The Ghost Of The Lagoon Summary

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Ghost of the Lagoon pt.2
Long ago after Tupa the Ghost of the Lagoon was killed Mako still had the lush great beautiful land that the boy had won and a still working canoe. Tupa was not just respected as the island of Bora Bora saw him as a sinful ghost he was yet the village of Natsu what had seemed like away 400 Miles away,but they saw Tupa as a god. Natsu saw Mako as a corrupt person to have killed their God. Natus have given Bora Bora a warning by have kill Mako's mother. Mako being devastated had his mother now die to the Tupa then get a request. The chief of Bora Bora wants Mako to destroy the chief of Natsu Shame them by taking their harvest of mangoes grapes and oranges. The Chief of Bora Bora wanted Natsu's land to shrivel up and die, …show more content…

The chief of backing down said
“My name is Chief Alba and, since you come on this land boy you will be not killed but thrown it into jail. For you girl you will be put in jail as well for bringing this peasant boy to my presents.” THe both were taken to the jail where they were put in shackles. The to were arguing with each other for a long time until they had a thought to think of a way out of the jail. In the middle of the night when all the people of Conway we're asleep Lalu had something that got caught in her hair. Mako helped to get the small thing in her hair out. Once they got the thing out both had realized that what was stuck in her hair was a shell and the shell was thin and sharp each that it could fit right in the keyhole. They both tried to make the shell fit. Once they got the shell to fit shackles when loose and they were free. Their problem was now is how they would get out of the jail. The jail cell was like a cave the walls were made of thick stone and the door was made a thick oak wood that was locked shot from the outside that neither of them could get to they were trapped and could not get out. Lalu found a small hole in the rocks and stuck her hand in the hole. The wall fell surprisingly no one had heard the rock slide because the house were so far away. So the two had climbed out of the hole in the wall and ran. They ran through the

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