The Lucky Snow Leopard by Amelia Cobb

Author:Amelia Cobb [Amelia Cobb]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780857633781
Publisher: Nosy Crow
Published: 2014-10-16T04:00:00+00:00

As Zoe lay in bed that night, with Meep cuddled by her feet, she couldn’t stop thinking about Ali. How could she make the sad little cub see that having brothers and sisters would be fun, and that his mum wouldn’t forget about him?

At breakfast time, she was very quiet as she nibbled her toast. “Is anything wrong, love?” asked Lucy.

Zoe shook her head. She couldn’t explain why she was worried, because her mum didn’t know she could talk to animals! “I’m going to have another peep at the snow leopards this morning,” she said.

“Good idea, Zoe. Come and tell me straight away if you think the baby might be coming!” said Lucy.

Zoe walked to the snow leopards’ enclosure with Meep cuddled on her shoulder, thinking about what to say to Ali. On the way, she passed the path that led to Higgins Hall, the huge manor house where Great-Uncle Horace lived. It was set on a hill, overlooking the zoo. Most of the grand old rooms had been turned into animal enclosures when Great-Uncle Horace opened the zoo, so the kitchen was jumping with frogs, and thousands of butterflies fluttered around the ballroom! Great-Uncle Horace had just kept the attic for Kiki and himself.

Zoe looked up at the Hall and noticed that a crowd had gathered on the lawn outside. “Meep, let’s go and find out what’s going on up there!” she said.

As they reached the Hall, Zoe spotted lots of cameras and microphones. “They’re reporters, Meep – and it sounds like they’ve come to ask Great-Uncle Horace about Lila giving birth,” she whispered.

Great-Uncle Horace was standing in front of the crowd, answering questions. Zoe smiled as she noticed that he was wearing tinsel around his neck like a scarf. “Oh yes, we’re very excited,” Great-Uncle Horace was saying. “Snow leopards are incredibly rare. Did you know that there are only a few thousand left in the world?”

“Mr Higgins, do you think they might arrive on Christmas Day?” one reporter called out.

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