EPILOGUE
A year later…
" It's a boy!" Rashid hopped out of the den to tell the waiting grandparents the good news, " A healthy baby boy!"
" That's wonderful." Tanisha exclaimed, " And how's the mother faring?"
" Alani is doing well. The birth was effortless." Rashid beckoned to them, " Come in and see the new one!"
Tanisha and Hasani crept silently into the den. Alani was lying in a bed of straw with a small newborn cub sleeping in her arms. Zenka stood behind them, beaming at his new family proudly.
" He's a darling!" Tanisha remarked in a quiet voice, " Isn't he Hasani?"
" Yes he is. He has Zenka's brown coat and a little tuft of black mane. Have you named him?"
" His name will be Jahari." Zenka told them, " Alani says the name means young, powerful and strong."
" Jahari…a lovely name." Tanisha beamed.
" I just hope he lives up to his name." Alani said and they all watched the small cub sleep in awe and wonder…
TO BE CONTINUED…
A year later…
" It's a boy!" Rashid hopped out of the den to tell the waiting grandparents the good news, " A healthy baby boy!"
" That's wonderful." Tanisha exclaimed, " And how's the mother faring?"
" Alani is doing well. The birth was effortless." Rashid beckoned to them, " Come in and see the new one!"
Tanisha and Hasani crept silently into the den. Alani was lying in a bed of straw with a small newborn cub sleeping in her arms. Zenka stood behind them, beaming at his new family proudly.
" He's a darling!" Tanisha remarked in a quiet voice, " Isn't he Hasani?"
" Yes he is. He has Zenka's brown coat and a little tuft of black mane. Have you named him?"
" His name will be Jahari." Zenka told them, " Alani says the name means young, powerful and strong."
" Jahari…a lovely name." Tanisha beamed.
" I just hope he lives up to his name." Alani said and they all watched the small cub sleep in awe and wonder…
TO BE CONTINUED…