{"product_id":"9781387152469","title":"South Sea Tales","description":"South Sea Tales (1911) is a collection of short stories written by Jack London. Most stories are set in island communities, like those of Hawaii, or are set aboard a ship. These are darker Pacific tales, including \"\"Mauki\"\" and \"\"The Terrible Solomans.\"\"\u003cp\u003eMAUKI (excerpt)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe weighed one hundred and ten pounds. His hair was kinky and negroid, and he was black. He was peculiarly black. He was neither blue-black nor purple-black, but plum-black. His name was Mauki, and he was the son of a chief. He had three tambos. Tambo is Melanesian for taboo, and is first cousin to that Polynesian word. Mauki's three tambos were as follows: First, he must never shake hands with a woman, nor have a woman's hand touch him or any of his personal belongings; secondly, he must never eat clams nor any food from a fire in which clams had been cooked; thirdly, he must never touch a crocodile, nor travel in a canoe that carried any part of a crocodile even if as large as a tooth...\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"PublishDrive","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47151998632176,"sku":"9781387152469","price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781387152469_p0.jpg?v=1763711449","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781387152469","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}