Tarzan risks his life saving Ovan from a cave bear, but Ovan's tribe distrusts strangers and sentences Tarzan to death. Tarzan and the female captive Zoar escape with Ovan's help and descend deeper into Pellucidar.; The sting of a giant wasp gives Meru superpowers including levitation, mind-reading, and an invisible power beam. With these she overcomes an ambush party attacking her friends as part of a coup.; Mistaking cement for seeds, a rooster eats and drinks until he sets up into a statue of himself.