A town and port in northwestern Israel in the eastern Mediterranean.
1The Pashalik of Gaza is at present annexed to that of Akka.
2The caravans coming from Akka generally halt for the night at Kanneytra.
3Away they flew, and Akka and the other wild geese followed them.
4Once again Akka and her flock had to take a night fly.
5Nils gave a cry of joy and took old Akka in his arms.
6When Akka, the leader-goose, talked in this way, the boy stepped briskly forward.
7When the fox yowled in this manner, old Akka, the leader-goose, was awakened.
8The Khan is on the great road from Akka to Damascus.
9Akka led the geese farther south to the great Skåne plain.
10A couple of moments later Akka stood in the storks' nest.
11Akka looked at one of the smallest islands and alighted there.
12But Akka had evidently made up her mind to help the black rats.
13When Akka said this, the stork raised his head and stared at her.
14Akka, in turn, loved him as if he had been her own child.
15He came right up to Akka, and looked sympathetic and serious.
16When Dunfin asked for anything not even Akka could say no.