‘Tarzina’ woman raised in jungle by monkeys
Bringing The Jungle Book to life, a British woman has claimed that she spent five years being raised by monkeys in a Colombian forest.
Much like the fictional character “Mowgli” in Rudyard Kipling’s Jungle Book who is raised by wolves in an Indian forest, Marina Chapman says the colony of capuchins cared for her after she was kidnapped and then abandoned. The mother-of-two survived by catching birds and rabbits with her bare hands until hunters found her, the Sun reported. They took Marina to a nearby city and sold her to a brothel.
However, she managed to escape to Britain and settled in Bradford, West Yorks, where she worked as a housemaid. Marina’s remarkable story has been made into a book now and TV crews plan to make a documentary about her life.
“It’s assumed the kidnap went wrong. All that mum remembers is being chloroformed with a hand over her mouth,” her daughter Vanessa said. “Before that, all she can recall of her life is having a black doll,” she said. After coming to Britain, Marina met church organist John Chapman and they wed in 1977.
“When we wanted food, we’d have to make noises,” said Vanessa, adding her mother brought them up in an unusual way.
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Rihanna to get £5m for Stratford Xmas show?
R&B star Rihanna is reportedly being paid £5 million to perform at Westfield in Stratford on Christmas. The singer has been asked to perform in front of 20,000 odd fans at in Stratford.
Rihanna had performed at the same venue two years ago, reported Sun online.
“Rihanna’s thrilled she has been asked again. She knows it’s a big deal and is totally up for it — if it fits in with her schedule. Westfield have had a great year due to the Olympics and want to fork out to celebrate.
“Even though the final contract is still being thrashed out, they’re prepared to pay up to 5 million pound for her,” a source said.
Organisers are expecting around 20,000 people to swamp the park. The Spice Girls were also discussed but Rihanna came out as the artist of choice. — PTI
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