el amazonas

PART 1 THE GIANT RAFT
this monkey, which is also known in Brazil as the "barbado" was of large size. The suppleness and stoutness of his limbs proclaimed him a powerful creature, as fit to fight on the ground as to leap from branch to branch at the giants of the forest.
he advanced then cautiously, and with short steps. He glanced to the right and to the left, and rapidly swung his tail. Tothese representatives of the monkey tribe nature has not been content to give four hands--she has shown herself more generous, and added a fifth, for the extremity of their caudal appendage possesses a perfect power of prehension.
The guariba noiselessly approached, brandishing a study cudgel, which, wielded by his muscular arm, would have proved a formidable weapon. For some minutes he had seenthe man at the foot of the tree, but the sleeper did not move, and this doubtless induced him to come and look at him a little nearer. He came forward the, not without hesitation, and stopped at last about three paces off.
On his bearded face was pictured a grin, which showed his sharp-edged teeth, white as ivory, and the cudgel began to move about in a way that was not very reassuring for thecaptian of the woods.
unmistakably the sight of Torres did not inspire the guariba with friendly thoughts. Had he then particular reasons for wishing evil to this defenseless specimen of the human race which change had delivered over to him ? Perhaps ! We know how certain animals retain the memory of the bad treatment they have received, and it is possible that against backwoodsmen in general hebore some special grudge.
In fact Indians especially make more fuss about the monkey than any other kind of game, and, no matter to what species it belongs, follow its chase with the ardor of Nimrods, not only for the pleasure of hunting it, but for the pleasure of eating it.
Whatever it was, the guariba did not seen disinclined to change characters this time, and if he did not quite forget thatnature had made him but a simple herbivore, and longed to devour the captain of the woods, he seemed at least to have made up his mind to get rid of one of his natural enemies.
After looking at him for some minutes the guariba began to move round the the tree. He stepped slowly, holding his breath, and getting nearer and nearer. His attitude was threatening, his countenance ferocious. Nothingcould have seemed casier to him than to have crushed this motionless man at a single blow, and assuredly at that moment the life of Torres hung by a thread.
In truth, the guariba stopped a second time close up to the tree, placed himself at the side, so as to command the head of the sleeper, and lifted his stick to give the blow.


PARTE 1 LA BALSA DE GIGANTE
este mono , que también se conoceen Brasil como el " barbado " era de gran tamaño . La flexibilidad y la altivez de sus miembros lo proclamaron una criatura poderosa , tan en forma para luchar en el suelo como para saltar de rama en rama a los gigantes de la selva .
avanzó entonces con cautela y con pasos cortos . Miró hacia la derecha y hacia la izquierda, y rápidamente movió su cola. Para estos representantes de la naturalezatribu mono no se ha contentado con dar cuatro manos - se ha coronado más generoso, y añadió un quinto , por la extremidad de su apéndice caudal posee un poder perfecto de aprehensión .
El guariba silenciosamente se acercó, blandiendo un garrote estudio, que , empuñada por su brazo musculoso, habría demostrado ser un arma formidable. Durante unos minutos se había visto al hombre al pie del árbol,pero el sueño no se movió , y esto , sin duda, le indujo a venir a mirarlo un poco más cerca . Se adelantó el , no sin vacilaciones, y se detuvo al fin de unos tres pasos de distancia .
En su rostro barbudo fue fotografiado con una sonrisa , que mostró sus dientes afilados , blanca como el marfil y el garrote empezaron a moverse de una manera que no era muy tranquilizador para la captian de los...