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Animal Crackers: A Poem by De Zoysa by Lalithe is a document available to read on EtoBox.
The speaker is asked by a child to draw a lion and then a tiger. When drawing the lion, the speaker describes it as a lazy but proud beast that may bite if provoked. When asked to draw a tiger, the speaker envisions a beast inspired by stories of man-eating tigers. The child then pretends their toy gun is real, causing the speaker to worry about the rising tensions outside being like a jungle on fire. The speaker calms the child by offering to draw an elephant if the gun is put down, and reassures the child
- Author
- Lalithe
- Language
- EN