▁crash ▁on ▁its ▁way ▁to ▁the ▁island ▁refuge ▁that ▁would ▁become ▁High ▁Har bor , ▁mar oon ing ▁him ▁on ▁a ▁tiny ▁island ▁as ▁the ▁sole ▁surv iv or , ▁where ▁he ▁learned ▁to ▁surv ive ▁on ▁his ▁own ▁and ▁has ▁been ▁living ▁for ▁five ▁years . ▁ ▁As ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁the ▁hard ship ▁he ▁has ▁grown ▁very ▁strong . ▁ ▁L anna ▁L anna ▁is ▁described ▁as ▁a ▁small , ▁bird like ▁girl , ▁and ▁indeed ▁she ▁has ▁several ▁friends ▁who ▁are ▁birds , ▁including ▁a ▁t ern ▁named ▁T ik ki . ▁ ▁She ▁seems ▁to ▁have ▁an ▁em path ic ▁connection ▁with ▁birds ▁that ▁lets ▁her ▁communicate ▁with ▁them ▁on ▁a ▁rud iment ary ▁level . ▁ ▁She ▁is ▁a ▁friend ▁of ▁Con an ' s ▁who ▁hasn ' t ▁seen ▁him ▁since ▁the ▁c ata c ly sm . ▁ ▁Maz al ▁is ▁her ▁a unt , ▁Sh ann ▁is ▁her ▁uncle , ▁and ▁Te acher ▁is ▁her ▁grand father . ▁ ▁She ▁has ▁a ▁deep - se ated ▁fear ▁of ▁the ▁ocean ▁since ▁the ▁t sun am is ▁swe pt ▁across ▁the ▁world . ▁ ▁Te acher ▁Te acher ▁is ▁a ▁lean ▁old ▁man ▁with ▁a ▁white ▁be ard ▁and ▁a ▁mass ▁of ▁thick ▁white ▁hair ▁who ▁knows ▁Con an ▁and ▁is ▁the ▁grand father ▁of ▁L anna . ▁ ▁He ▁is ▁very ▁wise , ▁to ▁the ▁point ▁of ▁knowing ▁how ▁to ▁communicate ▁tele path ically ▁with ▁Con an ▁and ▁L anna ' s ▁mother ▁Maz al