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(00:00):
Chapter three, An exploring expedition,a tiger, Franz's accident, strange habits
of the monkeys. The next day, when we awoke, the sun was
already high in the heavens. Mychildren complained that their hats were too small
for them this morning, and Ernestassured me that his had shrunk at least
(00:25):
three sizes. My dear children,this is the effect of the Julipa Atwudiana,
father asked Fritz, with an expressionof countenance. I was at a
loss to understand. Not at all, I replied, severely, What could
that have to do with it?It is the effect of the tropical dew,
(00:47):
which falls in large quantities as soonas the twilight sets in. I
then explained to them as well asI could the peculiar properties of tropical dew,
which entertained them very much. Indeed, father said Ernest, instruction and
amusement go hand in hand for us. I was pleased with the spirit of
(01:10):
contentment that prevailed among my children,and gave them a five cent piece all
round, begging them not to spendit. I also begged them to wear
their hats, patiently, saying thatas the day wore on, they would
resume their natural size. My dearwife then proposed an exploring expedition to find
(01:32):
out where we could best dwell.No, no, Mamma, said Jack,
let us rather rest in the shade, for we feel tired. Indifference,
I replied to the natural beauties ofa strange place is a vice that
should at all times be restrained.Your mamma, Jack is no doubt as
(01:53):
weary as you are, but sheis right. We will proceed. What
are you doing, Franz, Iasked, as we were starting, for
the little fellow was trudging along,carrying Tim under his arm. Why,
father, he replied, Once youtold me about a strong man. I
(02:14):
think his name was Milo, andhe had a tiny calf, and he
used to carry it about everywhere.It grew bigger and bigger, but still
he carried it often, till atlast he grew so strong that when it
was quite a great big ox,he could lift it as easily as ever.
And so you see, if Itake care of our we Tim,
(02:37):
perhaps he will grow to a greatbig mastiff, and I shall be ever
so strong. I smiled at thechild's simplicity and his funny application of the
story of Milo, of crotona,but I bade him put the dog down,
and then dived into the jungle,holding the air pistol ready cocked in
(02:59):
front of him. They followed mein procession, Tim and the other animals,
bringing up the rear. Suddenly alow roar sounded in the thicket,
and the next moment we found ourselvesin the presence of a tiger. Do
not fear, children, I said, cheerfully. No wild beast, however
(03:20):
ferocious, can long resist the gazeof the human eye. Let us all
look at him. The sullen orbof the animal encountered my firm look abashed.
He turned towards my wife, whomet him with a proud, well
bred stare. Each of my dearchildren were ready with opera glasses and telescopes,
(03:45):
which my brave wife produced from herwonderful bag without hesitation. But she
and I had been enough for him. With a low howl of embarrassment,
the man eating monster turned and walkedawkwardly. It was a Princeton tiger number
one. We then proceeded with lighthearts, occasionally relieving the monotony of the
(04:11):
march with psalmody. While in themidst of a melody a frightful discord stopped
us short. Shall I get thetelescope's father said, Fritz, No,
my son, this is not atiger. I replied, as I recognized
from description the whirring song of thesinger there in the tree. Father cried
(04:33):
little Franz, my child, Isaid, this is indeed providential, and
taking a quick aim, I fired. The loud report of the air pistol
resounded through the forest, and thewild bird came fluttering down, slightly wounded.
I showed them his perforated bill.The singer, I continued, is
(04:59):
one of the newest discoveries among tropicalbirds. It is a sort of woodpecker
and bores to great depths. Itis a neat bird, and with a
rapid head movement will hemstitch its nestin a few moments, inserting the fibers
of the cotton plant through the holeand the end of its bill as it
sits in the crotch of some mightybandanna tree and sings its merry song.
