. Big game hunting in Africa and other lands; the appearance, habits, traits of character and every detail of wild animal life ... Hunting -- Africa; Animal behavior. 238 THE STORY OF THE MONKEY. The whole crowd yelled and chattered louder than ever, and the croco- dile's mouth opened wider, but he gave no other evidence of eagerness. The monkey had nearly reached the bottom of the line when he made a misstep, lost his hold, and fell into the river. There was one cry of agony, that was fairly human in its intensity, and the unhappy wight was dragged under the water. The crocodile and his vic-
. Big game hunting in Africa and other lands; the appearance, habits, traits of character and every detail of wild animal life ... Hunting -- Africa; Animal behavior. 238 THE STORY OF THE MONKEY. The whole crowd yelled and chattered louder than ever, and the croco- dile's mouth opened wider, but he gave no other evidence of eagerness. The monkey had nearly reached the bottom of the line when he made a misstep, lost his hold, and fell into the river. There was one cry of agony, that was fairly human in its intensity, and the unhappy wight was dragged under the water. The crocodile and his vic- tim had disappeared. The chain was immediately broken, the monkeys flew up the tree in ter-. A GOOD TEMPERANCE LESSON. rible haste, their merriment changed to doleful cries, and there they sat wringing their hands and bewailing the fate of their companion. In Darfour and Sennaar the natives make a fermented beer of which the monkeys are very fond. Aware of this, the natives go to the parts of the forests frequented by the monkeys, and set on the ground calabashes full of the enticing liquor. As soon as a monkey sees and tastes it, he utters loud cries of joy, attracting his comrades. Then an orgie begins, and in a short time the beasts show all degrees of intoxication. Then the negroes Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Lundeberg, Axel; Seymour, Frederick H. A. [Chicago, D. B. McCurdy
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