افسانه‌ی دندان ناخدا كُرو

Legend of... #2

by Eoin Colfer, شیدا رنجبر (Translator)

روح ناخدا به بچه‌هاي 9ساله گير داده!
مي‌گويند نصف شب‌ها روح ناخدا كرو توي دماغه پرسه مي‌زند و دنبال پسرك پادو مي‌گردد. اگر به طور اتفاقي آن طرف‌ها پسري هم سن او پيدا كند، مي‌گيردش و او را با خودش به كشتي ارواح مي‌برد.
برت سئوالي پرسيد كه من اصلاً دوست نداشتم، بپرسد:
پسر پادو چند سالش بود؟
مارتي نور چراغ قوه‌اش را روي صورت من گرفت و گفت: «نه سالش بود. ويل تو اين اطراف كسي را مي‌شناسي كه نه سالش باشد؟»
من آب دهانم را قورت دادم. بله، يك پسر را مي‌شناسم. خودم.

Genres: Childrens, Fiction, Pirates, Young Adult, Chapter Books, Juvenile, Irish Literature

95 pages, Paperback

First published September 2, 2005

About the author

Eoin Colfer (pronounced Owen) was born in Wexford on the South-East coast of Ireland in 1965, where he and his four brothers were brought up by his father and mother, who were both educators.

He received his degree from Dublin University and began teaching primary school in Wexford. He has lived and worked all over the world, including Saudi Arabia, Tunisia and Italy. After the publication of the Artemis Fowl novels, Eoin retired from teaching and now writes full time. He lives in Ireland with his wife and two children.

Reviews

[Melki · Rating 4 out of 5]

"Over three hundred years ago," he began, in a low wobbly voice, "the sea around Duncade was terrorized by the dreadful pirate Captain Augustine Crow. Captain Crow was the cruelest, meanest, and smelliest pirate to ever set foot on a deck."

And so begins the tale that the oldest brother uses to scare the beejezus out of his younger siblings. Nine-year-old Will is the most frightened of all, as it seems the Captain has vowed to return and seek out the nine-year-old cabin boy who once sank an ax into Crow's piratey skull.

There's danger on the rocks and in the air as the boys attend The Sprat's Jig, an annual dance held at the town hall.

There, young Will learns the answer to that age-old question, "What does a nine-year-old fear most - a pirate's ghost, or the prospect of dancing with a real-live girl?"

This book offers pure enjoyment with just the right amount of chills for all ages.

[Niloo N · Rating 2 out of 5]

بالاخره يه روزى متوجه ميشم كه ديگه هشت سال م نيست. :-"

[Yaara · Rating 4 out of 5]

וואו, בארי ממש אהב. צחק, פחד, היה במתח. וגם אני נהניתי... הצלחה מסחררת אצלנו בבית.

[Suzejf · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is a spooky but fun serving for children aged seven to nine, tapping into their fear of ghost stories and pirates. It’s a hilarious tale about the sometimes horrible way in which siblings treat one another. Brothers Marty and Will are on holiday on the wild Irish coast. Marty is always playing practical jokes on his brothers, including younger brother Will. But when Marty tells the bloodcurdling story of the cutthroat pirate Captain Crow ‘with plenty of blood and guts’, Will ends up terrified. Will can’t be sure if this is another of Marty’s tricks or if, indeed, Captain Crow’s ghost is really out to get him. The idea of being cursed by the bloodthirsty pirate sets off a series of disasters for Will, but also ends up with a delightful ‘just deserts’ for Marty. This story is not too long and the text is broken up by dialogue and great illustrations; a good book for the newly confident reader. However, it serves plenty of tension and humour to keep the older reluctant reader entertained too. Humour is apparent in the vivid portrayal of family life with five brothers. But the author also allows the characters to ‘turn the tables’ in their roles. Marty, the joker and trickster, in the end needs Will’s help. This allows Will, who has managed to rationalise his own fears, to emerge as a hero.

[Matti Karjalainen · Rating 3 out of 5]

Valtsu ja Make lomailevat vanhempineen meren rannalla sijaitsevassa Katajarannan kylässä. Paikkakunnalla kerrotaan legendaa merirosvokapteenista, jota yhdeksänvuotias laivapoika löi ennen muinoin kirveellä päähän. Nyt merirosvo kummittelee paikkakunnalla, ja aina kun hänen aarteensa voi nähdä hohtavan meressä, tietävät ihmiset että kapteeni on palannut etsimään laivapoikaa viedäkseen hänet mukanaan meren syvyyksiin.

Valtsu pääsee osallistumaan ensimmäistä kertaa Silakoiden sottiisi -nimiseen limudiskoon, jossa häntä odottavat monet vaarat: hänen on selvittävä niin tanssista ällöttävien tyttöjen kanssa kuin kotimatkasta pimeiden rantakallioiden halki.

