IN AFRICAN FOREST AND JUNGLE 



I could see the smoke rise from these hot dishes. 

 How I enjoyed the pudding and the ice-cream at the 

 end of the dinner ! 



I went out and met another friend who also asked me 

 to dinner. This one had turkey mstead of roast beef 

 How I looked at the turkey ! It had been roasted to 

 a nicety, and was a rich brown all over. Then my 

 friend asked : " Paul, which piece do you like best ^ *' 

 To which I answered : " I have no choice." Then a 

 large piece was put on a plate for me with the stuffing. 

 The waitress would pass the cranberry sauce, then the 

 potatoes and the green peas. How good all these 

 tasted ! Then came the strawberries and the ice- 

 cream. Then more dinners, with other friends. 

 How I enjoyed these in my imagination ! Then 

 hunger would stop, and then come back with ten times 

 greater force. We drank as much water as we could, 

 for there is nourishment in water. 



Akenda-Mbani went to look after his traps one day, 

 and Rogala and I went hunting. We were in des- 

 perate straits. We had gone quite a distance from the 

 camp, and had seen nothing, when suddenly I thought 

 I heard something in the distance. I gave a " click." 

 As soon as Rogala heard it he stopped and then came 

 to my side. I had heard, as I thought, monkeys 

 leaping from tree to tree. We stood still, and the 



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