The cannibals
They were cannibals.
Every special event was celebrated by horrible sacrifices, after which the corpses of the victims were devoured. Here is how they went about these horrible feasts.
The victims having their hands cuffed in their back, a knife was stuck through each one of their cheeks, and another one under each scapula. Their back, arms and legs were slashed along. Then they were walked, with a rope passed through their nose, to the sound of music. Finally they were killed, their bodies cut to pieces, which were seasoned with kolla nut, and these awful dishes were eaten with relish.
The ear was prepared with pepper and it was considered an incomparable delicacy.
Robert-Robert and his companions could see that a similar fate was awaiting them and that the cannibals, when they had learnt of the shipwreck …Read more »
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