Nyoka the Jungle Girl #25

Nyoka finds herself captured by headhunters on the jungle island of doom, scheduled for execution in a ritual ceremony—but when her companion Larry arrives to rescue her, he too is taken prisoner. With both their lives hanging in the balance and the tribal dance ritual keeping their captors temporarily occupied, Nyoka and Larry must rely on quick thinking and the jungle itself to escape their grim fate.

Egbert the Explorer returns home with tall tales from his travels, and when asked what the King of England said to him, his answer lands with a punchline that deflates his own grandiose story. Meanwhile, Trader Tom finds himself on the receiving end of a customer's justified outrage when the scales reveal his shifty dealings. A pair of comedy sketches that prove jungle life isn't the only place where schemes and oversized egos come crashing down.

Nyoka and her companion Larry flee into Burma's jungle after stealing a key from the ruthless Maharaja Maya, only to discover his cruel trap: every water hole for miles has been poisoned. As they desperately search for drinkable water in the scorching heat, Nyoka's resourcefulness is tested to its limit—but even when she finds an underground well, the Maharaja's men are never far behind.

Nyoka finds herself trapped in a burning chamber deep in the jungle during her third adventure in Burma, forced to plunge into a hidden well to escape the flames—but discovery of the only exit leaves her and her companion Larry racing against time and a dangerous foe. When the villain Maya and his men return searching for a crucial key, Nyoka puts her escape plan into action, leading to a desperate confrontation at the well's edge that forces an unexpected choice. With the palace guards standing between them and freedom, Nyoka must decide whether survival means playing by her own rules—or by someone else's.