# Mabunu — The Son of Tarzan character guide

> Mabunu in The Son of Tarzan by Edgar Rice Burroughs.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0021-xx

## Who they are

A native character in the African setting.

## In the story

### [V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_son_of_tarzan_se/chapters/v)

The old black nurse who mistreats Meriem, laughing at her suffering.

### [VIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_son_of_tarzan_se/chapters/viii)

The villainous old hag who pinches and beats Meriem when the Sheik is away.

### [The Killer and the Child](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_son_of_tarzan_se/chapters/ix)

The black woman who points out Meriem's location to the Sheik.

### [XXIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_son_of_tarzan_se/chapters/xxiii)

Meriem's former nurse, appears in the Sheik's village and grimaces in false welcome.

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