IN AFRICAN FOREST AND JUNGLE 



Andekko were my companions. Ndova entered his 

 house and soon after was asleep. Andekko stretched 

 himself by the fire. I wondered at all I had seen and 

 the wonderful animals I had killed since I had been 

 in that great forest ; then putting lots of wood on 

 the fires, I lay down to sleep. In the middle of the 

 night Ndova uttered several shrill cries of fear which 

 resounded strangely. I jumped out of my bed, re- 

 volver in hand, lighted a torch quickly, and went to 

 his house, followed by Andekko, who had been lying 

 by my side. Ndova's eyes glared, his hair stood 

 erect. He gave several grunts, and jumped from one 

 part of his house to the other. Something had evi- 

 dently disturbed him. Looking carefully on the 

 ground, I saw the trail of a huge snake. 



While all this was going on within his hearing, 

 Rogala did not dare to say a word. All was perfectly 

 silent in his little house. When he came out in the 

 morning, he said to me : " The new moon did not 

 see me." 



In the afternoon Shinshooko and Alapai made their 

 appearance. They had gone into the forest to hide, 

 fearing that the moon would mark them also for 

 destruction. 



The following day Rogala went hunting and re- 

 turned with a very high fever. He had had a sudden 



I GO 



