Release the Tiger by Dorit Ginzburg

Author:Dorit Ginzburg
Language: ara, eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Contento De Semrik
Published: 2012-10-15T16:00:00+00:00

The Pantomime Artist

Mia decided to look for friends who could help her release the tiger. At a distance she noticed a lady that was pretending to struggle in order to get out of the shower. It was the pantomime artist. She pushed the imaginary glass door with her hands, and smiling with embarrassment, she moved as if she were really stuck in a real shower booth.

Mia thought she might find it easy to communicate with her. Pantomime artists don't use words. They use their body, their gestures, and their facial expressions. Their language is similar to the language of children.

"Your act is very realistic," said Mia.

The pantomime artist bowed, holding her palms together as if saying, "thank you."

"What's your name?" asked Mia.

The pantomime artist stretched two fingers.

"Your name is Two Fingers?" wondered Mia.

The pantomime artist pretended to laugh. Mia realized she meant that her name was made up of two syllables. The pantomime artist pointed at herself.

"Me? Your name is Me?" struggled Mia.

The pantomime artist was excited. She smiled. Once again, she showed Mia two fingers.

"Me-Me? Your name is Mimi?" Mia and the pantomime artist smiled.

The pantomime artist changed her expression. One of her eyes seemed to be crying. Mia thought that maybe her previous act was not funny at all. The pantomime artist felt locked up in the imaginary shower, just like Leo was locked up in his cage. Her cage didn't have bars of steel. It had other bars. The bars that kept her locked inside were in her soul. Mia realized she was a very sad lady.

"I want to tell you a secret," said Mia. "I didn't want to say anything to the manageress, but we have to help Leo the tiger. It's not right to abuse animals like that. The tiger should be free. He should go back to the jungle. He’s depressed. It's not fair, it's not fair, and it's so not fair!" she was almost screaming.

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