An Unlikely Love Story
In a Russian zoo, a Siberian tiger named Amur
was living a happy life where everything was taken care of. He had a nice
enclosure to sleep in and live animals were delivered to him whenever he needed
to eat. Then one day a billy goat named Timur came into Amur’s enclosure but he
didn't show any fear. No one taught the
goat that he should be afraid of tigers. Then something shocking happened. The
Tiger did not try to eat the goat. This is like a miracle because tigers eat
goats, not become friends with them. The people at the zoo realized that the
friendship was serious when the tiger would not touch the goat after three days
together.
Timur sleeps inside the shelter where Amur
used to sleep but now, the Tiger spends the night on the roof of the shelter. In
the morning, Amur and Timur meet and walk around the big enclosure. Usually,
the Tiger walks ahead of the goat who follows behind. Over time, they have even
begun playing together and chasing each other. One day, Timur challenged Amur
by poking him with his horns. The tiger accepted the goat’s challenge and
pushed his forehead against Timur’s horns, and kept it there for five seconds
without starting a fight with each other. After they played for this short time
together, Amur went back up the hill to sit in the sun. The Tiger has also
tried to teach the goat how to catch prey. Amur no longer eats live goats for
dinner, he is now fed live rabbits because he has a new respect for goats.
Society can learn a lot about life and how to
deal with each other by looking at this story of the unlikely friendship. The
tiger and the goat are totally different from each other. They don't look the
same and they don't have the same habits or lifestyle. This is a lot like our
world is. There will always be someone different from you and that could seem
scary at first, but it is important to look past the unknown and see that true
friendships can be made and barriers crossed in the most unlikely situations.
We can thank Amur and Timur for this life lesson.
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