Тарзан, приёмыш обезьян
Man and Man
NightfoundKulongafarfromthepalisadesofhisfather’svillage,butstillheadedwestward,andclimbingintotheforkofagreattreehefashionedarudeplatformandcurledhimselfforsleep.
ThreemilestothewestsleptthetribeofKerchak.
Earlythenextmorningtheapeswereastir,movingthroughthejungleinsearchoffood.Tarzan,aswashiscustom,prosecutedhissearchinthedirectionofthecabinsothatbyleisurelyhuntingonthewayhisstomachwasfilledbythetimehereachedthebeach.
Theapesscatteredbyones,andtwos,andthreesinalldirections,buteverwithinsoundofasignalofalarm.
Kalahadmovedslowlyalonganelephanttracktowardtheeast,andwasbusilyengagedinturningoverrottedlimbsandlogsinsearchofsucculentbugsandfungi,whenthefaintestshadowofastrangenoisebroughthertostartledattention.
Forfiftyyardsbeforeherthetrailwasstraight,anddownthisleafytunnelshesawthestealthyadvancingfigureofastrangeandfearfulcreature.
ItwasKulonga.
Kaladidnotwaittoseemore,but,turning,movedrapidlybackalongthetrail.Shedidnotrun;but,afterthemannerofherkindwhennotaroused,soughtrathertoavoidthantoescape.
CloseafterhercameKulonga.Herewasmeat.Hecouldmakeakillingandfeastwellthisday.Onhehurried,hisspearpoisedforthethrow.
