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