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All the animals in the jungle were having fun with their
family and friends except for the gorilla. The gorilla
had lost its family in a forest fire. All the animals in the
jungle were afraid of the gorilla and hence he had no
friends. Ever since after the forest fire, the gorilla had
been very depressed and alone. One day, as the gorilla
was roaming around, it saw a small, orphaned white
tiger cub. Feeling sad for the cub, the gorilla picked it
up and went home deep in the jungle. They both soon
became great friends. They always played together and
spent time with each other. The gorilla felt like it had got
its family back and so took good care of the cub.
One day when they were both playing, the gorilla
noticed a shadow. Slowly, more shadows started to
appear. Soon, there were around twelve to twenty
shadows walking towards them. The gorilla took the cub
and ran. But, the shadows seemed to be faster and soon
caught up with them. Suddenly, all of them pounced on
the gorilla. They were lions! Soon, there was a big fight
between the lions and the gorilla. The gorilla fought
bravely, not to save its life but the life of the cub. After
hours of fighting, the gorilla, unable to bear the pain for
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longer, shook itself vigourously to get the lions off its
body. Then, he screamed in his loudest voice. Startled,
the lions fled. The cub was very thankful to the gorilla
but also full of grief seeing the gorilla in such pain. So,
the cub took care of the gorilla and nursed its wounds
till it was better.
Soon, many years passed. The tiger cub was now a full
grown adult. He still loved the gorilla and took great
care of it all the time. One day, as they were walking
through the jungle, they saw an old white tiger and
tigress walking towards them. The tiger immediately
recognized them. They were his parents! The tiger ran
and embraced them. Soon, they prepared to leave. The
gorilla could not believe it. The tiger, which the gorilla
had cared and protected for so many years, was parting
from him. Tears filled his eyes and he could not stop
them. They flowed right down his cheeks. They parted
soon. The family walked a few steps when suddenly the
tiger ran back to the gorilla. He decided that he would
stay with the gorilla forever. Tears of joy flowed out from
their eyes and then they went back to the depth of the
forest where they lived happily till the end of their days.
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