Ryan Madison
Wambi the Jungle Boy: Short Stories Book 2
eBook
( Oct. 30, 2013)
Excerpt from "The Slave Traders"
Wambi lay, pretending to be asleep. But he was wide awake, every sense alert, listening. Suddenly he heard a shrill chattering. It was a White-tail, finding the wreck of his treetop highway, and chattering a scolding to the unknown vandal who had chopped the tree down.
Cautiously, Wambi answered the chattering, and the White-tail’s voice stopped abruptly, as if it were listening, then began again, and stopped. Wambi gave the monkey call, “Come.”
Silence:
Raising himself on one elbow, Wambi searched the brush, and after a long wait, the figure appeared.
It resembled a white-cloaked black priest, with a ring of white fur around its black face. Its tail was white and fleecy, and over the black body hung a long silk-white mantle. It was a White-tailed guereza, much sought after by many native tribes, who sold the beautiful fur and hide to traders.
Wambi called again, softly. This time urgently, and White-tail took a slow, careful step into the open, rising on its long legs to see the strange scene. Wambi had a quick look at the guard; he was slumped over his gun, asleep.
“Come.” said the man-cub.
Slowly, warily, White-tail came toward him. It knew Wambi as a friend…But these others…
Gingerly, it reached the man-cub’s side, still watching the others, until Wambi rather impatiently commanded, while pointing to the chain around the tree, “Bring it.”
White-tail tilted its’ head to one side and looked doubtfully at the chain, then, putting one thumbless hand on the chain, looked back at Wambi, and raised the eyebrows inquiringly.
The Jungle Boy nodded, grinning.
So, obligingly, White-tail trotted to the tree, undid the chain, and carefully brought it back to Wambi.
With excitement building, Wambi studied the faces of the sleeping slaves.
Wambi lay, pretending to be asleep. But he was wide awake, every sense alert, listening. Suddenly he heard a shrill chattering. It was a White-tail, finding the wreck of his treetop highway, and chattering a scolding to the unknown vandal who had chopped the tree down.
Cautiously, Wambi answered the chattering, and the White-tail’s voice stopped abruptly, as if it were listening, then began again, and stopped. Wambi gave the monkey call, “Come.”
Silence:
Raising himself on one elbow, Wambi searched the brush, and after a long wait, the figure appeared.
It resembled a white-cloaked black priest, with a ring of white fur around its black face. Its tail was white and fleecy, and over the black body hung a long silk-white mantle. It was a White-tailed guereza, much sought after by many native tribes, who sold the beautiful fur and hide to traders.
Wambi called again, softly. This time urgently, and White-tail took a slow, careful step into the open, rising on its long legs to see the strange scene. Wambi had a quick look at the guard; he was slumped over his gun, asleep.
“Come.” said the man-cub.
Slowly, warily, White-tail came toward him. It knew Wambi as a friend…But these others…
Gingerly, it reached the man-cub’s side, still watching the others, until Wambi rather impatiently commanded, while pointing to the chain around the tree, “Bring it.”
White-tail tilted its’ head to one side and looked doubtfully at the chain, then, putting one thumbless hand on the chain, looked back at Wambi, and raised the eyebrows inquiringly.
The Jungle Boy nodded, grinning.
So, obligingly, White-tail trotted to the tree, undid the chain, and carefully brought it back to Wambi.
With excitement building, Wambi studied the faces of the sleeping slaves.
- Pages
- 90
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