(05:26):
If our good mother can train it, it will mend all our clothes for
us. I was interrupted by asmash and a scream from Franz. The
little fellow had received a severe blowon the head from something which had broken
and was running down his face inyellow streaks. Where did it come from,
(05:47):
my son, I asked anxiously.I was answered by a sharp knock
on my own head, and onlooking up, was met by another in
my face. It is egg,It is egg, said Jack, holding
his sides with laughter. I openedmy mouth to tide the boy for his
(06:09):
bad manners, and was just intime to receive a fourth egg, which
rendered me speechless with surprise. Wethen retired under my dear wife's parasol and
looked cautiously about why it's in thetree, said Fritz. I looked up
and saw a tall tree with pricklyleaves and red berries. On it were
(06:33):
growing quantities of eggs. I recognizedat once the holly tree, and on
closer examination I perceived hidden in therecesses of its branches a large ape with
a sad, sad face. Whenany of us approached within reach, he
immediately dropped two eggs. My dearwife, producing a mackerel net from her
(06:59):
bed, took hold of one end. We spread this under the foliage of
the holly tree, and the sadlooking ape dropped eggs amid the deathlike stillness
of the tropical noon. We breakfaston the dropped eggs and continued our march,
feeling very happy at our discoveries.By this time we had got far
(07:21):
into the forest, and as weslowly journeyed along, we saw quantities of
monkeys hurrying from every side toward thesame spot. What are they doing,
father, asked Ernest, who wasa close observer of the habits of our
dumb four footed friends. I donot quite know, my son, I
(07:44):
replied, Let's run along with them, cried Jack gleefully, and soon we
found ourselves in the strange race.Presently we ran up some rocks, at
the top of which grew two treesvery close together. These seemed to be
the only entrance to a thicket whosewalls were made of closely interlaced creepers.
(08:07):
The monkeys were squeezing by in spiteof the efforts of a larger monkey to
prevent them. We squeezed in withthe rest, and presently found ourselves seated
on creepers that ran like swings betweenthe trees. Everywhere. Low and high
on the ground and in the branches, peered the quaint faces of the monkeys,
(08:31):
and their noisy chatter sounded shrilly.Presently, three larger apes stepped out
and began to jump about some branchesthat were placed on the ground. They
followed each other in succession, andone ape would try to outdo his fellow
apes in strange freaks, now cleverlybalancing on his fore legs and throwing his
(08:54):
hind legs around them, and soresuming his seat, and now hanging by
his tail and jumping along like agrasshopper. What are they trying to do?
Father asked Franz, Wait and see, I said, for I was
at a loss for a reply.Presently, a well built gorilla stepped out
(09:16):
from between the trees, and,after consulting a card, announced that one
of the monkeys had done better thanthe rest. Many trials of skill then
ensued. After a while, twoNubian howlers stepped out and began punching each
other's heads. One nubian howler soongot the worst of it, and the
(09:41):
well built gorilla announced that the otherhad won. After a few more events,
a small blue faced teaser and amarmoset came tripping out, and the
well built gorilla said to the assemblythis is mister teaser, and this is
mister Marmoset, upon which the animalsimmediately jumped on each other and began to
(10:05):
writhe round, seeing which could getthe other on his back first. Much
excitement ensued, Cries of good forMarmosette, go at teaser resounded in all
directions. My dear wife grew soexcited that she jumped down and followed them
about to judge of their movements andsee that the thing was done properly.
(10:31):
I, for my part, afterenjoining my children to restrain themselves, stepped
down and holding my open watch inmy hand, called time when a fall
occurred. After three trials, theblue faced teaser got two falls, and
the well built gorilla, stepping out, gave a large cocoa nut to the
(10:56):
marmosette, whereupon much applause ensued.By and by the night drew on,
and the last and most exciting eventcame off. A train of eighty two
monkeys lay flat down on their backs, and each monkey coiled his tail around
the throat of the monkey next infront of him. The front monkey took
(11:20):
hold of the tail of the frontmonkey of a second train consisting of eighty
three monkeys lying opposite and linked inthe same ingenious manner. At a given
word, the two front monkeys pulledeach other's tails violently. There was a
silence of four minutes when the eightythird and last monkey rose from his position
(11:43):
with a loud shriek, and theeighty two monkeys were victorious. Much pleased
with what they had seen, mydear children retired for the night, and
I sat up and wondered what wouldhappen next. End of Chapter three.
