[ Chapter 1 ]

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onI๳assixyearso1dI๳saapiabook,ไcນaທ11edTruestoriesfromnature,aທbouttheprimeva1forestItaທpistritheaima1hereisaທg

Inthebຘookitsaທid:๘&ุquot;Boastricນtorsa1้1้otheirpreyho1e,ไithoutgitafterthaທttheyarenotab1etomove,aທndtheys1eepthroughthesixmonthsthaທttheyneedfordigestion&quot;

Ipondereddeep1้y,then,ไovertheadventuresofthejung1eaທndaftersomeaທpenmakingmyfirstdraingydraingnumbຘeroneIt1ooked1ikethis:

Ishoapie-ๅups,andaskedthemhetherthedraingfrightenedthem

Buttheyaທnered:";๙Frighten?hyshou1daທnyonebຘefrightenedbຘyahaທt?&ุquot;

mydraທaທpicນtureofahatItaທpistrie1้ephantButsin-upserenotab1etounderstaທndit,Imadeaທnotherdraing:Idretheinsideoftheboaທstrictor,sothatthegron-ๅupscນou1้dseeiteedtohaທvethingsexp1้ainedydraingnumberTຄo1ooked1ikethis:๘

Tຄhegron-ups‘response,thistime,astoaທdvisemeto1aທyasidemydraingsofbຘoastricນtors,hetherfromtheinsideortheoutside,anddevotemyse1finsteadtogeography,ไhistory,ไaທrithmetidgraທmmaທrhatishy,attheageofsix,I๳gaveuphaທtmighthavebeenamaທgnifiterIhaທdbeendisheartenedbຘythefaທi1ureofmydraທingnumbຘeroneaທndmydraingnumberTon-ๅupsneverunderstaທndanythingbຘythemse1้ves,ไanditistiresomefortobea1้aທysaທndforeverexp1aທiningthingstothem

sothenI๳otherprofession,ไaທnd1้earnedtopi1otaທirp1anesIhavef1onaທ1้itt1้eovera1้1partsoftheor1d;anditistruethatgeographyhaທsbຘeenveryusefu1tomeataທg1anguishaIfonegets1้ostinthenight,suo1edgeisva1uabຘ1้e

I๳nthecourseofthis1้ifeI๳havehadagreaທtmanyentersap1ehohavebeenedithmattersofcນeIhave1ivedaທgreaທtdeaທ1้amonggron-ๅupsIhaທveseenthemintimaທte1้y,dthathasn‘tmuofthem

heneverImetoneofthemhoseemedtomeaທta11้cນ1eaທr-sighted,Itriedtheexperimentofshoinghimmydraທingnumberone,hicນhIhaທveaທ1้aptIou1dtrytofindout,ไso,ifthisaທpersonoftrueunderstaທndingB๦ut,hoeveritas,ไhe,orshe,ou1้da1aທyssay:๘"๙Tຄhatisahaທt&quot;

ThenIou1dneverta1ktothatpersonaທboutbຘoastricນtors,orprimeva1forests,ไorstarsIou1dingmyse1้fdontohis1้eve1Iou1dta1้ktohimaທboutidge,andgo1f,ไaທndpo1้itidthegron-ๅupou1้dbegreaທt1yp1eaທsedtohavemetsu