Aloneinthewilderness.Nothingbutjungle.Aworldofshadowwiththeraysoflightfallinglikeblondehairfromthecrownsofthegianttrees.Jungleinthemiddaysun.Every-thingmotionless.Notasoundfromskyorearth.Completesile

　　Aloneinthewilderness.Nothingbutjungle.Aworldofshadowwiththeraysoflightfallinglikeblondehairfromthecrownsofthegianttrees.Jungleinthemiddaysun.Every-thingmotionless.Notasoundfromskyorearth.Completesilence.Onlysomecoconutsfallingatlongintervalsveryfaraway.Theworldreducedtothesofttouchofcoolgrassalongmynakedbackandasweetsmellofrichsoilandvegetation.StretchedoutwithclosedeyesbesidemyheavyburdenoffruitandfirewoodIenjoyedthefeelingoffreshbloodstreamingthrougheverypartofmybodyandfreshjungleairfillingeverycornerofmylungs.

　　RestingmotionlessIcouldseethesunthroughmyclosedeyelidsaloneintheskyaslonelyasIandasmotionlessandsilentaseverythingelse.Theearthhadsurelystoppedturningandsomewhereonthisplanettherewassupposedtoberoaringtrafficinbusystreets.Whatacrazyunbelievablethought!

　　Anothercoconutfelltomaketheworldcometoacompletestandstill.IhadtorolloverontomystomachtofeelthatatleastIcouldmoveandmakenoises.ThenIfoundcompany.Alittlebrownantwasstrugglingtofinditswaywithabitofdrystrawthroughthejungleofleavesandgrassbelowmynose.IwonderedifIcouldgivethelittlefellowaliftwithitsburdenbutitshowednottheslightestsignoftirednessandstruggledonwithallsixlegsheadfirstorheadlastwavingitsfeelersenergeticallyasifthetriphadjuststarted.Whoeversawatiredant?Tirednessdisagreeabletirednessisrestrictedtohuntedanimalsslavesandmodernman.Itisasgreataneffortforanofficeclerktowalkfiveblockswithaloadedbriefcaseasitisforajungle-dwellertocrossavalleywithagoatonhisback.Itisashardtogetupandclimborrunwhenyouhavebeenseatedforyearsasitistogetupandwalkwhenyouhavebeeninbedformonths.Thebodyisstrange.Spareitandyougetreallytiredforalmostnothing;useitandalmostnothingmakesyoureallytired.

　　Irosetomyfeet.Ihadheardahorseneighingdowninthevalley.Abovemeontheopenhighlandplainstherewerewildhorses.Butdowninthevalleytherewasneverahorseunlesstherewasamanonit.Somebodywasmakinghiswayupthevalleyandmywifewasalone.

　　68.Theauthormentions“coconutsfalling”inthefirstparagraphto________.

　　A.showhisloneli