Тарзан, приёмыш обезьян
Jungle Battles
Atfirsthetriedtopickthelittlefiguresfromtheleaves,buthesoonsawthattheywerenotreal,thoughheknewnotwhattheymightbe,norhadheanywordstodescribethem.
Theboats,andtrains,andcowsandhorseswerequitemeaninglesstohim,butnotquitesobafflingastheoddlittlefigureswhichappearedbeneathandbetweenthecoloredpictures—somestrangekindofbughethoughttheymightbe,formanyofthemhadlegsthoughnowherecouldhefindonewitheyesandamouth.Itwashisfirstintroductiontothelettersofthealphabet,andhewasovertenyearsold.
Ofcoursehehadneverbeforeseenprint,oreverhadspokenwithanylivingthingwhichhadtheremotestideathatsuchathingasawrittenlanguageexisted,noreverhadheseenanyonereading.
Sowhatwonderthatthelittleboywasquiteatalosstoguessthemeaningofthesestrangefigures.
Nearthemiddleofthebookhefoundhisoldenemy,Sabor,thelioness,andfurtheron,coiledHistah,thesnake.
Oh,itwasmostengrossing!Neverbeforeinallhistenyearshadheenjoyedanythingsomuch.Soabsorbedwashethathedidnotnotetheapproachingdusk,untilitwasquiteuponhimandthefigureswereblurred.
