Queen of the Jungle
Chapter 4 – Wild Instincts
“It’s so hot out here! We got to find some water!” kraan griped, as he walked slower and slower along the jungle path. “Don’t be a baby, Crane! u can survive without water for three days.” replied Tigress, as she continued to look ahead for the volgende landmark. “Come on, Tigress.” kraan continued, “We’ve been walking all dag and found nothing.” Meanwhile, Monkey swung from boom to boom above them. “I have to agree with kraan on this one. We need water, and I don’t see any bron anywhere nearby.” “Guys, we’re almost there.” tijgerin, die tigerin assured them. kraan sighed. “You zei that an uur ago.” he whined. Suddenly, the trio came upon a clearing, and before tijgerin, die tigerin could answer, the volgende landmark stood before them.
The new landmark was a statue in the shape of an unusual symbol, which none of the three recognized. “This is it?!” exclaimed Crane, “We came all the way out here for this?!” “What is this supposed to mean?!” Monkey continued, “It looks somebody messed up on this eye and covered with all kinds of various materials.” tijgerin, die tigerin examined the statue carefully, and came to a conclusion. “This might be a symbol for a deity of some other icoon for the ancient civilization here.” she stated, “Who knows who of what this was supposed to mean. We shouldn’t guess what it is. Instead, we should admire the artistry that made this piece come to life.” “Admire it?!” kraan shouted, “It looks like these people just put random objects into a statue. Why should we admire it?!” tijgerin, die tigerin yelled right back.
“Because it symbolizes their ancient way of life.”
“Yeah! It symbolizes the fact that they were a strange people.”
“How could u say that?!”
“Look at the facts. They picked the worst place to live, made the strangest statue in history, and probably used up all the water here!”
“You can judge a book door its cover!”
“I think I can judge these people just fine!”
As the two yelled at each other back and forth, Monkey became increasingly annoyed. “Would u guys stop this?! You’re arguing over something stupid!” he shouted. kraan and tijgerin, die tigerin looked at each other and calmed down. “I’m sorry Tigress.” kraan said, “I shouldn’t have yelled at u like that.” “It’s all right, Crane. I got carried away there.” she replied. “Good.” Monkey said, in relief, “Why don’t we do some meer training exercises?” “Sounds good to me.” replied Crane. tijgerin, die tigerin nodded in agreement. “So, Monkey, what do u have in mind?” kraan asked. “Oh… you’ll see!” Monkey replied.
Monkey seemed to make no preparations for the volgende exercise. Moreover, tijgerin, die tigerin and kraan became really puzzled. “Um… Monkey… What are we supposed to be doing?” tijgerin, die tigerin asked him. “It’s simple.” Monkey responded, “You guys remember that u trained together around those stone structures before, right?” “Yes…” they zei in unison, slowly. “Well, the trees around u are just like those stone structures, except for the fact that there are meer of them and that they’re closer together.” Monkey continued. “So… u want us to fight each other as we verplaats from boom to boom just like u do?” asked Tigress. “Exactly!” exclaimed Monkey. “Sounds good to me.” kraan said, as the he and tijgerin, die tigerin jumped, climbed, and flew into the trees above.
The two kung fu masters repeatedly collided together, exchanging kicks and punches, as the two moved quickly through the trees, as Monkey kept pace behind them. “You two are looking great. Keep it up!” he shouted. As the two warriors continued to come together, however, they began to feel and hear a little growl in their stomachs. “Hold on, Tigress.” kraan stated, “Do u feel hungry?” “Yes, I do.” she replied, “Monkey, do u have any food on you?” Monkey put his hand behind his back and said, “Um… I did, but…” “Po ate it all, didn’t he?!” tijgerin, die tigerin interrupted. “Yes…” Monkey sighed, as kraan and tijgerin, die tigerin did the same deep sigh. “I told u that we should’ve brought more!” exclaimed Crane. “Hold on a sec.” tijgerin, die tigerin said, “There’s got to be some-” Suddenly, a Capybara appeared out of the bushes around them. It appeared to be exhausted and out of breath. kraan and Monkey stared at it, with no intent to harm it at all. However, the Capybara’s face turned into a fearful one when it looked up at Tigress.
Once kraan and Monkey looked at Tigress, they could not believe their eyes. She stared at the small mammal with an intent stare. Her mouth began to water heavily, and she zei one word, “Food…” The Capybara screamed and ran back into the bushes. “Mine…!” tijgerin, die tigerin shouted as she chased after it. kraan yelled for tijgerin, die tigerin to come back. Monkey then put one of his hands in front of him, blocking his progress. “It’s her wild instincts, Crane.” he stated.
“Wild instincts?!”
“She’s a tiger still at heart. This is what a predator does, Crane.”
“But… She always eats noodles and dumplings with us.”
“That is true. However, if someone like her is trapped in a wilderness like this with no food for a good amount of time, the predator inside of them will take over.”
“So… What do we do now?!”
“Just stand here and wait.”
The two males stood there and watched as tijgerin, die tigerin disappeared in the lush jungle.
