IN AFRICAN FOREST AND JUNGLE 



" Rogala," said I, " I will be your friend. When 

 we get into the forest, we will be like two men who 

 are born the same day." Among the Africans of the 

 great forest, when two men are born the same day, 

 they are foster brothers. 



" Good indeed you are, Oguizi," replied Rogala. 

 " I will obey you in everything." 



Then I presented him with a big hunting-knife, 

 which pleased him greatly. 



The following day, while I was seated by Rotembo 

 under the veranda of his house, I saw Rogala coming 

 towards us. He had with him a very strange-looking 

 dog. 



Rotembo said to me : " Look at this dog. His 

 name is Andekko. He is fearless and always in the 

 thick of the fight. He is not afraid of any wild 

 beast. In war he always warns us of an enemy hid- 

 ing in the jungle. He is the best of hunting dogs. 

 He goes into the forest all alone in search of game, 

 and will drive the antelope or gazelle up to Rogala 

 or the hunter he knows, even if it takes him the whole 

 day to do so. He has captured several young nginas 

 and nshiegos after their mothers were killed, and gone 

 into the lair of leopards and killed their young. 

 The wonder is that he has not been killed by a 

 gorilla or leopard long before now or been gashed in 



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