《勇气的传说》 or 《海上小勇士》Call It Courage

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         《勇气的传说》or《海上小勇士》（Call It Courage）这本儿童文学曾经在1941年荣获纽伯瑞文学奖的肯定。本故事的背景是发生在大洋洲的岛屿，主角是当地的土著少年 Mafatu，他是酋长的儿子，但是年幼时亲眼目睹母亲丧生于大海，造成他心中对大海的恐惧一直无法克服，这也让父亲对他感到丢脸。为了克服自己的恐惧，Mafatu 在某个夜里独自一人划着独木舟出海，后来遇上暴风雨，他来到另一座遥远的孤岛上，只有小狗 Uri 和 信天翁 Kivi 与他为伍。Mafatu 开始了在荒岛上的生活，但不久他就在邻近小岛发现食人族的祭坛，于是开始计划要离开，期间还遇上了不少挑战，包括鲨鱼、野猪、大章鱼，勇敢的 Mafatu 一一克服这些难关，但终究食人族还是来了，Mafatu 不畏艰难终于成功逃脱，平安渡过汪洋返回家乡，成为故乡的英雄。

       迪斯尼于1973年推出同名电影，当年是安排于美国 ABC 电视台的『迪斯尼奇妙世界』电影时段上首度播出。

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        影片全片在太平洋上的波拉波拉岛和大溪地拍摄，由华特迪斯尼先生的侄子 Roy Edward Disney 执导，他一直都对风帆航海颇有兴趣，本片的编剧则是 Benjamin Masselink，至于片中的演员，都由当地的原住民饰演，而且全是讲当地的语言，担任演出主角男孩 Mafatu 的是 Evan Temarii，而全片的引述旁白则由出身自夏威夷的美国传奇歌手 Don Ho 所负责，至于本片的主题音乐则由 Robert F. Brunner 负责。

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         Call It Courage is a story set in the Pacific Islands. It is about a boy who tries to overcome his fear of the sea. It chronicles the journey of Mafatu, the son of the chief of Hikueru Island, Tavana Nui. Mafatu is afraid of the sea due to witnessing his mother die as a young child, which makes him a shame to his father, and referred to as a coward among his tribe. One night Mafatu takes a dugout canoe and sets sail into the ocean without knowing where he will end up. He is caught in a storm and the canoe is lost. He lands on a deserted island and learns to hunt and fish for himself, along with his companions Uri, a yellow dog, and Kivi, an albatross.  

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        Soon Mafatu finds a sacrificial altar built by cannibals from a neighboring island. Mafatu realizes his days on the island are numbered and he begins designing his escape by making a canoe. He gathers things he will need to survive a trip across the ocean. He finds a spear point on the terrible altar and uses it to hunt.

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          After a number of encounters with natural foes, including a shark, a wild boar and an octopus, all of which he successfully kills, he realizes he is gaining courage and learning to deal with the things that have frightened him. The cannibals return and he makes a daring escape from them, returning home at last to his village. He has become transformed by the experience into an imposing figure. His father does not recognize him at first, then proudly accepts him on his return. Mafatu's story is told throughout the ages to the future generations.

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