" Perry Rhodan 0062 - (54) The Blue Dwarfs" - читать интересную книгу автора (Perry Rhodan)

for monotony.

In spite of the intensity of FreddyтАЩs concentration on the insects she did not miss hearing a light rustling
from the direction of the pond, suddenly coming through the bushes.

Freddy let fall the shining beetle that had been on her hand and reached for the flashlight. She flicked it
on and turned it into the direction from which had come the rustling.

Her success was instant. The rustling became louder but quickly moved away. At the same time, the
unknown creature made sounds that seemed terrified and fear struck.

Freddy switched off the flashlight and waited. After about 10 minutes the rustling began to approach
again. Freddy patiently allowed it to come towards her until she heard a light thump, which meant that the
unknown creature, whatever it might be, had sprung out of the bushes and onto the grass.

At that moment Freddy switched the flashlight on again. The harsh flood of light caught a small
grey-white furred being that held its tiny front paws up in front of its eyes in a gesture of terror.

Considerable surprise was evident on both sides. Just as Freddy came to the realization that the bright
light must be uncomfortable for the little monkey and was about to point the flashlight in another direction,
the Mungo pulled its hands away from its face, turned and disappeared with one broad leap into the
bushes.

Freddy was not satisfied, however. She was sorry that she had frightened the little fellow away. It was
very possible that it was the same monkey that had saved her from the snake that afternoon. She began
to call out.

The Mungo moved only once she had remembered a few of the sounds her rescuer had made earlier
that day and tried to imitate them: "Gai-gai-gaiтАж chrrrrтАж guhr-guhr-guhrтАж"

The results were astonishing. When Freddy paused, she heard rustling from all sides coming towards
her. And soon appeared 6 small and curious, and at the same time amazed, faces in the narrow circle of
light from the lantern.

Freddy stretched her hand out to one of the Mungos and the little fellow sprang the rest of the way to
her. He looked up at her so winsomely that Freddy began to laugh.

Someone came up from behind and rested a hand on her shoulder. "WhoтАЩs making funny noises in the
middle of the night?" he asked.

It was Mullon. The Mungos did not seem to be afraid of him. They looked at him with the same curiosity
as they did Freddy when he stepped into the light from the lantern.

"I imitated their speech to call them to me," Freddy explained. "The flashlight had scared them away."

"And they let themselves be called to you?"

"See for yourself."

One of the MungosтАФthe first to come forwardтАФhad in the meantime gone to the entrance to MilliganтАЩs