IN AFRICAN FOREST AND JUNGLE 



two by a boar or disabled by monkeys. Many times 

 he will prevent you from being hungry while you are 

 in the forest.'* 



I gazed at Andekko with wonder, he looked so 

 very ugly. He was covered with scars, marks of the 

 wounds he had received in his conflicts with wild 

 animals. One of his ears was split in two. His 

 upper and lower lips were also cut on the left side. 

 These two wounds had been made by a large monkey, 

 called a mandril, which often walks on the ground 

 and had been surprised there by Andekko. 



Rotembo, seeing that I was looking at the scars 

 of Andekko, said : " Oguizi, when wounded, this 

 dog becomes even fiercer and more courageous than 

 before. He is famous for his courage." 



Andekko belonged to the same family of dogs as 

 those that had gone gorilla-hunting with me at 

 King Mombo's plantation. His hair was of yellowish 

 color, and he had a white spot on his throat. His 

 tail could not have been more curly, and he was 

 quite lean ; his legs were somewhat long. 



Then Rotembo said : " Oguizi, Andekko is the 

 second gift I promised you." 



The next day Rogala came again, but this time with 

 a monkey called Ndova. He was a fine creature, with 

 a nice coat of hair and a white nose. The chief, point- 



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