Queen of the Jungle
Chapter 4 – Wild Instincts
“It’s so hot out here! We got to find some water!” guindaste griped, as he walked slower and slower along the jungle path. “Don’t be a baby, Crane! You can survive without water for three days.” replied Tigress, as she continued to look ahead for the seguinte landmark. “Come on, Tigress.” guindaste continued, “We’ve been walking all dia and found nothing.” Meanwhile, Monkey swung from árvore to árvore above them. “I have to agree with guindaste on this one. We need water, and I don’t see any fonte anywhere nearby.” “Guys, we’re almost there.” tigresa assured them. guindaste sighed. “You said that an hora ago.” he whined. Suddenly, the trio came upon a clearing, and before tigresa could answer, the seguinte 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.” tigresa examined the statue carefully, and came to a conclusion. “This might be a symbol for a deity or some other ícone for the ancient civilization here.” she stated, “Who knows who or 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?!” guindaste shouted, “It looks like these people just put aleatório objects into a statue. Why should we admire it?!” tigresa yelled right back.
“Because it symbolizes their ancient way of life.”
“Yeah! It symbolizes the fact that they were a strange people.”
“How could you 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 por 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 you guys stop this?! You’re arguing over something stupid!” he shouted. guindaste and tigresa looked at each other and calmed down. “I’m sorry Tigress.” guindaste said, “I shouldn’t have yelled at you 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 mais training exercises?” “Sounds good to me.” replied Crane. tigresa nodded in agreement. “So, Monkey, what do you have in mind?” guindaste asked. “Oh… you’ll see!” Monkey replied.
Monkey seemed to make no preparations for the seguinte exercise. Moreover, tigresa and guindaste became really puzzled. “Um… Monkey… What are we supposed to be doing?” tigresa asked him. “It’s simple.” Monkey responded, “You guys remember that you trained together around those stone structures before, right?” “Yes…” they said in unison, slowly. “Well, the trees around you are just like those stone structures, except for the fact that there are mais of them and that they’re closer together.” Monkey continued. “So… You want us to fight each other as we mover from árvore to árvore just like you do?” asked Tigress. “Exactly!” exclaimed Monkey. “Sounds good to me.” guindaste said, as the he and tigresa 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.” guindaste stated, “Do you feel hungry?” “Yes, I do.” she replied, “Monkey, do you have any comida on you?” Monkey put his hand behind his back and said, “Um… I did, but…” “Po ate it all, didn’t he?!” tigresa interrupted. “Yes…” Monkey sighed, as guindaste and tigresa did the same deep sigh. “I told you that we should’ve brought more!” exclaimed Crane. “Hold on a sec.” tigresa 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. guindaste 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 guindaste 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 said one word, “Food…” The Capybara screamed and ran back into the bushes. “Mine…!” tigresa shouted as she chased after it. guindaste yelled for tigresa 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 comida 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 tigresa disappeared in the lush jungle.
Chapter 4 – Wild Instincts
“It’s so hot out here! We got to find some water!” guindaste griped, as he walked slower and slower along the jungle path. “Don’t be a baby, Crane! You can survive without water for three days.” replied Tigress, as she continued to look ahead for the seguinte landmark. “Come on, Tigress.” guindaste continued, “We’ve been walking all dia and found nothing.” Meanwhile, Monkey swung from árvore to árvore above them. “I have to agree with guindaste on this one. We need water, and I don’t see any fonte anywhere nearby.” “Guys, we’re almost there.” tigresa assured them. guindaste sighed. “You said that an hora ago.” he whined. Suddenly, the trio came upon a clearing, and before tigresa could answer, the seguinte 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.” tigresa examined the statue carefully, and came to a conclusion. “This might be a symbol for a deity or some other ícone for the ancient civilization here.” she stated, “Who knows who or 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?!” guindaste shouted, “It looks like these people just put aleatório objects into a statue. Why should we admire it?!” tigresa yelled right back.
“Because it symbolizes their ancient way of life.”
“Yeah! It symbolizes the fact that they were a strange people.”
“How could you 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 por 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 you guys stop this?! You’re arguing over something stupid!” he shouted. guindaste and tigresa looked at each other and calmed down. “I’m sorry Tigress.” guindaste said, “I shouldn’t have yelled at you 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 mais training exercises?” “Sounds good to me.” replied Crane. tigresa nodded in agreement. “So, Monkey, what do you have in mind?” guindaste asked. “Oh… you’ll see!” Monkey replied.
Monkey seemed to make no preparations for the seguinte exercise. Moreover, tigresa and guindaste became really puzzled. “Um… Monkey… What are we supposed to be doing?” tigresa asked him. “It’s simple.” Monkey responded, “You guys remember that you trained together around those stone structures before, right?” “Yes…” they said in unison, slowly. “Well, the trees around you are just like those stone structures, except for the fact that there are mais of them and that they’re closer together.” Monkey continued. “So… You want us to fight each other as we mover from árvore to árvore just like you do?” asked Tigress. “Exactly!” exclaimed Monkey. “Sounds good to me.” guindaste said, as the he and tigresa 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.” guindaste stated, “Do you feel hungry?” “Yes, I do.” she replied, “Monkey, do you have any comida on you?” Monkey put his hand behind his back and said, “Um… I did, but…” “Po ate it all, didn’t he?!” tigresa interrupted. “Yes…” Monkey sighed, as guindaste and tigresa did the same deep sigh. “I told you that we should’ve brought more!” exclaimed Crane. “Hold on a sec.” tigresa 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. guindaste 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 guindaste 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 said one word, “Food…” The Capybara screamed and ran back into the bushes. “Mine…!” tigresa shouted as she chased after it. guindaste yelled for tigresa 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 comida 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 tigresa disappeared in the lush jungle.