JUNGLE DAYS: MONKEY FAMILY

 

It has been 22 years since that day when a group of monkeys completely changed the destiny of the jungle. The young Naka'i who witnessed that miracle with their own eyes, today are the elders who lead the troop. That day when a little baby girl was found crying in the arms of her dying mother. Even today they don't know how to explain it, but from the first moment they saw her, they knew the human cub was special...

Despite being a completely different species, Y'shaati was always loved and regarded by her monkey brothers and sisters as one of them. She grew up and prospered in the depths of Amazonia, learning to live like a noble and wild animal. Her natural abilities developed in such a way that it could be said that she really was more ape than human. However, as time passed, many questions began to arise inside her head as she began to notice great differences that distinguished her from the other Naka'i.

She didn't have golden fur covering her body. The size of her breasts was considerably larger than that of the other females. The shape of her feet was very different compared to the monkey's foothands... these and several other things made her feel like the odd one out of the entire troop. There was no other Naka'i creature like her.

At times when these ideas flooded her thoughts, Y'shaati used to sit alone for hours in the treetops, gazing at the vast landscape, wondering if the jungle was really her home. She felt like she didn't belong anywhere...

When her monkey brothers and sisters noticed her absence, they immediately approached her to try to cheer her up. The Naka'i interlocked their toes with hers as they explained why she was special. They reminded her that even though her feet were not equal, her toes were just as dexterous and skilled as theirs. Maybe even more. They also told her that her ability and speed to swing through the vines was exceptional. Everything the Naka'i could do, she was capable of doing and even surpassing. The elders were very proud of her for this and for all the things she used to do for the prosperity of the troop. This was just a small example of everything she had accomplished in her young life.

And for all of them, all of this was more than enough to accept her as a true Naka'i...