IN AFRICAN FOREST AND JUNGLE 



which no man possesses. By the sense of smell they 

 can tell if a berry, nut, or fruit is poisonous. They 

 always smell a thing they do not know before eating it, 

 and when it is poisonous they throw it away. If it 

 is not poisonous, they give it a bite. In that case 

 what is good for the monkey is good for the man. 

 But I must tell you that often the nuts, berries, or 

 fruits a monkey likes men do not like, for monkeys 

 and men have not always the same taste.'* 



After hearing the words of Rotembo I looked with 

 renewed curiosity at Ndova. He was almost as 

 large as Andekko. His nose was white, which con- 

 trasted strongly with the color of his dark hair tipped 

 with whitish gray. He had long canine teeth. I was 

 glad to hear he was gentle, for I should not have liked 

 to be bitten by him. 



" Oguizi, I give you Ndova," Rotembo said. " He 

 is the third gift I promised you. I think you will 

 get on well in the forest with Rogala, Andekko, 

 and Ndova. There are two other of my slaves who 

 are also great hunters. Their names are Shinshooko 

 and Alapai. These three men live close together in 

 the forest and spend their lives in hunting; they 

 have their famihes with them. 



" I got Ndova in the following manner," he con- 

 tinued. " I and my slave Rogala were hunting 



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