Living Like A Lion-The Year

Chapter 1-Change Back?

Part 2

The

Year

1.Change Back?

Hi, I'm James Otter and I have been a lion most of my life. This may sound very familiar from how I told the beginning of my life, but it is now many years after I told the story. Now, I'm going to tell you what happened after I told them my story.

John came in later with a rock and told, “The zoo is going to close.”

'Will I be changed back?' I wrote frightened as I stared at him and he looked away.

“Well James, that is the thing. We only have enough of the potion to change you back for a year at most; then you will turn back into a lion,” he answered very displeased.

'A year? What will happen then? Will I be sold to another zoo?' I scratched very depressed.

“I don't know, James. I wish we could transform you back forever; even do the other guys, but there is only a little left and out of all the other animals, the people chose you. You should be very happy about that,” he commented still displeased as he paced.

'I am, but this is maddening,' I scratched quickly. 'When will I be turned back?'

“In a few minutes and I got permission to do it myself,” he answered before he left to receive the stuff.

I stood and studied the room. It was the biggest by far besides the lion areas. There was a bed and a small dresser. There was also a little room connected to it.

John returned with a metal, moving table and we went into the little room, which turned out to be a bathroom. He had me hop into the shower before scrubbing me down. After that he brought out a huge towel and dried me off; then he lathered on this blue stuff and told me not to lick it. We went back into the big room and he gave me some cooked steak. “Well, see you tomorrow,” he said as he went through the door. I crawled into a ball and fell asleep.