The action of this fascinating story takes place at the end of the nineteenth century off the coast of Africa. Not far from this place there was a serious shipwreck, in which a young family almost died. A man and a woman managed to escape, together with them was an infant, whom they tried to protect with all their might from a terrible fate. Having collected a hut for themselves from the remains of the ship, they settled in a place unknown to them, waiting for salvation. A terrible drama is happening very close to them, a heartbreaking grief occurred in the gorilla family, a female leopard killed their cub and now the mother cannot find a place for herself, mourning her child. But fate gives her another chance, quite by chance she gets into the hut of people, and saves the boy from the clutches of an angry leopard.

Left alone, the child could have died and then Kala decides to take him to her. She returns back with the prey, only her male, Kerchak is not particularly happy with her choice. A new member of the family is called Tarzan, he quickly gets used to unusual conditions, after which he makes friends with a young gorilla named Terkin and Tantor, a cute and friendly elephant. Many difficulties are encountered on the path of the main character, but he manages to gain the respect of the pack over time when he destroys the leopard that killed Kala's son. The life of a young man changes with the appearance of people, especially a young maiden who conquered his wild heart.