IN AFRICAN FOREST AND JUNGLE 



follow, being often obliterated by the jungle or fallen 

 branches. 



All at once Ndova ran towards me, seeming very 

 much frightened. His eyes were almost starting out 

 of his head, and he sprang upon me and held fast and 

 close to my clothing. He looked in a certain direction, 

 then uttered a cry of anger and defiance towards the 

 place. I whispered to Rogala : " What can be the 

 cause of Ndova's fright and anger ? Look at his 

 hair ! It is standing up all over his body." 



" Probably a snake,'* replied Rogala. 



We went carefully towards the spot whence Ndova 

 had come, and saw a huge python coiled round a tree, 

 watching for prey. We killed the reptile, which was 

 nearly twenty feet long. Rogala cut it into many 

 pieces, packed them together in large leaves, and hung 

 the parcel on the branch of a tree, and said with evi- 

 dent glee : " When we return I will take the parcel 

 with me, for the snake is fat, and will make good 

 soup." 



We continued to follow the path, looking all around 

 us for game, and walked as lightly as we could. The 

 footsteps of Rogala, who wore no shoes, could not be 

 heard. 



Soon Ndova began to call for monkeys. His 

 power of scent or of hearing was so great that he had 



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