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his hands; but every now and then the leopard would rush at the bars, and he would
slink back to his corner.
A number of people had gathered to watch the reunion
What you Think?ou Think?
when a keeper pushed his way through the crowd and asked What y Describe the
Grandfather what he was doing. relationship between
the narrator and
“I’m talking to Timothy,” said Grandfather. “Weren’t you Timothy.
here when I gave him to the zoo six months ago?”
“I haven’t been here very long,” said the surprised keeper. “Please continue your
conversation. But I have never been able to touch him
What you Think?ou Think?
myself, he is always very bad tempered.” What y
“Why don’t you put him somewhere else?” suggested Why were the Zoo
Grandfather. “That leopard keeps authorities glad ?
frightening him. “I’ll go and see the Superintendent about
it.”
Grandfather went in search of the Superintendent of the zoo, but found that he had
gone home early; and so, after wandering about the zoo for a little while, he returned
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