Eoin Colferin "Legenda kapteeni Korpin hampaasta" (WSOY, 2006) jatkaa Legenda-sarjaa totutuilla linjoilla. Vaikka Legenda Pottu-Mäkisestä -klassikon tasolle ei ylletäkään, niin ihan hauskasta helppolukuisesta on kyse. Lopputuloksessa on mukana niin huumoria kuin jännitystä, ja sitä lienee kohtaisen helppo vinkata kakkos-kolmosluokkalaisille lukunäytteiden avulla (esimerkiksi sivut 28-31 tai alun velipoikien kuvaus).

Tony Rossin kuvitus on sekin onnistunutta.

[Katherine Cowley · Rating 4 out of 5]

From the author of the Artemis Fowl series, a clever chapter book for youngish readers. Part family relationship story (5 brothers in the same house), part horror (despite the insistence on science and phosphorescence, there's some horror and suspense), part comedy, this is a fun book featuring a 9 year-old main character. There are several pictures per chapter, but the hundred pages is mostly text. This makes me understand, appreciate, and sympathize with young boys better. I didn't choose this book, but I'm glad I read it. Colfer is just a masterful storyteller.

[Colm O'brien · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is Eoin Colfer at his best where he tells the story of two borthers who are forever playing practical jokes on one another but when Mart tells the story of Captain Crow and his teeth Will is terrfied! This book is suitable for girls and boys from the ages of 7-9. It is full of mischief that children will recognise and engage with.

[Bridget · Rating 5 out of 5]

This series is a real hoot. I read this on lunch break and was laughing out loud in front of all the passing kids and teachers.

[Kirjapallo · Rating 3 out of 5]

Tämä ei ollut niin mainio kuin Pottu-Mäkinen, enkä voi sietää sitä kun kansantanssista tehdään pilkkaa (se on oikeasti tosi hauskaa! :P). Mutta kyllähän tätä kelpaa tyrkyttää ainaskin kolmosille.

[sabisteb aka callisto · Rating 5 out of 5]

Tim hat es nicht einfach mit 4 Brüdern, davon 3 jüngeren und einem älteren. Im Sommer geht es mit der ganzen Familie campen, da wird es schon mal eng im Schlafzimmer. Marty, der älteste Bruder liebt es Schauergeschichten zu erzählen, je blutiger, desto besser. Diesmal geht es um Captain Crow, der von einem Schiffsjungen eine Axt in den Kopf geschlagen bekommt und sich nach seinem Tode an 9 jährigen Jungen rächten will, wenn die Klippen, die nach seinen Zähnen benannt sind in der Nacht leuchten. Tim ist neun Jahre alt, dabei wäre er gerade jetzt lieber nur acht.
Wie gut, dass Mamma und Pappa da vorgesorgt haben. Bevor Tim und Marty auf ihre erste Discofete dürfen müssen sie einen Vertrag unterschreiben:
1. Auf direktem Weg zum Tanz und auf direktem Weg zurück.
2. Bleibt auf der Staße. Kein Schritt auf die Felsen. Und wenn doch, werdet ihr erst wieder in Begleitung unserer eigenen Enkelkinder allein ausgehen.
Dumm nur, dass da dieses Mädchen ist, und Tim doch über die Klippen heim muss, und Captain Crows Zähne leuchten.

Ein Wiedersehen mit Tim und seinen vier Brüdern. Witzig, abgedreht und spannend, wie der erste Band. Die Geschichte erinnert in ihrem Witz stark an die Lindgren Geschichten um Michel aus Löneberga oder die Kinder von Bullerbü. Kindgerechter, teils schwarzer, ironischer Humor, an dem auch jeder Vorlesende seine reine Freude haben wird.

[Julie · Rating 5 out of 5]

I absolutely love Eoin Colfer's Aretemis Fowl books but was unaware that he had written some shorter books for slightly younger readers so when I saw this I just had to read it.

The book is written from the prospective of Will, a 9 year old boy on holiday in a caravan with his family. His eldest brother likes to scare him with ghost stories and one such story is the local Legend of Captain Crow's Teeth.

I thought this book was excellent and would appeal to young boys trying longer books for the first time. The illustrations are quite Roald Dahl-esque but capture the story well. I laughed out loud at the descriptions of his four brothers and their personalities. Any child with siblings that tease and torture each other will relate to this book.

Many children are scared of things that adults don't even consider. Ghosts or what they see on TV or stories told to them by siblings or friends. Colfer shows that often those people scaring you aren't as brave as they make out and often the things scaring you have a perfectly reasonable explanation.

It also gives a funny account of Will's first experience of the local 9-11 year old disco and how it didn't live up to his expectations in the slightest!

