Page 15 - New Medley 3 Semester 1

and jumped from one desk to the other. Many students laughed. It If we do not hurt or frighten the chimpanzee, it will not attack us.

held on a railing of the window and kept swinging like a pendulum. Most animals do that.” “Yes, madam,” said the children. By then, all

Now, the children looked amused! pendulum a chain or stick the children had reached the class, and the school bell rang for the
morning assembly. Rohit said, “We have named it Baby Chimp.”
Disha said, “Baby Chimp has the brightest with a heavy weight at the
bottom; it swings from one
smile!” side to the other The teacher said, “That is nice. So, you all have got a new friend. It
imitate to copy the behaviour seems the chimpanzee has run away from the open zoo in our town.
Sara looked at the chimpanzee, “Oh! It can of somebody I saw it on TV this morning. They flashed a picture of the baby

do so many actions like humans! It is so transparent that you can see chimpanzee and its mother on TV. It must be hungry and thirsty.”
through
intelligent!” courage the ability to control Disha immediately said, “Baby Chimp drank from my bottle.”
fear and be ready to deal with
Rohit said, “It is so very cute. It can something that it is difficult, “OK.”
dangerous
imitate us well.” gulped swallowed large
amount of drink quickly “Can I give it something to eat?” said Disha. flashed a picture showed
They noticed that the chimpanzee had a picture for a short time
black fur almost all over the body. It had long arms and short legs. “Chimpanzees love fruits, berries and so on,”

The face was flat, with big bright eyes, a small nose and a wide said the teacher.
mouth. It seemed to enjoy all the attention. Disha opened her tiffin box. There were grapes and nuts in it,

In the middle of all the confusion, Sara ran out of the class to call the and a paratha roll. The moment she showed it to Baby Chimp, it
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.

13