The locals however begin worshiping Jane as someone called Jann, having no idea why and liking how professional it sounds, Jane decides to adopt the name for herself. Later that night, Jann and the others are suddenly alerted to a rampage of various jungle creatures. Using her acrobatic skills, Jann manages to redirect the rhino leading the first wave of charging animals, diverting them from their camp.
Jann is next attacked by a poisonous snake but kills it off. In the aftermath of the battle the tribes people arrive once again and they explain that many years before Jann came to live with there people and was their defender for many years. Suddenly Jane realizes that the woman they are talking about is her grandmother whose exploits in the Congo she learned from her mother. This makes up Jane's mind to stay in the jungle and protect its people as the new Jann and Pat decides to stick around to keep an eye on her, saying goodbye to the rest of the film crew as they head back to civilization.
Chief Kaba leader of the Bantu tribe is dying and his people are in in the grips of sadness over their leaders impending fate. Dying Kaba calls on his son Waku and tells him that he will be his successor but tells his son that he must be a strong leader, but to never use force. Waku swears to his father that he will follow his wishes and the old man dies. When Waku goes out to tell his people that he has succeeded his father as the new cef of the Bantu tribe, tradition calls for him to prove his worth by beating the tribe's strongest men in combat. The warrior Mabu steps up and offers himself as the first challenger.
However when Waku refuses to fight as it is against his father's wishes the people exile him electing Mabu as their new leader, much to the sadness of Lalei, Waku's lover. Under Mabu's rule the tribes people are forced to fight in combat for his amusement. Meanwhile, Waku remains in exile but keeps a close eye on his people.
When a charging elephant threatens to crush the village, Waku slays it and hides when his people arrive and is angered when Mabu takes credit for slaying the beast. A month goes by and Waku spends it honing his hunting skills. Later the Bantu people begin celebrating the memory of the late Kaba with a fire ritual. This inspires Lalei to dawn a mask and a robe and pose as Kaba's ghost and convince her people to return Waku from exile, and lift him from his pledge not to use force.
Mabu tells his people not to listen to the "spirit" and it's lies, but Waku has been listening from the jungle and had fallen for the ruse as well. Only Man, who has the luxury of leisure has time to contemplate God. He explains a bit of Tarzan's extraordinary intelligence--the fact that he taught himself to read the books in his parents cabin by creating his own interpretation of the alphabet. He assigned the letters sounds that he was familiar with from his ape language.
That was very interesting. He also explores mythology and myth building. What would the primitive mind have come up with when looking at the moon and its phases? How would this uneducated ape man interpret the moon and the stars. How would he explain them? I for one am glad that Burroughs took the time to tell us more about Tarzan--something besides his strength and adventures.
It made him a much more interesting character. Oct 05, James Bullinger rated it liked it. I should have loved Jungle Tales, but I didn't.
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Mostly because it was like a collection of short stories, but it also wasn't. It wanted to be a collection of short stories, but also tried to have a story line throughout. I wish it would have picked one and stuck to it. All the tales take place between when Tarzan's mama ape is killed and when he becomes king of the jungle.
It should have been a great period of Tarzan's life to write stories about, but he didn't learn cool things about survival i I should have loved Jungle Tales, but I didn't. It should have been a great period of Tarzan's life to write stories about, but he didn't learn cool things about survival in the jungle and he didn't come across new foes.
Jungle tales did deal with Tarzan's struggle with Bestiality and interracial breeding and had an in depth essay on the nature of God that I would like to discuss with my Lit. It was still an enjoyable read, but nothing special. I remembered this favorite from my dad, and read it to my 3rd, 6th, and 9th graders. I didn't remember the violence in some of it, and so I ended up skipping some of it with them. The 6th grader thought that this book should be for 5th grade and above, because of the violence. That sounds reasonable to me. Even so, there is a great deal of humor and excitement in the book, and even the youngest 3rd grade did like the story and wants to read more.
The favorite chapter of all seems to be the one I remembered this favorite from my dad, and read it to my 3rd, 6th, and 9th graders. The favorite chapter of all seems to be the one in which Tarzan tries to kidnap a "baby. They roared at that one.
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I'm not a test fan ofm small stories, but this collection was the perfect companion to my African Safari in Kenya and Tanzania May 12, Stephen Brooke rated it it was amazing Shelves: And he actually tackles some serious ideas here; more typically, he would limit himself to inserting sly asides into his adventures when he wanted to say something.
The casual racism of the first Tarzan books is toned down — some. Burroughs certainly got better about that as he went along, moving away from conventional depictions and stereotypes of Africans. I would suggest reading that first Tarzan novel first. But if you are to read any other, this is a good choice. Nov 03, Greg Strom rated it liked it. This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers.
To view it, click here. Seems Edgar needed to make deadline or something as he pulled together some random ideas and plot lines that didn't fit in other novels. All occur before Tarzan meets Jane and becomes civilized, so this would be an account of his crazy teen years we kind of zipped by in first novel.
He learns many lessons in these stories though the audio recording from Libravox quit at number 7 I found rest to read that include who is God, elephants are friends so don't eat them, nightmares can seem real, don Seems Edgar needed to make deadline or something as he pulled together some random ideas and plot lines that didn't fit in other novels. He learns many lessons in these stories though the audio recording from Libravox quit at number 7 I found rest to read that include who is God, elephants are friends so don't eat them, nightmares can seem real, don't steal other peoples babies, parenthood is overrated, and many more.
Rather prefer having stories connect and have a plot line to follow, but these were at least an interesting look at Tarzan the teen. Nov 23, Miriam rated it it was ok Recommended to Miriam by: I wanted to like this installment of the Tarzan story more than I did. Burroughs' editorializing on the humanity of black people was just disgusting, and unfortunately, it ruined the entire book for me. Tarzan himself is often the mouthpiece for horrifyingly racist comments, even for a soon-to-be century old book.
