The next morning , Tintin , Snowy , and Coco crash their car into a train , which the reporter fix and tow to the village of the Babaorum tribe . He meet the king , who accompany him on a hunt the next day . A lion knock Tintin unconscious , but Snowy rescue him by biting off its tail . Tintin gain the admiration of the natives , making the Babaorum witch @-@ doctor Muganga jealous . When he cure a man using quinine , he is hailed as a Boula Matari ( " Breaker of rocks " ) . With the help of the criminal stowaway , Muganga accuse Tintin of destroying the tribe 's sacred idol . The enraged villagers imprison Tintin , but then turn against Muganga when Coco show them footage Tintin had made of the witch @-@ doctor and the stowaway conspiring to destroy the idol . Tintin become a hero in the village , and a local woman bow down to him , saying , " White man very great ! Have good spirits ... White mister is big juju man ! "