By COLIN DANN, Illustrator NEIL REID
Their old English names, Lorna and Ellen, were no longer appropriate. They were African lions in every sense now and must have African names. So Lorna became Huru, meaning free, and Ellen became Kimya, meaning quiet.
Chapter 1
Joel said the names over to himself, savouring them. 'Huru, Kimya. Yes, they sound like lions,' he remarked to Annie.
She smiled. 'They must behave like lions too,' she said.
It was still early in the dry season. There was plenty of prey in the wooded area and out on the plains. The lionesses stretched and greeted each other, nuzzling and brushing their heads and bodies together, before climbing to a vantage point on a rocky outcrop near their resting place.
Mixed herds of zebra and wildebeest could be seen milling about in the foreground, munching the thick grasses that were still cool with dew. The sisters watched them keenly, but they were not yet hungry. They had fed the previous day, and afterwards they had groomed each other, reinforcing their sisterly bond.
Publisher: Random House
Price: $16.95
Age group: 8-13 years
Lion Country: Part 2
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