CHAPTER VI 



MY HUNTERS AND I BECOME GREAT FRIENDS — AN- 

 DEKKO AND NDOVA GROW FOND OF ME ~ WE 

 TAKE NDOVA INTO THE FOREST — HE CALLS MON- 

 KEYS TO US AGAIN — ANDEKKO'S PROWESS AS A 

 HUNTER — A FEMALE GORILLA AND HER BABY — 

 WE KILL THE MAMMA AND ANDEKKO KILLS THE 

 BABY 



AFTER a few days of constant companionship 

 with Rogala, Shinshooko, and Aiapai, their 

 fears of me had been allayed and we had become great 

 friends. 



The women had also become accustomed to me and 

 had grown to like me, for I had given them beads, 

 looking-glasses, and some other trinkets. They also 

 showed much pleasure when they brought to my feet 

 bunches of plantain, peanuts, or other food. They 

 would fish in the river, and all the fish they caught 

 they would bring to me, so that I might choose what 

 I wanted. The children would snare birds and bring 

 them to me. They were always delighted to follow 

 me when I went out to shoot birds. 



Andekko and Ndova, who were always fed by me, 

 had also become accustomed to the color of my face 



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