"Back and back the planes had come with their hail of bullets, while sampans sank and went under. Back and back until there was but one empty sampan left drifting on the water. Then the planes had come no more— not for one empty sampan. It had drifted silently— empty."
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Meindert DeJong
Meindert DeJong (4 March 1906 - 16 July 1991) was an author of children's books, and a recipient of the Newbery Medal and Hans Christian Andersen Medal for his works.
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