CHAPTER XII 



NDOVA AS A TEST OF POISONOUS FRUITS AND BERRIES 



— HE DISCOVERS A BEEHIVE— A FEAST OF HONEY 



— ANDEKKO'S USEFULNESS IN HUNTING — KOOLA 

 NUTS — WE KILL TWO WILD BOARS — CAPTURE OF 

 A BABY " MAN OF THE WOODS '' 



ONE day while out shooting birds, I came to a 

 part of the forest where I saw several kinds of 

 fruits and berries I had never seen before. Some 

 were beautiful to look at and very tempting, but I 

 did not dare to eat them for fear that they might be 

 poisonous. 



Remembering what Rotembo had told me about 

 Ndova and other monkeys, — that they never made 

 a mistake in regard to fruits, berries, or nuts, and 

 never ate those that were poisonous, and threw 

 them away if given to them, — I determined to go 

 back to our camp and bring Ndova with me, and 

 show him the fruits. 



The following morning I took Ndova with me, 

 leading him by a cord, for I was afraid of his run- 

 ning away. When I came to that part of the forest 

 where I had seen so many berries, I tied Ndova to 



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