Allan Quatermain is confronted with the legend of the Heu-Heu, a monster who eats humans, while sheltering from a thunderstorm in the Drakensberg mountains. The legend appears to be reality as Quatermain is to find out after arriving in Zululand and being summond by Zikali, a Zulu Sangoma of indeterminate age. Together with his trusted companion, Hans, Quatermain is sent on a mission by Zikali. Это и многое другое вы найдете в книге Heu-Heu, or the Monster = Хоу-хоу, или Чудовище: на английском языке (Генри Райдер Хаггард)