IN AFRICAN FOREST AND JUNGLE 



and my long hair ; they knew I was their friend, for 

 when they were hungry I gave them food. 



Ndova from his perch always watched for my return, 

 and when he saw me he uttered pecuHar sounds of 

 joy, which were always the same, so that when he 

 uttered them I always knew that he was glad. He 

 knew that I generally brought to him nuts, berries, or 

 fruits which he liked. When I was eating with Rogala, 

 Shinshooko, and Alapai, Andekko was always by me, 

 for he had learned that he fared much better by my 

 side, as I had directed them not to feed him. 



One day I said to Rogala : " Meat is getting scarce. 

 Let us take Ndova with us into the forest to-morrow 

 morning ; perhaps he will succeed, if we meet monkeys 

 belonging to his species, in making them come to him. 

 Then, if we kill two or three, we shall have monkey 

 meat to eat." 



The following morning Rogala, with Ndova tied by 

 a rope, and I set out for the forest. Once in a while 

 Ndova would call for his friends, the monkeys of his 

 species; but there came no answer to his call, — there 

 were no ndovas in that part of the forest. 



We kept on further and further ; but though Ndova 

 called for those of his species, there came no answer 

 back, and finally we deemed it time to return home, 

 as otherwise we should have to sleep in the forest. 



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