The boy stopped paddling. His knees felt weak. He tried to cry out, but his voice died in his throat. The great shark was circling slowly around the canoe. Whith each circle, it moved closer and closer. The boy could see the yellow eyes, the gill slits in its throat.
Afa leaped form one side of the canoe to the other. In sudden anger Mako leaned forward to grab his little dog and shake him soundly. Afa wriggled out of his grasp, and the shift in weight tipped the canoe to one side. In anither second they would be over-board. Theboy stopped paddling. Mako threw his weight over quickly to balance the canoe, but with a loud splash Afa fell in to dark water