Тарзан, приёмыш обезьян
The White Ape
Hecouldspringtwentyfeetacrossspaceatthedizzyheightsoftheforesttop,andgraspwithunerringprecision,andwithoutapparentjar,alimbwavingwildlyinthepathofanapproachingtornado.
Hecoulddroptwentyfeetatastretchfromlimbtolimbinrapiddescenttotheground,orhecouldgaintheutmostpinnacleoftheloftiesttropicalgiantwiththeeaseandswiftnessofasquirrel.
Thoughbuttenyearsoldhewasfullyasstrongastheaveragemanofthirty,andfarmoreagilethanthemostpracticedathleteeverbecomes.Anddaybydayhisstrengthwasincreasing.
Hislifeamongthesefierceapeshadbeenhappy;forhisrecollectionheldnootherlife,nordidheknowthatthereexistedwithintheuniverseaughtelsethanhislittleforestandthewildjungleanimalswithwhichhewasfamiliar.
Hewasnearlytenbeforehecommencedtorealizethatagreatdifferenceexistedbetweenhimselfandhisfellows.Hislittlebody,burnedbrownbyexposure,suddenlycausedhimfeelingsofintenseshame,forherealizedthatitwasentirelyhairless,likesomelowsnake,orotherreptile.
Heattemptedtoobviatethisbyplasteringhimselffromheadtofootwithmud,butthisdriedandfelloff.Besidesitfeltsouncomfortablethathequicklydecidedthathepreferredtheshametothediscomfort.
