Тарзан, приёмыш обезьян
The Light of Knowledge
Whenhediscoveredthearrangementofwordsinalphabeticalorderhedelightedinsearchingforandfindingthecombinationswithwhichhewasfamiliar,andthewordswhichfollowedthem,theirdefinitions,ledhimstillfurtherintothemazesoferudition.
Bythetimehewasseventeenhehadlearnedtoreadthesimple,child’sprimerandhadfullyrealizedthetrueandwonderfulpurposeofthelittlebugs.
Nolongerdidhefeelshameforhishairlessbodyorhishumanfeatures,fornowhisreasontoldhimthathewasofadifferentracefromhiswildandhairycompanions.HewasaM-A-N,theywereA-P-E-S,andthelittleapeswhichscurriedthroughtheforesttopwereM-O-N-K-E-Y-S.Heknew,too,thatoldSaborwasaL-I-O-N-E-S-S,andHistahaS-N-A-K-E,andTantoranE-L-E-P-H-A-N-T.Andsohelearnedtoread.Fromthenonhisprogresswasrapid.Withthehelpofthegreatdictionaryandtheactiveintelligenceofahealthymindendowedbyinheritancewithmorethanordinaryreasoningpowersheshrewdlyguessedatmuchwhichhecouldnotreallyunderstand,andmoreoftenthannothisguesseswereclosetothemarkoftruth.
Thereweremanybreaksinhiseducation,causedbythemigratoryhabitsofhistribe,butevenwhenremovedfromhisbookshisactivebraincontinuedtosearchoutthemysteriesofhisfascinatingavocation.
