Stories of the Gorilla CountryHarper & Brothers, 1869 - 292 páginas |
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... He becomes my Pet Tommy . - His Affection for me . - His stealing Pranks . - Tommy gets drunk.- His Behavior at Meals . - His sudden Death . - Conclusion ........... 282 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS . PAGE PORTRAIT ........ MY RECEPTION BY.
... He becomes my Pet Tommy . - His Affection for me . - His stealing Pranks . - Tommy gets drunk.- His Behavior at Meals . - His sudden Death . - Conclusion ........... 282 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS . PAGE PORTRAIT ........ MY RECEPTION BY.
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... scor- pions upon it . I did not see any ; but , during the night , I awoke suddenly and started up . I thought I felt hund- reds of them creeping over me , and that one had just The sweat cov- stung me , and caused me to.
... scor- pions upon it . I did not see any ; but , during the night , I awoke suddenly and started up . I thought I felt hund- reds of them creeping over me , and that one had just The sweat cov- stung me , and caused me to.
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... suddenly grow firm as a rock . If I missed the bull , all would be over with me . He would gore me to death . I took time to aim care- fully , and then fired at his head . He gave one loud , I KILL MY FIRST BUFFALO . 31 hoarse bellow ...
... suddenly grow firm as a rock . If I missed the bull , all would be over with me . He would gore me to death . I took time to aim care- fully , and then fired at his head . He gave one loud , I KILL MY FIRST BUFFALO . 31 hoarse bellow ...
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... Suddenly I was awakened by an unearthly roar - the yell of a wild beast . I rubbed my eyes in a hurry - what could be the mat- ter ? The woods I looked round me , and saw nothing . were still resounding with the cry that had startled me ...
... Suddenly I was awakened by an unearthly roar - the yell of a wild beast . I rubbed my eyes in a hurry - what could be the mat- ter ? The woods I looked round me , and saw nothing . were still resounding with the cry that had startled me ...
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... Suddenly I spied something a long way off on the beach , so far that I could not make out what it was . It came slowly toward me . What could it be ? I asked myself . Soon I recognized a big spotted leopard . The goat , which had seen ...
... Suddenly I spied something a long way off on the beach , so far that I could not make out what it was . It came slowly toward me . What could it be ? I asked myself . Soon I recognized a big spotted leopard . The goat , which had seen ...
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Stories of the Gorilla Country: Narrated for Young People Paul Belloni Du Chaillu Vista completa - 1868 |
Stories of the Gorilla Country: Narrated for Young People Paul Belloni Du Chaillu Vista completa - 1867 |
Términos y frases comunes
Aboko Africa animal Bakalai beast beautiful began big king birds body Boumba buffaloes called camp Cannibals canoe Cape Lopez Cloth Commi cooked crocodiles dance dark elephant Etia eyes face Fans feet fellow felt Fernand-Vaz fetich fire fish fond forest Gambo gave gazelle grass guns hair hands head heard herd hippopotami huge hunt hunters Igala immense killed legs leop leopard looked mainsail mangrove Mbéné Mbinga Mbondemo mbuiti meat morning Mpongwe musquitoes natives Ndiayai negroes never Niamkala night noise nshiego mbouvé Obindji olako paddled palm wine phant piece plantain poor prairie Quengueza Ranpano river round rushed Sangala savage sawfish seemed seen sharks Shekiani shot shouted skin slaves sleep snake spear stood tell thing thought tired told took trees TRIAL BY ORDEAL tribe village walk wanted wild wild boars women wonder woods YOUNG GORILLA
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Página 63 - ... began to look about the ruins of the village near which we sat. A degenerate kind of sugar-cane was growing on the very spot where the houses had formerly stood, and I made haste to pluck some of this and chew it for the little sweetness it had. But, as we were plucking, my men perceived what instantly threw us all into the greatest excitement. Here and there the cane was beaten down, torn up by the roots, and lying about in fragments which had evidently been chewed. I knew that these were fresh...
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Página 271 - It was a lone male — the kind who are always most ferocious; and this fellow made the woods ring with his roar, which is really an awful sound, resembling very much the rolling and muttering of distant thunder. He was about twenty yards off when we first saw him. We at once gathered together, and I was about to take aim and bring him down where he stood, when Malaouen stopped me, saying, in a whisper, "Not time yet.
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Página 193 - I sent for some of the forest berries which these animals are known to prefer, and placed these and a cup of water within his reach. He was exceedingly shy, and would neither eat nor drink till I had removed to a considerable distance. The second day found Joe, as I had named him, fiercer than the first. He rushed savagely at any one who stood even for a moment near his cage, and seemed ready to tear us all to pieces. I threw him today some pineapple leaves, of which I noticed he ate only the white...
Página 66 - I caught a glimpse of one of the animals again, but an intervening tree spoiled my mark, and I did not fire. We ran till we were exhausted, but in vain. The alert beasts made good their escape. When we could pursue no more we returned slowly to our camp, where the women were anxiously expecting us.