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Butcher, employed by a collector, is engaged in finding Aepyornis eggs. He is looking for them in a swamp on the east coast of Madagascar, helped by two native assistants in a canoe who are probing the mud with rods. They find several whole eggs but one is dropped, apparently... Read Full Overview

The narrator starts a conversation with a fellow Englishman, a rough individual named Butcher, in an unspecified foreign location. Remembering reports of a court case years earlier, in which Butcher sued his employer for salary accrued while cast away on a desert island, the... Read Full Overview

Na hist ria, um aventureiro procura por ovos de vorompatra em Madagascar, um p ssaro extinto que n o voa, passa dois anos perdido em um pequeno atol com um Vorompatra que chocou.Um conto cl ssico de aventura de um mestre em contar hist rias: H. G. Wells. Se voc gosta do g nero... Read Full Overview

" pyornis Island", or "Aepyornis Island", is a short story by H. G. Wells, first published in 1894 in the Pall Mall Budget.It was included in The Stolen Bacillus and Other Incidents, the first collection of short stories by Wells, first published in 1895.

The narrator starts a conversation with a fellow Englishman, a rough individual named Butcher, in an unspecified foreign location. Remembering reports of a court case years earlier, in which Butcher sued his employer for salary accrued while cast away on a desert island, the... Read Full Overview

Aepyornis Island is a short story by H. G. Wells. Herbert George "H. G." Wells (21 September 1866 - 13 August 1946) was an English writer, now best known for his work in the science fiction genre. He was also a prolific writer in many other genres, including contemporary novels,... Read Full Overview