IN AFRICAN FOREST AND JUNGLE 



growl at me at first, and a ripe plantain to Ndova, who 

 gave a peculiar " Oh oh " to show his joy. I found 

 afterward that Ndova was very fond of ripe plantains 

 and bananas. 



" I will feed Ndova and Andekko often," said I 

 to Rogala, " so that they may get accustomed to 

 me." 



I often think that if it had not been for Andekko 

 and Ndova I should probably have died of starvation 

 in the great forest. 



A few days afterwards Rotembo came to me and 

 said : " Oguizi, I want you to give me some of your 

 hair. I shall consider this the greatest gift that I have 

 ever received." 



My hair had become very long and hung over my 

 shoulders. I had let it grow, for it excited great 

 wonder among the natives. It was very black and 

 silky. So I pulled out half a dozen hairs and pre- 

 sented them to Rotembo. As soon as he received 

 the gift, he muttered words I could not understand, 

 then took his little idol from the bag that always 

 hung by his side, and wound two of the hairs round 

 and round its neck. The four others he carefully 

 put aside in a little wooden box. After this he 

 looked perfectly happy, and said to me, " Oguizi, 

 the six long hairs you have given me are more 



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