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What is Tekoto?

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Barely an islet, Tekoto is the name of the small ledge of coral where Mafatu’s mother dies. After their boat is ruined in a storm, she drags herself and her child onto Tekoto. Before dying she manages to give Mafatu a split coconut to eat so that he can survive.