Chapter three, An exploring expedition,a tiger, Franz's accident, strange habits
of the monkeys. The next day, when we awoke, the sun was
already high in the heavens. Mychildren complained that their hats were too small
for them this morning, and Ernestassured me that his had shrunk at least
(00:25):
three sizes. My dear children,this is the effect of the Julipa Atwudiana,
father asked Fritz, with an expressionof countenance. I was at a
loss to understand. Not at all, I replied, severely, What could
that have to do with it?It is the effect of the tropical dew,
(00:47):
which falls in large quantities as soonas the twilight sets in. I
then explained to them as well asI could the peculiar properties of tropical dew,
which entertained them very much. Indeed, father said Ernest, instruction and
amusement go hand in hand for us. I was pleased with the spirit of
(01:10):
contentment that prevailed among my children,and gave them a five cent piece all
round, begging them not to spendit. I also begged them to wear
their hats, patiently, saying thatas the day wore on, they would
resume their natural size. My dearwife then proposed an exploring expedition to find
(01:32):
out where we could best dwell.No, no, Mamma, said Jack,
let us rather rest in the shade, for we feel tired. Indifference,
I replied to the natural beauties ofa strange place is a vice that
should at all times be restrained.Your mamma, Jack is no doubt as
(01:53):
weary as you are, but sheis right. We will proceed. What
are you doing, Franz, Iasked, as we were starting, for
the little fellow was trudging along,carrying Tim under his arm. Why,
father, he replied, Once youtold me about a strong man. I
(02:14):
think his name was Milo, andhe had a tiny calf, and he
used to carry it about everywhere.It grew bigger and bigger, but still
he carried it often, till atlast he grew so strong that when it
was quite a great big ox,he could lift it as easily as ever.
And so you see, if Itake care of our we Tim,
(02:37):
perhaps he will grow to a greatbig mastiff, and I shall be ever
so strong. I smiled at thechild's simplicity and his funny application of the
story of Milo, of crotona,but I bade him put the dog down,
and then dived into the jungle,holding the air pistol ready cocked in
(02:59):
front of him. They followed mein procession, Tim and the other animals,
bringing up the rear. Suddenly alow roar sounded in the thicket,
and the next moment we found ourselvesin the presence of a tiger. Do
not fear, children, I said, cheerfully. No wild beast, however
(03:20):
ferocious, can long resist the gazeof the human eye. Let us all
look at him. The sullen orbof the animal encountered my firm look abashed.
He turned towards my wife, whomet him with a proud, well
bred stare. Each of my dearchildren were ready with opera glasses and telescopes,
(03:45):
which my brave wife produced from herwonderful bag without hesitation. But she
and I had been enough for him. With a low howl of embarrassment,
the man eating monster turned and walkedawkwardly. It was a Princeton tiger number
one. We then proceeded with lighthearts, occasionally relieving the monotony of the
(04:11):
march with psalmody. While in themidst of a melody a frightful discord stopped
us short. Shall I get thetelescope's father said, Fritz, No,
my son, this is not atiger. I replied, as I recognized
from description the whirring song of thesinger there in the tree. Father cried
(04:33):
little Franz, my child, Isaid, this is indeed providential, and
taking a quick aim, I fired. The loud report of the air pistol
resounded through the forest, and thewild bird came fluttering down, slightly wounded.
I showed them his perforated bill.The singer, I continued, is
(04:59):
one of the newest discoveries among tropicalbirds. It is a sort of woodpecker
and bores to great depths. Itis a neat bird, and with a
rapid head movement will hemstitch its nestin a few moments, inserting the fibers
of the cotton plant through the holeand the end of its bill as it
sits in the crotch of some mightybandanna tree and sings its merry song.
