Hatupatu

Hatupatu is a youth whose story pits human ingenuity against a supernatural captor, the bird-woman Kurangaituku, who keeps him in her lair. His escape depends on quick thinking and knowledge of the land, and his eventual triumph restores him to his family and his standing. His arc gives the collection one of its most vivid portraits of survival—how a young person's wit and courage can turn captivity into a homecoming, and how the wild world of spirits and monsters can be outwitted by a determined human.