▁fallen ▁ill ▁from ▁the ▁pre gn ancy ▁and ▁has ▁been ▁str icken ▁blind . ▁John ▁bel ieves ▁the ▁only ▁way ▁to ▁save ▁her ▁is ▁to ▁take ▁her ▁back ▁to ▁civil ization ▁for ▁modern ▁medic inal ▁treatment . ▁Ta ima ▁helps ▁the ▁two ▁escape , ▁but ▁she ▁is ▁caught ▁in ▁doing ▁so ▁has ▁her ▁hand ▁cut ▁off ▁as ▁pun ishment . ▁Brad ley ▁and ▁Mar ay å ▁are ▁captured ▁and ▁forced ▁to ▁return . ▁ ▁Upon ▁their ▁return , ▁Mar ay å ▁goes ▁into ▁labor . ▁Brad ley ▁reject s ▁the ▁w itch ▁doctor , ▁sending ▁him ▁away ▁from ▁the ▁a iling ▁Mar ay å . ▁The ▁Kur u ▁return ▁to ▁attack ▁the ▁village , ▁setting ▁fire ▁to ▁many ▁h uts ▁before ▁John ▁and ▁the ▁other ▁war riors ▁can ▁react . ▁In ▁the ▁en su ing ▁and ▁graph ic ▁battle , ▁John ▁takes ▁Mar ay å ▁to ▁safety ▁until ▁the ▁can n ib als ▁are ▁fought ▁back ▁and ▁withdraw . ▁As ▁John ▁tries ▁to ▁comfort ▁Mar ay å ' s ▁pain , ▁he ▁points ▁out ▁a ▁black ▁but ter fly ▁overhead . ▁Mar ay å ▁reve als ▁the ▁significance ▁of ▁the ▁but ter fly : ▁death . ▁Mar ay å ▁finally ▁gives ▁birth ▁and ▁dies ▁shortly ▁after . ▁John ▁wand ers ▁aim lessly ▁through ▁the ▁j ung le ▁upon ▁his ▁wife ' s ▁death , ▁sad ly ▁re collect ing ▁mem ories ▁of ▁her . ▁Again ▁a ▁hel ic opter ▁f lies ▁overhead , ▁and , ▁after ▁a ▁moment ▁of ▁cont empl ation ,