There was one man, a pygmy hunter named Dawi, who could tell him the answer.

NPR: An Asian Pygmy and his Pal from Far Rockaway

And then Alan told Dawi a secret of his own, a secret that once told, changed Alan's life.

NPR: An Asian Pygmy and his Pal from Far Rockaway

Alan found Dawi (or maybe Dawi found Alan) in the forest.

NPR: An Asian Pygmy and his Pal from Far Rockaway

The two became, in their way, friends, and as you will hear when you listen to our story, Dawi told Alan the terrible secret that explained why there were so few Taron.

NPR: An Asian Pygmy and his Pal from Far Rockaway