"In the country where I was born we are the absolute rulers of all living things, from ants to elephants." "What country is that ?" asked Cap'n Bill.
"Orkland." "Where does it lie ?" "I don't know, exactly.

You see, I have a restless nature, for some reason, while all the rest of my race are quiet and contented Orks and seldom stray far from home.

From childhood days I loved to fly long distances away, although father often warned me that I would get into trouble by so doing.
"'It's a big world, Flipper, my son,' he would say, 'and I've heard that in parts of it live queer two-legged creatures called Men, who war upon all other living things and would have little respect for even an Ork.' "This naturally aroused my curiosity and after I had completed my education and left school I decided to fly out into the world and try to get a glimpse of the creatures called Men.

So I left home without saying good-bye, an act I shall always regret.

Adventures were many, I found.