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Jan 15, Giraffe

Our tall friend

We used to be regular campers behind the game park in Durban where my father had a job. Our school authorities for educational and zoological tours, took us to these parks quite often. We were always curious and quite deeply interested in the animal kingdom. The sight of wild animals was not anything to be afraid of anymore.

I remember that particular weekend pretty clearly. John and I put up the camp among dense trees that offered a shady coolness, and walked into the park to have a look at the nearest-to-the-gate-friend, the Giraffe. His tall neck and black spots fascinated us to no end. His height was something we found quite impressive.

After spending a couple of hours, we decided to have our lunch and do some more gazing at the animals.
We went in and had our delicious sandwiches our moms packed and drank some cool soda. We came out parting the flaps and lo! Guess what we saw! Our tall friend came to the edge of the game park and was peering down the wall, at our tent. Was there a longing for human company in its eyes? Its tallness facilitated our friend to rise above the six feet wall.

We ran to the wall and each offered an apple to our spotted friend. Oh! It was awesome! It bent down its head and took the apples right across the wall and munched them making crunchy sounds.

We were sure we made great friends with the spectacular and the lively looking animal. I couldn’t wait to talk about it with my friends and our teacher.