ɪn ɐdˈɪʃən, ˈɛbɚt pˈɑːzᵻtˌɪvli sˈaɪɾᵻd "ðə sˈiːnz wˌɛɹ ðə jˈʌŋ bˈʊʃmən sˈɛɹl bˈɑːk tˈiːtʃᵻz...sɚvˈaɪvəl lˈoːɹ, tˈɛlz ðə kˈɪdz ðə lˈɛdʒəndz ʌv hɪz pˈiːpəl, ænd lˈæfs ʌpɹˈoːɹiəsli æt ðɛɹ wˈɛstɚnˌaɪzd bᵻhˈeɪvjɚ".
In addition, Ebert positively cited "the scenes where the young Bushman (Sarel Bok) teaches...survival lore, tells [the kids] the legends of his people, and laughs uproariously at their Westernized behavior".