(05:26):
If our good mother can train it, it will mend all our clothes for
us. I was interrupted by asmash and a scream from Franz. The
little fellow had received a severe blowon the head from something which had broken
and was running down his face inyellow streaks. Where did it come from,
(05:47):
my son, I asked anxiously.I was answered by a sharp knock
on my own head, and onlooking up, was met by another in
my face. It is egg,It is egg, said Jack, holding
his sides with laughter. I openedmy mouth to tide the boy for his
(06:09):
bad manners, and was just intime to receive a fourth egg, which
rendered me speechless with surprise. Wethen retired under my dear wife's parasol and
looked cautiously about why it's in thetree, said Fritz. I looked up
and saw a tall tree with pricklyleaves and red berries. On it were
(06:33):
growing quantities of eggs. I recognizedat once the holly tree, and on
closer examination I perceived hidden in therecesses of its branches a large ape with
a sad, sad face. Whenany of us approached within reach, he
immediately dropped two eggs. My dearwife, producing a mackerel net from her
(06:59):
bed, took hold of one end. We spread this under the foliage of
the holly tree, and the sadlooking ape dropped eggs amid the deathlike stillness
of the tropical noon. We breakfaston the dropped eggs and continued our march,
feeling very happy at our discoveries.By this time we had got far
(07:21):
into the forest, and as weslowly journeyed along, we saw quantities of
monkeys hurrying from every side toward thesame spot. What are they doing,
father, asked Ernest, who wasa close observer of the habits of our
dumb four footed friends. I donot quite know, my son, I
(07:44):
replied, Let's run along with them, cried Jack gleefully, and soon we
found ourselves in the strange race.Presently we ran up some rocks, at
the top of which grew two treesvery close together. These seemed to be
the only entrance to a thicket whosewalls were made of closely interlaced creepers.
(08:07):
The monkeys were squeezing by in spiteof the efforts of a larger monkey to
prevent them. We squeezed in withthe rest, and presently found ourselves seated
on creepers that ran like swings betweenthe trees. Everywhere. Low and high
on the ground and in the branches, peered the quaint faces of the monkeys,
(08:31):
and their noisy chatter sounded shrilly.Presently, three larger apes stepped out
and began to jump about some branchesthat were placed on the ground. They
followed each other in succession, andone ape would try to outdo his fellow
apes in strange freaks, now cleverlybalancing on his fore legs and throwing his
(08:54):
hind legs around them, and soresuming his seat, and now hanging by
his tail and jumping along like agrasshopper. What are they trying to do?
Father asked Franz, Wait and see, I said, for I was
at a loss for a reply.Presently, a well built gorilla stepped out
(09:16):
from between the trees, and,after consulting a card, announced that one
of the monkeys had done better thanthe rest. Many trials of skill then
ensued. After a while, twoNubian howlers stepped out and began punching each
other's heads. One nubian howler soongot the worst of it, and the
(09:41):
well built gorilla announced that the otherhad won. After a few more events,
a small blue faced teaser and amarmoset came tripping out, and the
well built gorilla said to the assemblythis is mister teaser, and this is
mister Marmoset, upon which the animalsimmediately jumped on each other and began to
(10:05):
writhe round, seeing which could getthe other on his back first. Much
excitement ensued, Cries of good forMarmosette, go at teaser resounded in all
directions. My dear wife grew soexcited that she jumped down and followed them
about to judge of their movements andsee that the thing was done properly.
(10:31):
I, for my part, afterenjoining my children to restrain themselves, stepped
down and holding my open watch inmy hand, called time when a fall
occurred. After three trials, theblue faced teaser got two falls, and
the well built gorilla, stepping out, gave a large cocoa nut to the
(10:56):
marmosette, whereupon much applause ensued.By and by the night drew on,
and the last and most exciting eventcame off. A train of eighty two
monkeys lay flat down on their backs, and each monkey coiled his tail around
the throat of the monkey next infront of him. The front monkey took
(11:20):
hold of the tail of the frontmonkey of a second train consisting of eighty
three monkeys lying opposite and linked inthe same ingenious manner. At a given
word, the two front monkeys pulledeach other's tails violently. There was a
silence of four minutes when the eightythird and last monkey rose from his position
(11:43):
with a loud shriek, and theeighty two monkeys were victorious. Much pleased
with what they had seen, mydear children retired for the night, and
I sat up and wondered what wouldhappen next. End of Chapter three.
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