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Updated: May 13, 2025
All day long through the jungle tramped the natives, carrying the wild animals in their crates. There were several besides Mappo and Sharp-Tooth. There were snakes, in big boxes, other monkeys, a rhinoceros, a hippopotamus, two lions, who roared dreadfully all the while, and many other beasts.
Side by side, slung in their crates on the poles, over the shoulders of the black natives, Mappo and Sharp-Tooth, the tiger, were carried through the jungle. The tiger kept walking back and forth in his cage. It was just long enough to allow him to take two steps one way, and two steps the other way.
We are to be taken to the big ocean-water, and put in a house that floats on the waves." That was what the tiger called a ship; a house that floats on the waves. "How do you know this is to happen to us?" asked Mappo. "Because I heard the black men talking of it," said Sharp-Tooth. "And, after a long while, we will land in another country, where there is no jungle, such as we love."
Then Mappo told of being caught in the net when he picked up the pieces of cocoanut. "Were any other animals caught with you?" asked Tum Tum. "Oh, yes, the hunters had other animals some monkeys, and a big tiger in a cage. He was named Sharp-Tooth, the tiger was." "Hush!" whispered Tum Tum through his trunk, and looking around carefully, he went on: "Don't let him know I'm here!"
I behold the splendid equipages roll by I see the respectful bow at the presence of pride and I curse the contrast between my own lot, and the fortune of the rich. The lofty air the show of dress the aristocratic demeanor the glitter of jewels dazzle my eyes; and sharp-tooth' d envy works within me. I hate these haughty and favor'd ones. Why should my path be so much rougher than theirs?
Mappo thought for a minute. He was a smart little monkey, and he feared if he opened the tiger's cage for him, the big chap might be so hungry that he would eat the first thing he saw, which would be Mappo himself. "Will you open my cage for me after dark?" asked Sharp-Tooth. "I'll think about it," answered back Mappo. But he had no idea of letting out that tiger.
And then he was so angry that he growled and jumped about, trying to break out of his cage. The natives awoke, and one of them, running over to Sharp-Tooth, said: "Quiet here, tiger, or I shall have to hit you on the nose with a stick!" But the tiger would not be quiet, and, surely enough, the black man hit him on the nose with a stick. The tiger howled and then became quiet.
How?" asked Mappo. "Yes, you are to blame," went on Sharp-Tooth. "You wouldn't open my cage, and let me out when we were in the jungle. Never mind! I'll fix you! When I get out of here and some day I'm going to break loose when I get out of here, I'll bite you." "Oh dear!" thought Mappo. "I hope that never happens!" and he went off to talk to Tum Tum, the jolly elephant.
As soon as his act was over, he was taken back to his cage, but he was not chained up. His keeper knew he could trust Mappo not to run away. Mappo wandered around the animal tent. After a while he came to where the tiger's cage stood. "Ah ha! There you are!" snarled Sharp-Tooth, the striped tiger, as he saw Mappo. "You're the monkey who is to blame for my being here." "I to blame!
Now Irusan heard these words in his cave, and he said to his daughter Sharp-tooth: 'Seanchan has satirised me, but I will be avenged. 'Nay, father, she said, 'bring him here alive that we may all take our revenge. 'I shall go then and bring him, said Irusan; 'so send thy brothers after me.
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