Chapter 4 – Wild Instincts
“It’s so hot out here! We got to find some water!” クレーン griped, as he walked slower and slower along the jungle path. “Don’t be a baby, Crane! あなた can survive without water for three days.” replied Tigress, as she continued to look ahead for the 次 landmark. “Come on, Tigress.” クレーン continued, “We’ve been walking all 日 and found nothing.” Meanwhile, Monkey swung from 木, ツリー to 木, ツリー above them. “I have to agree with クレーン on this one. We need water, and I don’t see any 情報源 anywhere nearby.” “Guys, we’re almost there.” あばずれ女, 虎, ティグレス assured them. クレーン sighed. “You 発言しました that an 時 ago.” he whined. Suddenly, the trio came upon a clearing, and before あばずれ女, 虎, ティグレス could answer, the 次 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.” あばずれ女, 虎, ティグレス examined the statue carefully, and came to a conclusion. “This might be a symbol for a deity または some other アイコン for the ancient civilization here.” she stated, “Who knows who または 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?!” クレーン shouted, “It looks like these people just put ランダム objects into a statue. Why should we admire it?!” あばずれ女, 虎, ティグレス yelled right back.
“Because it symbolizes their ancient way of life.”
“Yeah! It symbolizes the fact that they were a strange people.”
“How could あなた 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 によって 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 あなた guys stop this?! You’re arguing over something stupid!” he shouted. クレーン and あばずれ女, 虎, ティグレス looked at each other and calmed down. “I’m sorry Tigress.” クレーン said, “I shouldn’t have yelled at あなた 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 もっと見る training exercises?” “Sounds good to me.” replied Crane. あばずれ女, 虎, ティグレス nodded in agreement. “So, Monkey, what do あなた have in mind?” クレーン asked. “Oh… you’ll see!” Monkey replied.
Monkey seemed to make no preparations for the 次 exercise. Moreover, あばずれ女, 虎, ティグレス and クレーン became really puzzled. “Um… Monkey… What are we supposed to be doing?” あばずれ女, 虎, ティグレス asked him. “It’s simple.” Monkey responded, “You guys remember that あなた trained together around those stone structures before, right?” “Yes…” they 発言しました in unison, slowly. “Well, the trees around あなた are just like those stone structures, except for the fact that there are もっと見る of them and that they’re closer together.” Monkey continued. “So… あなた want us to fight each other as we 移動する from 木, ツリー to 木, ツリー just like あなた do?” asked Tigress. “Exactly!” exclaimed Monkey. “Sounds good to me.” クレーン said, as the he and あばずれ女, 虎, ティグレス 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.” クレーン stated, “Do あなた feel hungry?” “Yes, I do.” she replied, “Monkey, do あなた have any 食 on you?” Monkey put his hand behind his back and said, “Um… I did, but…” “Po ate it all, didn’t he?!” あばずれ女, 虎, ティグレス interrupted. “Yes…” Monkey sighed, as クレーン and あばずれ女, 虎, ティグレス did the same deep sigh. “I told あなた that we should’ve brought more!” exclaimed Crane. “Hold on a sec.” あばずれ女, 虎, ティグレス 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. クレーン 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 クレーン 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 発言しました one word, “Food…” The Capybara screamed and ran back into the bushes. “Mine…!” あばずれ女, 虎, ティグレス shouted as she chased after it. クレーン yelled for あばずれ女, 虎, ティグレス 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 食 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 あばずれ女, 虎, ティグレス disappeared in the lush jungle.
