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