Тарзан, приёмыш обезьян
Man and Man
Forthreedaysthelittlecavalcademarchedslowlythroughtheheartofthisunknownanduntrackedforest,untilfinally,earlyinthefourthday,theycameuponalittlespotnearthebanksofasmallriver,whichseemedlessthicklyovergrownthananygroundtheyhadyetencountered.
Heretheysettoworktobuildanewvillage,andinamonthagreatclearinghadbeenmade,hutsandpalisadeserected,plantains,yamsandmaizeplanted,andtheyhadtakenuptheiroldlifeintheirnewhome.Heretherewerenowhitemen,nosoldiers,noranyrubberorivorytobegatheredforcruelandthanklesstaskmasters.
Severalmoonspassedbyeretheblacksventuredfarintotheterritorysurroundingtheirnewvillage.SeveralhadalreadyfallenpreytooldSabor,andbecausethejunglewassoinfestedwiththesefierceandbloodthirstycats,andwithlionsandleopards,theebonywarriorshesitatedtotrustthemselvesfarfromthesafetyoftheirpalisades.
Butoneday,Kulonga,asonoftheoldking,Mbonga,wanderedfarintothedensemazestothewest.Warilyhestepped,hisslenderlanceeverready,hislongovalshieldfirmlygraspedinhislefthandclosetohissleekebonybody.
Athisbackhisbow,andinthequiveruponhisshieldmanyslim,straightarrows,wellsmearedwiththethick,dark,tarrysubstancethatrendereddeadlytheirtiniestneedleprick.
