chapter 4

Tygra woke up this morning he saw the queen come in. "Good morning Tygra." she said. "I hope you slept well." she said.

Tygra had almost forgotten he was in the palace of Thundera. He climbed out of the bed and looked around the room and sat down in a chair. The queen grabbed a brush and began to brush is hair.

"You are a very handsome young tiger." she said.

Tygra was sad everything about his real home and family was all fuzzy. "I wish I could remember my home and family." Tygra said.

"Tygra maybe someday you will be able to remember it clearly." the queen said.

Tygra stayed at the palace for a while and was starting to get use to it.

Today he saw the king and queen together.

"I wish we could have a cub," the queen said.

"I know Leonara maybe some day we will have a cub to call our own." Claudius said.

"I know Tygra is staying here and I'm starting to love him as if he was my own. But he has a family out there," she said.

'True but I don't know why he can't remember," Claudius said.

Tygra the walked up he had be thinking about asking this for a while.

"Hello Tygra is something wrong?" Leonara asked.

"Can I call you two mom and dad?" Tygra asked.

The two of them looked at each other and smile. Then hugged Tygra.

"Of course you can," they said. They now had a cub.

Tygra now lived with the royal couple. A few months later they had something to tell.

"You're going to be a big brother," Claudius said.

Tygra came over and looked at his parents with curiosity. "Tygra you are my little darling," Leonara said.

Tygra saw the his mother's tummy had started to get round. It probably explained why he was having trouble sitting on her lap.

As time passed Tygra saw his mother's belly grow. He hugged her today and felt something from her belly.

"What was that?" he asked.

"The cub kicked." Leonara said.

"It can move around in there?" Tygra asked.

"Yes," Leonara said. She took his hand and placed it on her belly. "See if you can feel it kick again." she said.

Sure enough there was a quick but lively kick.

"I want a brother," Tygra said.

"Well you might get a brother or a sister we won't know until the cub is born." Leonara said.

One a warm spring night his mother was about to give birth. Tygra was concerned and a little scared.

A few hours later there was crying. Claudius came out of the room he was smiling.

Tygra looked at his adopted father. Claudius knelt down and smiled at Tygra. "Tygra you are now a big brother." he said.

"Is mom okay?" Tygra asked.

"Yes your mother is fine she is just tired." Claudius said. "You have a brother Tygra," he said.

"What is his name?" Tygra asked.

"His name is Lion-o." Claudius said. "Your mother want's you to see him," he said.

Tygra came into the room and saw his mother holding a small bundle. "Mom?" Tygra said.

"Tygra meet your baby brother." she said.

Tygra saw Lion-o. "He's so small," Tygra said.

"Yes but he'll get bigger." Claudius said.

Tygra was even allowed to hold Lion-o. "Lion-o I'm Tygra, I'm your big brother." he said.