Part 1: The Journey to Africa
Chapter 10
"Reading and Swinging"
So for the next few days, Jane and Archimedes were teaching Tarzan everything that humans do and what they need to live by. Tarzan was taught everything that humans do and study with slideshows of human necessities and a study of the planets late at night. However, the more times that Tarzan was with Jane, the more he had begun to fall for her and that he had found his true mate in the form of a beautiful Englishwoman. One day, Tarzan came back to the camp as Jane wanted to teach him how to read and the only way to do that, was with a children's book she had kept all throughout her life and that was called "See Jane Run."
"Ah, Tarzan," she said. "You are just in time to read this with me."
"Read?" asked Tarzan. "What's Read?"
"Oh, read is something where you look at words that form a sentence or phrase," explained Jane. "Come here, I'll show you."
Crouching over to where Jane was, Tarzan looked at the pink book that Jane had in her hands. The words "See Jane Run" were on the cover and Tarzan wanted to get a closer look, but Jane pulled the book away from him.
"Now, Tarzan," she said. "There are lots of words in here that we can look at and decipher together."
So, she opened the book as Tarzan sat next to her. Looking at the book, Jane read out the words as they saw a picture of a little girl running.
"See…Jane…Run," read Tarzan. "You see, Tarzan? It's easy to do so. Can you read that for me?"
Tarzan stared at the book and repeated what Jane had read to him.
"Wonderful," she said. "Now, let's look at another one, shall we?"
Jane turned the page and they saw the same little girl, only that she was sitting down in a chair.
"See…Jane….Sit," she read. "Now, you try."
"See…Jane…Sit," replied Tarzan. "Tarzan likes these words."
Jane laughed at what Tarzan had said, feeling that she was getting somewhere with him while at the same time, Tarzan was becoming more and more entranced with being next to Jane.
"I'm glad you love them, Tarzan," she said. "Let's go through some more."
So, they read more and more words until they got to the very last page and after reading those words, Jane closed the book and Tarzan began to worry.
"More Words?" he asked.
"I'm afraid that is the end of the book," said Jane. "If you want to, we can look at it again tomorrow."
Tarzan looked around nervously and then looked back at Jane.
"Read words tomorrow?" asked Tarzan.
"Yes, we can read words again tomorrow," said Jane.
"Come to jungle tonight," he said. "Tarzan want to show you something."
Jane was surprised at what Tarzan had requested for her to do as it was late at night in the jungle and animals would be on the prowl for a late evening meal.
"Well, Tarzan," she said nervously. "I will have to check with daddy and Clayton, but I can try to come tonight."
So, Tarzan excitedly ran back into the jungle as Jane looked on from her tent. Why Tarzan would want her to come to the jungles tonight is a complete mystery to her. But, she would know in due time why Tarzan would want her to do so.
Later that night while the professor and Clayton were asleep, Jane saw Tarzan outside the camp and careful to not make any noise, Jane crept into the jungles with Tarzan and they came to a high tree. Realizing that she could really hurt herself, Jane was hestitant to go up the tree.
"Go on," he said. "Tarzan will catch you."
Jane had to take an enormous gulp upon looking up to where she needed to go. She was worried that one wrong step could lead to her unfortunate demise.
"I'm not sure I can do this," she said nervously. "I'm worried that I might get hurt or worse."
"It's easy," said Tarzan and he climbed up the tree and Jane followed, trying her best to climb.
As she tried to climb, she could not help but think to herself that here she was, a 19 year old woman from London, England, climbing up a tree, fearing as she climbed that if she were to fall down from the tree and die from injuries, she would be ending her life at this moment, but when slipped on one climb, Tarzan quickly grabbed her hand and saved her falling to her doom.
"He really does care about me," she thought to herself. "Bobby would never do that for me."
They reached to the top of the highest tree overlooking the jungles and Tarzan handed her a vine. Jane was nervous about it as she knew that she was repeating the events of a few days ago.
"What are you going to have me do?" she whimpered. "You aren't going to have me swing from the trees again are you?"
"Go on," said Tarzan. "Tarzan has you."
Hesitantly, Jane took the vine and taking an enormous gulp and saying a quiet prayer, she took the vine and jumped off the edge and Tarzan followed not too far behind with his vine. Jane closed her eyes for a moment and then opened them up fearing that she was now in heaven. But, she wasn't and Tarzan looked at her with lust in his eyes.
For Jane knew that for a savage jungle man with no taste in civilization whatsoever, Tarzan seemed to really care for her deeply. As they swung through the trees, Jane was now beginning to feel that Tarzan was falling in love with her and that there was nothing she could do about it. For she knew that she had a relationship back in London and that Tarzan would have to know the truth eventually about Bobby.
But for now, they just swung through the cool dark night, overlooking the jungles and the stars…
