"Otherwise we could never make such a trip in a small boat." This island was the largest of the group outside of the one on which the castaways had settled.

It was almost square in shape and had a double hill with a tiny valley running between.

In this valley the tropical growth was very dense, and the monkeys and birds were thicker than they had before seen them.

There were also large quantities of blue and green parrots, filling the air with their cawing and screaming.
"This is a very nice island," said Tom, while they were resting under some calabash trees.

"The wood is very valuable--indigo, rosewood, mahogany, and lots of others.