IN AFRICAN FOREST AND JUNGLE 



like shingles. We also built a platform in case we 

 should need it for smoking meat. 



Then I walked all over the island, and discovered 

 buried in the sand a number of turtle's eggs, to my 

 great joy, for turtle's eggs are very good to eat. There 

 were so many of them that we should not have starved 

 had we remained quite a while on the island, for not 

 only did we find many eggs but we captured a number 

 of turtles. When I returned from my tour of investi- 

 gation, Rogala was talking to his idol. 



We boiled a number of turtle's eggs, and having 

 salt with us we enjoyed them immensely. If I had 

 had some oil or wild boar's fat, what delicious turtle's- 

 egg omelette we could have made ! After breakfast 

 we fished, and were lucky enough to catch some fish, 

 to our great delight. These we broiled on charcoal 

 for our dinner. The day passed rather slowly, for I 

 was anxious for the night to come. 



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