Тарзан, приёмыш обезьян
The Apes
Shemadetheleapsuccessfully,butasshegraspedthelimbofthefurthertreethesuddenjarloosenedtheholdofthetinybabewhereitclungfranticallytoherneck,andshesawthelittlethinghurled,turningandtwisting,tothegroundthirtyfeetbelow.
WithalowcryofdismayKalarushedheadlongtoitsside,thoughtlessnowofthedangerfromKerchak;butwhenshegatheredthewee,mangledformtoherbosomlifehadleftit.
Withlowmoans,shesatcuddlingthebodytoher;nordidKerchakattempttomolesther.Withthedeathofthebabehisfitofdemoniacalragepassedassuddenlyasithadseizedhim.
Kerchakwasahugekingape,weighingperhapsthreehundredandfiftypounds.Hisforeheadwasextremelylowandreceding,hiseyesbloodshot,smallandclosesettohiscoarse,flatnose;hisearslargeandthin,butsmallerthanmostofhiskind.
Hisawfultemperandhismightystrengthmadehimsupremeamongthelittletribeintowhichhehadbeenbornsometwentyyearsbefore.
Nowthathewasinhisprime,therewasnosimianinallthemightyforestthroughwhichherovedthatdaredcontesthisrighttorule,nordidtheotherandlargeranimalsmolesthim.
OldTantor,theelephant,aloneofallthewildsavagelife,fearedhimnot—andhealonedidKerchakfear.WhenTantortrumpeted,thegreatapescurriedwithhisfellowshighamongthetreesofthesecondterrace.
