human
Gosh, that's enough to make a fellow want to creep in and hide, muttered Dan.
gpt
Suppose it is a signal for some war party to attack us!
human
It does scare a person, Ray admitted.
gpt
Here in the jungle everything is so terrifying and the drums get on my nerves.
human
What do you make of that drum?
gpt
Is it a war drum?
human
No, Bwana Dick.
gpt
Is it a warning from Chief Mobogoma to some other tribe?
human
No, Bwana Dick. Pay no attention to that drum.
gpt
Tell me. If we are in danger I've got to know about it.
human
I tell you, Master, said Mutaba.
gpt
The black fellows have drums for war. They have drums for other things, too. This drum tells a man's wife, 'I am on Snake Island, hunting with my friends and we killed much meat.
human
Is that all?
gpt
No. Listen, now it says more. It says, 'I ate so much last night that I am too heavy to walk. I won't come back until tomorrow night.'
human
That's like a 'phone call from the office. What does the man's wife say?
gpt
Nothing. Mutaba grinned.
human
Wait until he get home. Then she say plenty!
gpt
I guess it's the same the whole world over, smiled Dick.
human
Say, this is fine! The fog is lifting. And look, we are getting out of the forest.