Тарзан, приёмыш обезьян
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TheoldermaleseitherignoredhimentirelyorelsehatedhimsovindictivelythatbutforhiswondrousagilityandspeedandthefierceprotectionofthehugeKalahewouldhavebeendispatchedatanearlyage.
Tublatwashismostconsistentenemy,butitwasthroughTublatthat,whenhewasaboutthirteen,thepersecutionofhisenemiessuddenlyceasedandhewasleftseverelyalone,exceptontheoccasionswhenoneofthemranamuckinthethroesofoneofthosestrange,wildfitsofinsaneragewhichattacksthemalesofmanyofthefierceranimalsofthejungle.Thennonewassafe.
OnthedaythatTarzanestablishedhisrighttorespect,thetribewasgatheredaboutasmallnaturalamphitheaterwhichthejunglehadleftfreefromitsentanglingvinesandcreepersinahollowamongsomelowhills.
Theopenspacewasalmostcircularinshape.Uponeveryhandrosethemightygiantsoftheuntouchedforest,withthemattedundergrowthbankedsocloselybetweenthehugetrunksthattheonlyopeningintothelittle,levelarenawasthroughtheupperbranchesofthetrees.
Here,safefrominterruption,thetribeoftengathered.Inthecenteroftheamphitheaterwasoneofthosestrangeearthendrumswhichtheanthropoidsbuildforthequeerritesthesoundsofwhichmenhaveheardinthefastnessesofthejungle,butwhichnonehaseverwitnessed.
