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Tarzan of All Trades

Raised by apes as a feral child in the wild, was as a young man discovered by a rich American anthropologist hiker who was retired, taken back by plane to his new homeland, he started assimilating by wearing regular attire, they tutored him how to read and write, and after several years he finally got to graduate, landed a job at the local zoo, he had to feed and pick up after the animals which was his job rule, talking to the animals like Dr. Doolittle, he didn't mind their smelly feces or pond like piddle, sometimes impulsively letting out his Tarzan bellow, as a Simon Cowell zoo guest was passing by, hearing Tarzan's strong voice he couldn't help but smile, thought he'd be great at the opera house, next thing Tarzan knew he was dressed in a tux and singing for an audience, becoming a singing sensation almost overnight, one night on stage had to do an opera version of his feral life, so he swung around the stage in his old loincloth, when a Hollywood talent scout sat up and took notice, wanting Tarzan for his next movie, so after the show became Tarzans new boss man, Tarzan doing all kinds of leaps, swings and jumps from tall buildings, he was now known as the best stuntman, becoming so much in demand at the zoo, opera and movies, he tried to schedule his time so he could cram in all three careers, becoming rich but feeling quite tired, lonely and miserable, he flew back to his old Africa, where he could feel happy, free and original, doing what he loved and was best at, helping all his animal friends out, helping them to get rid of all the poachers, his animal friends started repopulating the jungle especially the endangered ones. And at last Tarzan finally married someone who was like him and loved animals and singing and being out in the rain, he married his sweetheart... the one by the name of Jane!

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