The Journey from Tangerina to Wild Island

My Father's Dragon

This flow emphasizes how Elmer’s route is shaped by distance, supplies, concealment, and the physical hazards between the two islands.

increasing

Bearing strength in each event

decreasing

Landing at Cranberry Landing at Cranberry from "My Father's Dragon". An Unusual Arrival The disguise Elmer hides inside a grain bag marked for Cranberry as the crew unloads wheat.

Landing at Cranberry from "My Father's Dragon". An Unusual Arrival The disguise Elmer hides inside a grain bag marked for Cranberry as the crew unloads wheat.

An Unusual Arrival The disguise Elmer hides inside a grain bag marked for Cranberry as the crew unloads wheat. A sailor mistakes him for dried corn and sends him ashore with the cargo. The route opens The accidental misidentification gives Elmer a landing without discovery. He waits until darkness to leave the sack and continue alone.

Fruit from the Trees Fruit from the Trees from "My Father's Dragon". A Chance Provision Finding food A Tangerines fruit falls on Elmer as he wakes beneath a tree. He gathers as many as his knapsack can hold.

Fruit from the Trees from "My Father's Dragon". A Chance Provision Finding food A Tangerines fruit falls on Elmer as he wakes beneath a tree. He gathers as many as his knapsack can hold.

A Chance Provision Finding food A Tangerines fruit falls on Elmer as he wakes beneath a tree. He gathers as many as his knapsack can hold. A practical consequence The fruit lets him continue without immediately exhausting his ship supplies. Later, its peels become clues that expose his presence.

Searching the Shore Searching the Shore from "My Father's Dragon". A Long Search Looking for the crossing Elmer walks along the shore asking about Wild Island.

Searching the Shore from "My Father's Dragon". A Long Search Looking for the crossing Elmer walks along the shore asking about Wild Island.

A Long Search Looking for the crossing Elmer walks along the shore asking about Wild Island. A fisherman’s terror confirms that the island is considered dangerous, but Elmer continues. Resolve over warning The fisherman’s fear cannot outweigh Elmer’s reason for going. The rescue gives him a destination stronger than the island’s reputation.

The Distant Green Patch The Distant Green Patch from "My Father's Dragon". The Islands in View A sign of land Elmer sees Ocean Rocks extending into the water and a tiny green patch at their far end.

The Distant Green Patch from "My Father's Dragon". The Islands in View A sign of land Elmer sees Ocean Rocks extending into the water and a tiny green patch at their far end.

The Islands in View A sign of land Elmer sees Ocean Rocks extending into the water and a tiny green patch at their far end. He eats and prepares before continuing. A measurable goal The distant island makes the crossing visible but not easy. The landscape presents progress as a series of uncertain steps.

Seven Hours of Rocks Seven Hours of Rocks from "My Father's Dragon". The Difficult Passage Physical danger Elmer walks for hours over high, wet, and sometimes widely separated rocks.

Seven Hours of Rocks from "My Father's Dragon". The Difficult Passage Physical danger Elmer walks for hours over high, wet, and sometimes widely separated rocks.

The Difficult Passage Physical danger Elmer walks for hours over high, wet, and sometimes widely separated rocks. He has to leap gaps while darkness hides the way ahead. Arrival At last he steps onto Wild Island before daylight. His journey from the port has become an entry into the very danger he was warned about.

the evening the wheat ship reaches port

the morning after his night on the shore

the day Elmer walks along Island of Tangerina

the clear day after his first night on the beach

the black night of the crossing