Queen Of The Jungle !

Debbi had been pleased to discover that the film crew had a supply of corn flakes as well as coffee and she was still tucking into these as the two tourist craft rounded the bend in the river. "Showtime Deb" Lawrence laughed at the naked young woman. She stood up and turned to the chief. "OK, tell them I'll wear the beads but I don't want them painting me again" she said, gesturing at the tribal women. "I've only just managed to wash off the stuff from yesterday." "That's fine, I'll explain" replied the chief as they walked back towards the hut. It was still incongruous to hear his American accent.

A couple of dozen German and Japanese tourists disembarked and stood listening intently to their guide explaining about the village and about the presence of Lawrence and the film crew. The chief and other elders had changed from their usual jeans into loin cloths and they emerged to greet the new visitors, the chief once more playing dumb. The tourists were ushered into a semi circle and it was further explained that the young women of the tribe would perform a welcome dance.

Five young native girls emerged, topless but wearing similar loin cloths to the men and copiously covered in decorative body paint. In stark contrast, they were accompanied by a totally naked white woman, adorned only by a string of beads around her neck which served only to accentuate her nudity ! This unexpected addition to proceedings caused quite a stir among the tourists, who all quickly began filming and photographing as the dance commenced. Debbi's initial bravado faded a little at the sight of all the various cameras but then her new found exhibitionism kicked back in and she began to get into it.

Fortunately, the choreography of the dance was pretty basic as the drums beat out a rhythm and any mistakes she made with the steps were hardly noticeable. Nobody was looking much at her feet anyway ! Debbi was a little taken aback when the native girls began to select men from among the tourists to hold hands and indulge in a few steps with them. But the Japanese men in particular were only too eager to engage with Debbi and the entire welcome party broke down into an endless round of selfie taking with the 'Queen of the Jungle' !