I enjoyed the actual adventure pieces, though even those got repetitive.
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The formula is, to the 21st century reader, unforgivably cliched, and the science of a century ago is often gra I wanted to like this installment of the Tarzan story more than I did. The formula is, to the 21st century reader, unforgivably cliched, and the science of a century ago is often gratingly incorrect, but taken for what it is, it's not the least-fun book I've ever read. Aug 23, A. I fell in love with the story of Tarzan when I saw the Disney movie an age and a half ago, and got very excited when I recently found this book at a thrift store.
As is per usual, the Disney adaption is nothing like the original, but in my opinion neither one is better than the other. Tarzan is more of an incubus in the books, and it's interesting to see the take on an human's inquisitive mind when largely isolated from mankind and raised by apes. There are native Africans in I fell in love with the story of Tarzan when I saw the Disney movie an age and a half ago, and got very excited when I recently found this book at a thrift store.
There are native Africans in these tales, too, to which Tarzan is absolutely devilish due to their killing of his mother, Kala.
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I found these stories fun, if not a little far-fetched at times, and I am certainly more than willing to go back and start from the beginning of this series. Jul 12, Mark rated it really liked it. A great little collection of stories that chronicle the early years of Tarzan and his life within the ape tribe of Kerchak.. To my knowledge African Elephants and Lions make their homes on the savanna rather than in the forests, and he still doesn't make clear what kind of apes the Mangani are, since they somehow are different from gorillas Bolgani. But you can ignore any inaccuracies and just enjoy the stories which are really wonderful.
Jun 05, Erin Hall rated it it was ok Shelves: I must be honest: I cared quite less about these additional tales of Tarzan's adventures than I have for the previous 5 novels.
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I enjoyed the 4 Greystoke novels and the following and even more improbable Jewels of Opar tale after that, but this was boring by comparison. It mostly sounded like the Tarzan series was so popular that ERB was forced to continue making up stories for Tarzan. Even though he managed to make them fit within his previously constructed narrative, it still felt forced. One of my favorite Tarzan books, because it is devoid of crafty, scheming, evil Europeans.
The book goes back to Tarzan's early life among the creatures of the jungle and delves into his friendships with the great apes, Tantor the elephant, and Manu the monkey. We get to be inside Tarzan's head as he ponders the metaphysical realities and invents his own philosophy to explain the unknown. Feb 02, Will Emmons rated it really liked it Shelves: A beautiful, horrible, absurd and fruitful book of tales about a young Tarzan. Burroughs' portrayals of "darkest Africa" are racist to the core, but this volume can still leave readers of, uh, more humanist sensibilities entertained and intellectually stimulated.
Feb 09, Suzanne rated it it was ok Shelves: This is a collection of stories set in Tarzan's early years in Africa, before he meets any Europeans. It's very racist - although in other books I know Burroughs is also offensive to modern sensibilities of women, Europeans, etc. But to give him credit- he certainly created an iconic character. Stories of Tarzan in his younger days, loosely connected, as portrayed in the first Tarzan book Tarzan of the Apes. Feb 23, SP rated it really liked it Shelves: Entertaining but more than a little racist.
Jan 10, Angel rated it really liked it. Another good Tarzan adventure. Nov 30, Addyson Huneke rated it really liked it. This was a collection of short stories about Tarzan growing up in the tribe of Kerchak. I enjoyed them a lot, especially The God of Tarzan, where Tarzan was trying to figure out what exactly was meant by the word "God" which he encountered in his father's books.
He came to a correct understanding of God as the Creator by the end. What is kind of awkward about basically the entire series is that Edgar Rice Burroughs seems to have believed in both Christianity and macro-evolution at the same time This was a collection of short stories about Tarzan growing up in the tribe of Kerchak. What is kind of awkward about basically the entire series is that Edgar Rice Burroughs seems to have believed in both Christianity and macro-evolution at the same time, which is strange and very contradictory, but oh well.
Aug 13, Patrick rated it really liked it Shelves: A mixed bag of short stories that are set in between the events of chapter 11 of Tarzan of the Apes. These stories range from rather pedestrian to more philosophical "The God of Tarzan". There is some connection among the stories Teeka, Taug, Gazan, Bukawai, Tibo, and Momaya , and Burroughs explores Tarzan's relationships with the animals of The Jungle, particularly the development of them Tantor and Manu in particular. I'd place this one in the middle overall for quality in my reading of t A mixed bag of short stories that are set in between the events of chapter 11 of Tarzan of the Apes.
I'd place this one in the middle overall for quality in my reading of the first 6 novels. May 02, Gale rated it really liked it. If you could be persuaded to set aside the first book before Tarzan meets Jane Porter a Baltimore girl who did not speak with a British accent—why should she? He is referred to as an ape-boy, as a youth—and finally a full-fledged young man.
He tries to tame a Black boy with little success. He grows to wonder at the concept of God is it the moon? He seems immune from sexual urges but he experiences nightmares from eating spoiled elephant meat which impact his ability to recognize real danger. With his human dexterity he learns to make his own weapons; he inadvertently uses an unknown explosive device of his father to save the day. His clever brain conceives a system of three sentinels to protect the tribe while feeding or at rest. Also his sense of humor is developed—mainly at the expense of the tribe of blacks we assume Zulu, because of the oblong shields who fled the atrocities of King Leopold of Belgium.
He also learns to understand and appreciate the power of maternal love, as well as the legitimacy of paternal love and its instinct to protect. Despite ERb'S prejudiced statements and inferences this book reads quite well. Jun 13, Duncan rated it it was ok Recommends it for: Each chapter reads like a fable, with an implied moral.