Berry have a
for felines? I can meow too!]
SkyScreecher: I’m going to go check it out!
I can
understand
language!]
Soon, a green parrot flew over and landed near my hand,
inged and looking at me.
I cleared my throat and started to make small talk with the tiger. “Tiger, it’s
way to make things better for you all.”
me again. I know you hate everything here, but it will all be over soon. I’m going to find a
Of course, the Tiger King couldn’t understand me, but the parrot could. He translated in the chat, and soon, a crowd of animals had gathered to watch. The Tiger
King twitched his ears.
I continued, “I’m going to gather evidence and report this place. This zoo will be improved. I didn’t just come to work here for no reason.”
The parrot continued to translate. The chat erupted.
[What does Berry mean? Is she going to save us?]
[Wow, Berry understands us! She’s not just being nice to us, she’s going to take down the director!]
[I believe her!]
The animals all voiced their opinions. Even the mysterious panda posted a thumbs–up emoji.
The Tiger King twitched his ears again, his eyes flickering. He seemed to be considering it.
Just as I was about to breathe a sigh of relief, a male coworker stumbled over, reeking of alcohol and with a cigarette dangling from his lips. It was Rick, the guy ! worked with in the elephant enclosure, the one who had haphazardly sprayed the elephants on my first day.
I turned my head slightly, pretending not to see him, hoping he wouldn’t come over.
But he did. He walked right up to the Tiger King’s cage and started cursing. “You motherfucking animal! Acting up again today, are you? Your cage is the only one that hasn’t been cleaned! Get back in your den!”
