Тарзан, приёмыш обезьян

           Thefurnishingsandothercontentsoftheroomitwaswhichrivetedhisattention.Heexaminedmanythingsminutely—strangetoolsandweapons,books,paper,clothing—whatlittlehadwithstoodtheravagesoftimeinthehumidatmosphereofthejunglecoast.

           Heopenedchestsandcupboards,suchasdidnotbafflehissmallexperience,andinthesehefoundthecontentsmuchbetterpreserved.

           Amongotherthingshefoundasharphuntingknife,onthekeenbladeofwhichheimmediatelyproceededtocuthisfinger.Undauntedhecontinuedhisexperiments,findingthathecouldhackandhewsplintersofwoodfromthetableandchairswiththisnewtoy.

           Foralongtimethisamusedhim,butfinallytiringhecontinuedhisexplorations.Inacupboardfilledwithbookshecameacrossonewithbrightlycoloredpictures—itwasachild’sillustratedalphabet—

           AisforArcher

           Whoshootswithabow.

           BisforBoy,

           HisfirstnameisJoe.

           Thepicturesinterestedhimgreatly.

           Thereweremanyapeswithfacessimilartohisown,andfurtheroverinthebookhefound,under"M,"somelittlemonkeyssuchashesawdailyflittingthroughthetreesofhisprimevalforest.Butnowherewaspicturedanyofhisownpeople;inallthebookwasnonethatresembledKerchak,orTublat,orKala.