Du Chaillu

In African Forest and Jungle by Paul B. Du Chaillu: (full image Illustrated) Kindle Edition: - http: //www.amazon.com/dp/B013MCODSC Paperback Format: - https: //www.createspace.com/1517617472 Prepared by thaiperfect.com fiction, Adventure, Action, Forest, Jungle, African, Rogala CONTENTS A canoe-voyage to the country of Rotembo the Chief--A toilet of ceremony I propose to go into the forest to hunt--Rotembo promises me three gifts Preparations for departure--Off for forest and jungle The home of Rogala--His hunting-trophies We build a leopard trap--A night on the watch My hunters and I become great friends--Andekko and Ndova grow fond of me Fight between monkey tribes, nkagos and mondis--My gun puts both sides to flight Rogala’s wife’s parrot--I use it as a decoy We build a fortified camp in the depths of the forest--Structure of the camp I take a swim in a crystal pool--Driven out by a huge snake Another excursion--Footprints of gorillas (nginas) Ndova as a test of poisonous fruits and berries--He discovers a beehive Ndova’s thoughtfulness--His winning and sportive ways Uneasiness of Rogala--He fears the new moon may see and bewitch him Rogala leaves the camp--Non-appearance of Shinshooko and Alapai We discover a pair of nshiego-nkengos--Description of them My reckoning lost--Rogala and I go to an island where I can see the heavens Appearance of the southern heavens at night--Homesickness We cross the river and hide our axes--Ndova’s fright at a python Leave the island for our camp--Monkeys among the trees Plantain peelings to eat--Human footprints lead me to a village Alarm of my hunters at my absence--Rogala sets out to search for me Witchcraft proceedings of the Bakalais--Two of the class ＂bewitched＂ We come to the end of our provisions--Antelope skin boiled furnishes us a repast I find strange footprints on the banks of a rivulet--Rogala and I set off in pursuit Ndova falls sick--Stung by a scorpion or bitten by a centipede I go hunting in the forest with Andekko--Disappearance of the dog Our provisions fail--Attacked again by bashikouays Decide to break up our camp and return--Arrival at Rogala’s home List of Illustrations I saw peeping through the leaves a black fierce face looking at us The meeting with Rotembo Facing Rogala and Andekko Ndova’s mother tries to carry him away into the forest We raised our guns and aimed at the two biggest white-nosed ones and fired She looked at me in fear and trembling, and she and the children ran to hide The leopard was slowly crawling near We fired and brought him down Boiling water and hot ashes were thrown upon the ants and we put brands across their path Suddenly the bull made for the river Gun in hand, I watched for him to swim to the surface of the water He put his nose close to her face and moaned pitifully Soon I saw their heads peeping over the palisades Rogala and his idol The two nshiego-nkengos had their backs turned towards us, and were eating pineapples When the raft was ready Rogala, Ndova, and Andekko crossed to the island When I was ready to take observations, I seated myself cross-legged before the artificial horizon Rogala came out of the den holding two little live leopards by the neck Clearly this village belonged to a warlike tribe, whose people were always fighting When I saw him, I came towards him, and in an instant we were in each other’s arms Suddenly Rogala uttered a terrific war-cry and ran towards the man He ate with us, and consequently had the same food Andekko had pinned the mandrill down and they were fighting savagely At the end of the day I had made a pair of skin trousers CHAPTER I. A CANOE-VOYAGE TO THE COUNTRY OF ROTEMBO THE CHIEF-A TOILET OF CEREMONY-ROTEMBO’s GROTESQUE COSTUME-A FORMAL RECEPTION-SPEECHES OF ROTEMBO AND MYSELF-A DANCE IN MY HONOR-MY PRESENTS TO THE CHIEF-WE BECOME GOOD FRIENDS The canoe that took me from King Mombo to Rotembo the Chief was a dug-out made of a huge tree, and was of great length.