Chapter 4 – Wild Instincts
“It’s so hot out here! We got to find some water!” kraan griped, as he walked slower and slower along the jungle path. “Don’t be a baby, Crane! u can survive without water for three days.” replied Tigress, as she continued to look ahead for the volgende landmark. “Come on, Tigress.” kraan continued, “We’ve been walking all dag and found nothing.” Meanwhile, Monkey swung from boom to boom above them. “I have to agree with kraan on this one. We need water, and I don’t see any bron anywhere nearby.” “Guys, we’re almost there.” tijgerin, die tigerin assured them. kraan sighed. “You zei that an uur ago.” he whined. Suddenly, the trio came upon a clearing, and before tijgerin, die tigerin could answer, the volgende landmark stood before them.
The new landmark was a statue in the shape of an unusual symbol, which none of the three recognized. “This is it?!” exclaimed Crane, “We came all the way out here for this?!” “What is this supposed to mean?!” Monkey continued, “It looks somebody messed up on this eye and covered with all kinds of various materials.” tijgerin, die tigerin examined the statue carefully, and came to a conclusion. “This might be a symbol for a deity of some other icoon for the ancient civilization here.” she stated, “Who knows who of what this was supposed to mean. We shouldn’t guess what it is. Instead, we should admire the artistry that made this piece come to life.” “Admire it?!” kraan shouted, “It looks like these people just put random objects into a statue. Why should we admire it?!” tijgerin, die tigerin yelled right back.
“Because it symbolizes their ancient way of life.”
“Yeah! It symbolizes the fact that they were a strange people.”
“How could u say that?!”
“Look at the facts. They picked the worst place to live, made the strangest statue in history, and probably used up all the water here!”
“You can judge a book door its cover!”
“I think I can judge these people just fine!”
As the two yelled at each other back and forth, Monkey became increasingly annoyed. “Would u guys stop this?! You’re arguing over something stupid!” he shouted. kraan and tijgerin, die tigerin looked at each other and calmed down. “I’m sorry Tigress.” kraan said, “I shouldn’t have yelled at u like that.” “It’s all right, Crane. I got carried away there.” she replied. “Good.” Monkey said, in relief, “Why don’t we do some meer training exercises?” “Sounds good to me.” replied Crane. tijgerin, die tigerin nodded in agreement. “So, Monkey, what do u have in mind?” kraan asked. “Oh… you’ll see!” Monkey replied.
Monkey seemed to make no preparations for the volgende exercise. Moreover, tijgerin, die tigerin and kraan became really puzzled. “Um… Monkey… What are we supposed to be doing?” tijgerin, die tigerin asked him. “It’s simple.” Monkey responded, “You guys remember that u trained together around those stone structures before, right?” “Yes…” they zei in unison, slowly. “Well, the trees around u are just like those stone structures, except for the fact that there are meer of them and that they’re closer together.” Monkey continued. “So… u want us to fight each other as we verplaats from boom to boom just like u do?” asked Tigress. “Exactly!” exclaimed Monkey. “Sounds good to me.” kraan said, as the he and tijgerin, die tigerin jumped, climbed, and flew into the trees above.
The two kung fu masters repeatedly collided together, exchanging kicks and punches, as the two moved quickly through the trees, as Monkey kept pace behind them. “You two are looking great. Keep it up!” he shouted. As the two warriors continued to come together, however, they began to feel and hear a little growl in their stomachs. “Hold on, Tigress.” kraan stated, “Do u feel hungry?” “Yes, I do.” she replied, “Monkey, do u have any food on you?” Monkey put his hand behind his back and said, “Um… I did, but…” “Po ate it all, didn’t he?!” tijgerin, die tigerin interrupted. “Yes…” Monkey sighed, as kraan and tijgerin, die tigerin did the same deep sigh. “I told u that we should’ve brought more!” exclaimed Crane. “Hold on a sec.” tijgerin, die tigerin said, “There’s got to be some-” Suddenly, a Capybara appeared out of the bushes around them. It appeared to be exhausted and out of breath. kraan and Monkey stared at it, with no intent to harm it at all. However, the Capybara’s face turned into a fearful one when it looked up at Tigress.
Once kraan and Monkey looked at Tigress, they could not believe their eyes. She stared at the small mammal with an intent stare. Her mouth began to water heavily, and she zei one word, “Food…” The Capybara screamed and ran back into the bushes. “Mine…!” tijgerin, die tigerin shouted as she chased after it. kraan yelled for tijgerin, die tigerin to come back. Monkey then put one of his hands in front of him, blocking his progress. “It’s her wild instincts, Crane.” he stated.
“Wild instincts?!”
“She’s a tiger still at heart. This is what a predator does, Crane.”
“But… She always eats noodles and dumplings with us.”
“That is true. However, if someone like her is trapped in a wilderness like this with no food for a good amount of time, the predator inside of them will take over.”
“So… What do we do now?!”
“Just stand here and wait.”
The two males stood there and watched as tijgerin, die tigerin disappeared in the lush jungle.