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and jumped from one desk to the other. Many students laughed. It

held on a railing of the window and kept swinging like a pendulum.

Now, the children looked amused! pendulum a chain or stick

Disha said, “Baby Chimp has the brightest with a heavy weight at the
bottom; it swings from one
smile!” side to the other
imitate to copy the behaviour
Sara looked at the chimpanzee, “Oh! It can of somebody

do so many actions like humans! It is so transparent that you can see
through
intelligent!” courage the ability to control
fear and be ready to deal with
Rohit said, “It is so very cute. It can something that it is difficult,
dangerous
imitate us well.” gulped swallowed large
amount of drink quickly
They noticed that the chimpanzee had
black fur almost all over the body. It had long arms and short legs.

The face was flat, with big bright eyes, a small nose and a wide
mouth. It seemed to enjoy all the attention.

In the middle of all the confusion, Sara ran out of the class to call the
teacher. Baby Chimp jumped and picked up a transparent water bottle

but failed to drink from it. So, it put the bottle on the desk. It was
Disha’s water bottle. “Is it thirsty?” said Sara.

Disha gathered courage and opened the cap. Baby Chimp gulped down
all the water and gave a

sweet smile.

“It was very thirsty,”

said Disha. Everyone
said, “Yes.”

At that moment, the
teacher entered with Sara
in tow. “Oh dear! We

have an unannounced

visitor here. Children,
do not panic. Stay calm.

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