The Village in the Treetops
The village in the air is a short novel by French writer Jules Verne. The novel was first published on July 11, 1901 by the publisher Pierre -Jules Hetzel in Paris under the French title Le Village Aérien. The first German edition appeared also in 1901 under the title The village in the air. The English title of the novel is The Village in the Treetops (also The Aerial Village ).
Action
The American John Cort and Frenchman Max Huber encounter on an expedition in the interior of Africa on an impenetrable forest. At the edge of the forest their equipment is trampled by a herd of rampaging elephants; they can only save themselves along with their servants Khamis and the black boy Llanga walk into the interior of the forest. The elephants they can not follow because the trees are too close together.
After crossing the forest they encounter near the forest on a river. Along the river you will find first a rotten raft, later a large iron cage. In the cage you can find items that once belonged to the missing researchers doctor Johausen. Doctor Johausen was 13 years ago in the jungle, there to learn the language of monkeys. His equipment included a barrel-organ, with which he wanted to find out whether the monkeys understood something of music. Doctor Johausen never returned to civilization. John Cort and Max Huber find Doctor Johausens diary, from which it appears that his research been crowned with success.
On a raft passengers floating on the river along the forest edge. The River baptizing them in honor of Doctor Johausens Rio Johausen. Llanga rescues a little monkey drowning in rapids. The monkey wears a medallion with the portrait of Doctor Johausens around the neck. When the raft stranded, Llanga and the little monkey suddenly disappeared.
As they continue their journey through the dark forest, John Cort, Max Huber and Khamis are suddenly captured by a horde of great apes. The monkeys they bring over a staircase in her village, which is located on a large platform in the tops of trees.
There they meet on Llanga, which is being held captive in a cabin, and the monkeys, bears the name of Li Mai. The monkeys can talk, in fact. You have a chief whom they call Mselo Tala. The travelers are free to move within the village, but can not leave it.
During a hard day the monkey host a concert of classical music that is played on a barrel organ. After the concert, the chief shows his subjects. The chief, who can carry around on a sofa, a PhD Johausen.
In an unguarded moment John Cort, Max Huber and Khamis Search the chief into his hut. They need to realize that Doctor Johausen has developed mentally to the monkey back. The passengers escaped with the help Li corn.