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