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

"LetтАЩs wait and see," she suggested.
 Mullon sat down in the grass next to his wife. Again came the rustling in the bushes and a moment later
the monkeys appeared in the light from the lantern.

This time, however, they had brought something with them: they carried whole bunches of blue-green,
fleshy leaves between their teeth. They laid the leaves before Freddy as though she had sent them out to
get them. Then 5 of the monkeys stepped back to the edge of the light while the 6th stood in front of
Freddy and looked at her demandingly.

"Now what?" Freddy asked, smiling.

The monkey took 3 or 4 of the leaves and put them in his mouth, then proceeded to chew on them.
After a bit he stopped chewing and looked around as though searching for something.

"He needs a spittoon," Mullon ventured.

Freddy found a plastic bowl and placed it before the Mungo. He bent over and spat a solid stream of
soupy green liquid into the bowl. Then he put more leaves into his mouth and began to chew energetically
on them as well.

The other monkeys came over and helped him with the work. In a short time the bowl was half-full with
the green and watery mush.

"And now?" asked Freddy.

One of the Mungos tried to lift the bowl but was not successful. So Freddy picked it up. The Mungo
chattered in approval, then sprang to the tent flap. Mullon raised it and let Freddy and the monkey in.
The other 5 remained outside as before.

Milligan was still awake. "Is he back again?" he asked weakly.

"Yes," answered Mullon, "and it looks like heтАЩs brought some medicine for you."

"The monkeyтАж?"

"Yes."

Milligan raised himself up as far as his slight strength would carry him. The Mungo had gone to the
head-end of his cot, thought for a moment, then sprang up. He settled by MilliganтАЩs head, stretched his
arm out carefully and pointed to MilliganтАЩs mouth.

"No!" exclaimed Mullon horrified. "HeтАЩs supposed to drink this stuff?"

Unmoved, the monkey held his tiny finger close to MilliganтАЩs lips, looking meaningfully at the bowl
Freddy held in her hands.

"ThatтАЩs evidently what he means, alright," Milligan decided. "Let me have the stuff. Maybe itтАЩll help."

Freddy gave him the bowl and before anyone had time to even breathe again, Milligan had swallowed
the entire contents with a few large gurgling gulps.