Reading Project. The Beasts of Tarzan Source Adapted from The Beasts of Tarzan by Edgar Rice Burroughs, Chapter 16 In the Darkness of the Night When Tarzan realized that he was being dragged through the muddied layers of the dense jungle, he did not give up all hope and resign himself to his fate. Instead, he filled his lungs with air before the huge crocodile dragged him beneath the surface of the dark bushy-layered floor and into the water. Then, with all his strength he fought desperately to get away from the jaws of this beast. Out of his natural habitat however, the ape-man was greatly disadvantaged, and his impressive muscles were no match for the reptile who pulled away at a greater speed than before. Tarzan's lungs were bursting for a breath of fresh air, and he knew that he could not survive much more of this suffering, he had to try something. Tarzan scanned hopelessly through the water for anything that might be able to help him. His hands picked up a sharp object, which he sank into the creature almost as soon as he picked it up. To his disappointment, his efforts only accelerated the speed at which the crocodile was swimming deeper into the green coloured lake. Just as he thought he could not survive any longer, he felt his body dragged to a muddy bed of land and his nostrils finally rose above the water's surface. He could hear the branches of the jungle cracking beneath his body as he was dragged further into a dark cave. For a moment Tarzan lay gasping for breath upon the slimy, evil-smelling bed to which the crocodile had dragged him to. Close at his side he could feel the cold, hard scales of the creature’s body, which was motionless and silent. For several minutes the two laid beside each other without a sound, and then with a sudden feeling of strength, Tarzan rose to his knees. To his amazement, he found that the beast was dead. The sharpened object had pierced a weak spot in this creature’s armour. Tarzan struggled around the smelly, muddied cave and he quickly understood that he
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Reading Project. The Beasts of Tarzan Source Adapted from The Beasts of Tarzan by Edgar Rice Burroughs, Chapter 16 In the Darkness of the Night When Tarzan realized that he was being dragged through the muddied layers of the dense jungle, he did not give up all hope and resign himself to his fate. Instead, he filled his lungs with air before the huge crocodile dragged him beneath the surface of the dark bushy-layered floor and into the water. Then, with all his strength he fought desperately to get away from the jaws of this beast. Out of his natural habitat however, the ape-man was greatly disadvantaged, and his impressive muscles were no match for the reptile who pulled away at a greater speed than before. Tarzan's lungs were bursting for a breath of fresh air, and he knew that he could not survive much more of this suffering, he had to try something. Tarzan scanned hopelessly through the water for anything that might be able to help him. His hands picked up a sharp object, which he sank into the creature almost as soon as he picked it up. To his disappointment, his efforts only accelerated the speed at which the crocodile was swimming deeper into the green coloured lake. Just as he thought he could not survive any longer, he felt his body dragged to a muddy bed of land and his nostrils finally rose above the water's surface. He could hear the branches of the jungle cracking beneath his body as he was dragged further into a dark cave. For a moment Tarzan lay gasping for breath upon the slimy, evil-smelling bed to which the crocodile had dragged him to. Close at his side he could feel the cold, hard scales of the creature’s body, which was motionless and silent. For several minutes the two laid beside each other without a sound, and then with a sudden feeling of strength, Tarzan rose to his knees. To his amazement, he found that the beast was dead. The sharpened object had pierced a weak spot in this creature’s armour. Tarzan struggled around the smelly, muddied cave and he quickly understood that he