Jungle Tales of Tarzan By: Edgar Rice Burroughs

Before Disney's 1999 Tarzan won the Oscar and Golden Globe Awards for Best Original Song and picked up nine Annie Awards nominations —before Phil Collins made you cry with "You'll Be in My Heart"—there was this collection of twelve breathtaking stories that capture the EXACT moments Disney animated.

These twelve archetypal coming-of-age tales tell the full story of how the helpless child of shipwrecked couple John and Alice Clayton became the superhuman legend known as Tarzan of the Apes, finding their place alongside the richest and most meaningful allegories of mythology . Set chronologically between Tarzan's avenging of his ape foster mother Kala's death and his becoming leader of his ape tribe, these are the untold adventures that made him the hero Disney brought to life.

Remember young Tarzan learning to surf through the trees with Terk and Tantor? This book introduces Tarzan's first love Teeka, as he grapples with feelings of jealousy and intervenes to protect her from Sheeta the panther, demonstrating his bravery and complexity. Experience him battling for survival against savage beasts, experiencing the pangs of his first love, an emerging spirituality, and a longing to discover his place among his own kind —every emotional beat that Disney transformed into animation gold.

Disney's film explores how Tarzan's "Two Worlds" collide, forcing him to choose between civilized life with beautiful Jane and the life he knows with his gorilla family. This audiobook IS that journey—the raw, adventurous, emotionally complex teenage years that shaped the legend.

Because it's pure character-driven storytelling. Tarzan is a trickster, endlessly curious to understand the world and his place in it, navigating nightmares, first heartbreak, deadly enemies, and the profound question: what does it mean to be human? These tales have the same heart, humor, and high-stakes adventure that made Disney's version unforgettable.

Whether you grew up with Disney's animated masterpiece, the Broadway musical, or discovered Tarzan through the direct-to-video sequels like Tarzan & Jane and Tarzan II, this audiobook takes you back to the source—the raw jungle magic that inspired it all.

Press play and discover the Disney legend before Disney discovered it.