[Erin Forson · Rating 3 out of 5]

Captain Crow's Teeth
by Eoin Colfer
Legend has it that way back in Ireland's history there was a ruthless pirate named Captain Crow. One day, Captain Crow attacked the wrong ship. A brave cabin boy attacked Crow with an axe and planted the head of the ax in Crow's forehead. Crow survived for a time (with the ax blade still in his skull), but swore he would hunt the cabin boy until the end of time—or until he had his revenge. That was hundreds of years ago. When the rocks on the coastline glow a neon yellow, even to this day, legend says that Captain Crow's ghost is rising up out of the water to capture the boy who planted an ax in his head. Thing is, he isn't sure which boy attacked him, so any boy will do! Will and his family of 8 (six brothers) are camping in the town near the rocks where Crow's story began when the neon glow begins on the rocks...which brother will he choose to take his revenge?

[Maggie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Finally a really fun boy's book! Eion Colfer is smart and fun to read, he doesn't talk down to his audience and is not afraid to be silly. You get a whole array of experiences in this book from funny, to scarry, to coming of age. The family in Colfer's story is so much fun from the 5 year old brother who's decided to start using baby talk again to get a way with more, to the twins who sing songs and shake their butts at Will mocking him for going to dance with girls. I think showing boys in a non moshy way first dealing with presenting himself to girls is a great thing for a boy's book and hilarious for readers of any gender. And finally I find Captain's Crow's teeth story just scary enough to hold your attention, but not too scary with it's scientifc explanation that Will can repeat over and over to himself.

[Tammi Doyle · Rating 3 out of 5]

This had the potential to be a terrific little book for early primary-aged children but I felt it didn't develop as it could have. The ending was a little abrupt, like the author had put a limit on page numbers and when he reached that point he simply closed out the chapter he was writing.

Still, it was witty and quick and my children enjoyed it.

[A.m. Layet · Rating 4 out of 5]

My boys loved this book. It was just the right combination of being silly and being true to life. Any book which details the trials and tribulations of sibling rivalry in a humourous way just can't go wrong.

[Oakley Gates · Rating 1 out of 5]

I thought it was kinda scary, & I had to go to the bathroom a lot. It was funny, oh yah did I mention it was scary. Marty was a loser, but I still liked him. Overall I gave the book a 20%. Also Captain Crow creeped me out, & so It was hard for me to finish the book.

[Mae · Rating 4 out of 5]

its a book about that will and marty go to a disco
and on the way home marty insists that a girl sits on the back of his bike
and will walks by the rocks of captain crows teeth
captain crows teeth are the phosphorescense in the water

[Karen · Rating 4 out of 5]

Entertaining childrens books are hard to find. I enjoyed Spud Murphy more but still found this a fun read. My 8 year old daughter read and liked both of them.

[Judy · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is going to be a perfect read to the second graders during the scary month of October.

[Cdelory · Rating 4 out of 5]

Perfect 7-year-old boy book. Family full of stinky, troublesome boys. Short read, but some meat to it. We've ordered up a few more in the series.

[Serena.. Sery-ously? · Rating 5 out of 5]

Geniale!! Adoro quest'uomo :3

[Mj · Rating 5 out of 5]

This story literally had my fourth grader laughing out loud. Can't ask for more than that!

[Rhi · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 stars.
Marty wasn't a nice brother. I wish he had learnt his lesson for a bit longer than 4 days.

[Rue Baldry · Rating 3 out of 5]

A short, fun, and silly book.

[Juli · Rating 3 out of 5]

Read this to my sons, ages 7 and 9. We enjoyed this book, but not nearly as much as the two we read before this one.

[Indah Threez Lestari · Rating 3 out of 5]

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[CTWard · Rating 5 out of 5]

"The Legend of Captain Crow's Teeth" is another great installment on Colfer's Legend of . . . series and a hilarious children's chapter book for ages seven/eight to twelve. The book has a male protagonist and is packed with real-life scenarios of sibling squabbles and childhood adventure. The comedy and fast pace of the story line will surely hold the readers attention throughout the entire book. This book is a great “spooky” story for Halloween as our main character/narrator becomes victim to a local ghost story everyone seems to believe but him.

[Alex · Rating 3 out of 5]

Adventure story with a pirate legend buried inside it. Also, an excellent story about family and growing up.

Could be used to study legends, first person writing and diary writing; history of pirates and sea travel; maps and sea charts.

[Jen · Rating 4 out of 5]

Another read-aloud book to my 5yo who just finished Kindergarten. I liked the Spud Murphy one better, but he thought this one was as funny as the other one, so it was a hit with the target audience.

[Anna Davidson · Rating 4 out of 5]

A super fun story about two brothers and the legend of Captain Crow's teeth. Lower primary readers who enjoy spooky stories will enjoy this.