Show THE CLOUDED LEOPARD LEOPARDI I L am not going to be bc friendly with anyone growled the Clouded LeopardI Leopard I am not friendly by nature and I have no wish to change my nature I dont don't like people and I dont don't care If it they dont don't like me It makes absolutely no difference to me mc at all Oh all right said the Jungle Cat snarling I dont don't believe anyone wants to be friendly with you OU I am sure they dont Besides I am not so very friendly myself I L lUke like to eat when mealtime comes sleep when It is sleeping time and I take naps whenever I feel like It I At all nil other think times I like to I of how stealthy I am when I am free i Ah what adventures I have had I and how clever and crafty I L have been From where do you come asked I Ithe the Clouded Leopard in rather a bored voice I come from the Jungles but In regions re re- gloss gions where people live so far away How about you I was going to talk about myself said the Clouded Leopard for after all there Is nothing so interesting Depends entirely on the point of ot view said the Jungle CatI Cat I L 1 know nothing of points of ot view and c care re less for them said the Clouded LeopardI Leopard I suppose you mean the opinions which different people have Well Yell to continue about the Interesting Interesting Inter Inter- esting Clouded Leopard said the Clouded Leopard I can climb trees I am that rare type of ot leopard I known as s the tree climbing leopardI leopard I I live In the Jungles when I am free I where It Is warm I prefer ItI itI itI it I have beautiful markings lovely patches as you can see for tor yourself They make me handsome Tye heard the children dont don't always always al always al- al ways like to have patches perhaps patches perhaps because because be be- cause they have to be sewed onto their suits and dresses dresses but but I love patches my my nice handsome patches of furIn furIn furIn fur In fact I once heard one of ot the Fairies who was paying a visit here talking to an Old Patch creature who said how his children were never welcomed welcomed welcomed wel wel- by other children and find never were wanted even though they always did take them along with them once they attached themselves Oh no Ol Old Patch creature certainly said his children were not much loved But that Is why they have called me mo the Clouded Leopard because I I AJ lr br The Jungle Cat look cloudy with my beautiful colors and the strange arrangement of the tho patches Still I am very delicate I I wont won't live in the zoo unless they take the tIle ID most st perfect care of me They give glye me this lighted dimly lIghte cage because It reminds me of the dark ark Jungles from where I have come Ah If It I were back there I would Voul do some fine hunting and killing kUling and my long teeth would be helpful Have Rave you taken a good look a really good look at m my long teeth 7 But til the Ule Jungle Cat had gone to sleep so the Clouded Leopard talked on to himself but he did not mind for he did not care for a single creature crea crea- ture ure ure except himself That was the way he felt and he acted accordingly |