Once when I was six years old I saw a magnificent picture in a book, called True Stories from Nature, about the primeval forest. It was a picture of a boa constrictor in the act of swallowing an animal. Here is a copy of the drawing. In the book it said: "Boa constrictors swallow their prey whole, without chewing it. After that they are not able to move, and they sleep through the six months that they need for digestion." I pondered deeply, then, over the adventures of the jungle. And after some work with a colored pencil I succeeded in making my first drawing.

when I was six saw magnificent picture in book Stories Nature forest boa swallow animal Here copy boa swallow prey whole without chewing After that not able move sleep six months need digestion I pondered deeply adventures jungle After work with colored pencil succeeded in making my first drawing

I six saw magnificent boa swallow whole not able move six months digestion colored pencil my first drawing