description><![CDATA[Mafatu wants to kill the wild boar first of all because he is hungry, and second, because he wants to feel the pride and glory of having killed such a formidable beast all by himself.
As Mafatu is surveying the island on which he has landed, a wild boar startles him as it crashes through the undergrowth nearby.  A "smile cross(es) his face" as he imagines the thought of having the pig for supper.  He thinks about

"pig roasted underground in...]]></description>
        <guid>http://www.enotes.com/call-it/q-and-a/mafatu-has-two-reasons-for-wanting-kill-wild-boar-94921</guid>
        <pubDate>Fri, 7 Aug 2009 10:37:14 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Mafatu has two reasons for wanting to kill the wild boar in Call It...]]></title>
        <link>http://www.enotes.com/call-it/q-and-a/mafatu-has-two-reasons-for-wanting-kill-wild-boar-94921</link>
        <description><![CDATA[Mafatu has two reasons for wanting to kill the wild boar in Call It Courage. What are they? ]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Fri, 7 Aug 2009 09:43:52 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[A Guide for Using Call It Courage in the Classroom]]></title>
        <link>http://www.enotes.com/documents/guide-for-using-call-courage-classroom-29805</link>
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        <title><![CDATA[explain why courage was such an important trait to the polynesians.]]></title>
        <link>http://www.enotes.com/call-it/q-and-a/explain-why-courage-was-such-an-important-trait-78297</link>
        <description><![CDATA[explain why courage was such an important trait to the polynesians.]]></description>
        <guid>http://www.enotes.com/call-it/q-and-a/explain-why-courage-was-such-an-important-trait-78297</guid>
        <pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2009 16:50:58 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Tavana Nui announced to his people,

"Here is my son come home from...]]></title>
        <link>http://www.enotes.com/call-it/q-and-a/what-did-tavana-nui-announce-his-people-60549</link>
        <description><![CDATA[Tavana Nui announced to his people,

"Here is my son come home from the sea.  Mafatu, Stout Heart.  A brave name for a brave boy!"

Because of a traumatic experience with the sea when he was very young, Mafatu had always been afraid of the water.  This was an especially grave shortcoming among the island people, who made their livelihood as warriors and fishermen on the sea.  Throughout his childhood, Mafatu had to deal with taunts...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 28 Jan 2009 08:15:56 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[What did Tavana Nui announce to his people in "Call It Courage"?]]></title>
        <link>http://www.enotes.com/call-it/q-and-a/what-did-tavana-nui-announce-his-people-60549</link>
        <description><![CDATA[What did Tavana Nui announce to his people in "Call It Courage"?]]></description>
        <guid>http://www.enotes.com/call-it/q-and-a/what-did-tavana-nui-announce-his-people-60549</guid>
        <pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2009 20:30:44 PST</pubDate>
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