Normal speech
Thoughts
Talking aloud to self
Phil Collins Singing
The next day, the gorilla clan is making its way through the jungle once more, with Tarzana following behind. Later, Tarzana is seen following Terk and another couple of gorillas up a tree. She slips and ends up under Kerchak, who makes his way over the young girl. Kerchak glances at Tarzana and frowns in annoyance before continuing his way up the tree. Tarzana looks frustrated and proceeds to climb once more but slips and starts to fall. Luckily, she is saved by Terk, who grabs her by the arm. Terk throws her a reassuring smile, Tarzana smiles back at her.
♪ Oh, the power to be strong and the wisdom to be wise. All these things will come to you in time. ♪
Tarzana is then seen following a chameleon upside down on a vine before it snaps under her weight and lands on a bed of bananas, squishing them and getting the gorillas covered with bananas. She looks at them sheepishly. This amuses Kala, who receives a frown from the other gorillas. Later at the watering hole, several hippopotamuses are swimming and Tarzana is seen imitating their movements. After that, a rhinoceros is sharpening its horn against a tree. Tarzana does the same with her own rock spearhead. She has a thoughtful look on her face as an idea is forming in her head.
♪ On this journey that you're making, there'll be responses that you seek. And it's you who'll climb the mountain, it's you who'll reach the peak. ♪
Later on, Tarzana and Terk growl at each other and begin to play fight one another. As they fight Terk sits upon Tarzana's head before putting her in a choke-hold, and then finally pinning her to the ground. Nearby, Tantor loses a fight to a baby baboon. Later, Tarzana is swinging through the vines with an immigrated family of Columbus monkeys. Tarzana starts swinging even faster than the monkeys as they all move, with her in the front.
♪ Daughter of woman, look to the heavens! Lift your spirit, set it free! Someday you'll walk tall with pride! Daughter of woman, a woman in time you'll be! ♪
The monkeys stop on a branch, but Tarzana keeps swinging through until she grabs onto a python. Neither the girl nor the snake notice each other as Tarzana slips into a nearby swamp which is filled with crocodiles. The crocs move in towards Tarzana snapping at her. Thinking quick, Tarzana manages to avoid their every attack. When she gets to safety a smile forms on her face. She is getting better every day.
Three years later
Tarzana, now 13 years old, makes a spear out of a sharpened rock and stick. She stares at a piece of fruit and throws the spear forward. It catches the fruit, but it also catches a Jabuticaba, a pear and a cluster of berries, making it sort of like a fruit kabob. The spear hits another tree, right over Kerchak like a fruit hat. Kerchak is visibly unamused. Tarzana chuckles hesitantly and swiftly backs away running back into the jungle.
♪ Though there's no one there to guide you, no one to take your hand. But with faith and understanding, you will journey from girl to woman! ♪
Tarzana and Terk are spying on a stork from a tree. They smirk mischievously at each other and jump down on it, catching its bill in a vine. They start riding on it like a horse until it throws them off and leaves them hanging from the vine against a tree. The stork pulls on the vine bopping them a few times on the head.
Two years later
Tarzana, now 15 years old, has developed some in recent years. Her hair has lengthened some while she has toned up some. Her breasts have begun to grow to a mid-B in size. Her loincloth around her waist is slightly larger now that her hips have started to become accentuated. She swings out over the watering hole and, jumps on the backs off the elephants who have birds on them. As the birds are scared away from the elephants they swarm by Kala who watches from a distance with a proud grin on her face. Tarzana jumps on a few more elephants backs before landing on Tantor's, who has just started to grow tusks. She lands on Tantor's trunk before he flings her in the air.
♪ Daughter of woman, look to the heavens! Lift your spirit, set it free! Someday you'll walk tall with pride! Daughter of woman, a woman in time you'll be! ♪
Three years later
Tarzana is now an 18 year old woman. Her body has matured since she was a kid. Her once curly brown hair has now become long and wavy. She has developed more muscles and has grown to a good 5'8". Her skin has tanned nicely over the years. She has curves in all the right places and her chest is well proportioned being roughly a C in size. Her outfit hasn't changed since she was a child, still only wearing a loincloth across her hips. She cannonballs into the water, followed by Tantor, who is now a handsome grown elephant with complete grown tusks. Tantor forgot to stay closer to the surface so he can breathe. Tarzana swiftly brings Tantor's trunk to the surface and Tantor starts swimming proudly like a waterfowl. The two swim off together to have fun.
♪ In learning you will teach, and in teaching you will learn. You'll find your places behind the ones you love. ♪
On a rainy night, Kala curls in on herself trying to keep herself dry. All of a sudden she feels that she is no longer being hit by rain. She looks up to find that Tarzana has arranged two fully leaf covered branches together with rope over them like an umbrella. She comes down, to join Kala under, shaking herself dry like a dog. Kala grins gratefully at her daughter who smiles at her lovingly. Tarzana rubs her head affectionately against Kala's.
The next day, Tarzana and a giant snake meet face-to-face. The snake lunges for Tarzana, who easily tricks him into tangling himself around a couple of trees. She stops just out of his reach as he tries to bite her in anger. She smirks at the snake having outwitted him.
♪ Oh, and all the things you've dreamed of, the visions that you saw. Well, the time is drawing near now, it's yours to claim it all! ♪
A few days later, Tarzana was chasing some baby gorillas around the nesting grounds. The babies chatter in glee as she "misses" catching up to them. They decide to "attack" her by jumping on her at the same time. Tarzana lets them knock her to the ground. The baby gorillas jump up and down on her in victory as she laughs. The baby gorillas parents smile at the sight of Tarzana playing with their children. The parents have seen how much Tarzana has grown and how much she has become like them. She is very good with the baby gorillas.
Later that afternoon, Tarzana is seen scaling a waterfall all on her own. A determined look on her face as she fights against the current. After that, Terk and Flynt, who have also quite grown a bit themselves, are trying to get some termites from a mound, but with no luck due to the thousands of termites hiding deep within the mounds. Luckily, Tarzana comes up to the mound with Tantor. She has a brilliant idea. She places Tantor's trunk over the termite mound and nods her head. He trumpets into the mound into a tree, sending termites flying from every single mound for the gorillas to eat. All the gorillas run around stuffing themselves with termites. Terk then punches Tarzana in a 'good job' manner as Tarzana looks to her gleefully.
♪ Daughter of woman, look to the heavens! Lift your spirit, set it free! Someday you'll walk tall with pride! Daughter of woman, a woman in time you'll be! ♪
The next day the gorilla clan makes its way through the jungle once more with Kerchak leading the way. He notices a shadow above him and tenses a little. He sees Tarzana swinging through the vines but relaxes knowing that it wasn't a predator. You can tell the grumpy gorilla still has doubts about his rejected adopted daughter.
Tarzana gracefully transfers from one vine to the next. Each movement is filled with both confidence and power. Eventually, the ape woman starts surfing through the branches of the trees. She swivels through the dense forestry maintaining her speed. At the end of the branch pathway she jumps off and grabs another vine.
♪ Daughter of woman! Daughter of woman's a woman for all to see! ♪
As the song ends, Tarzana lands on all fours on a branch and steals a proud but mysterious glance at the audience.
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Tarzana
FanfictionWe all know the story of Tarzan. An orphaned baby boy adopted and raised by gorillas. What if Tarzan never existed? What if he was born a girl? Meet Tarzana the ape woman. Join her and her friends as she learns how to be a gorilla and finds love. I...