The Leopard And The Mouse

Scraps of meat were thrown into the leopard's enclosure at the Santago Rare Leopard Project and as Sheena went for her lunch, a cheeky little mouse appeared and started feasting away. Sheena looked at the intruder, sniffed him and tried to nudge him away with her nose, but the mouse took no notice and kept chewing away. Sheena just watched him as at her lunch he nibbled away making no effort to have him for her lunch. When the mouse was full, he just scuttled away leaving this big cat filled with dismay. 22 September 2009 Author’s Note: What I have written is not fiction, but actually happened at the Santago Rare Leopard Project in Hertfordshire, England. A student caught the whole thing on camera and a friend sent a copy of them to me. The sight was so extraordinary I decided to write a poem about it and share the event with you.