The Tarzan Twins
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Title: The Tarzan Twins (1927)
Author: Edgar Rice Burroughs
INTRODUCING THE TARZAN TWINS
The Tarzan Twins, like all well-behaved twins, were born on the same day
and, although they were not as “alike as two peas,” still they resembled
one another quite closely enough to fulfil that particular requirement of
twinship; but even there they commenced breaking the rules that have been
governing twins during the past several millions of years, for Dick had a
shock of the blackest sort of black hair, while Doc’s hair was the sunny
hue of molasses candy. Their noses were alike, their blue eyes were
alike; alike were their chins and their mouths. Perhaps Doc’s eyes
twinkled more and his mouth smiled more than Dick’s for Dick did much of
his twinkling and smiling inside and inside the boys were very much
alike, indeed. But in one respect they shattered every rule that has been
laid down for twins from the very beginning of time, for Dick had been
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