Tiger Kills Two Men (1)
<p> 《365个英语小故事》:实用简洁的小故事，都是日常生活小故事，在学习英语的同时了解美国文化，循序渐进，轻松掌握。</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Ozark">Ozark</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="zoos">zoos</span> <span word="tiger">tiger</span> <span word="exhibit">exhibit</span> <span word="featured">featured</span> <span word="Winnie">Winnie</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="female">female</span> <span word="Siberian">Siberian</span> <span word="tiger">tiger</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="old">old</span>, <span word="weighed">weighed</span> 300 <span word="pounds">pounds</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="stood">stood</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="feet">feet</span> <span word="tall">tall</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="shoulders">shoulders</span>. <span word="Siberian">Siberian</span> <span word="tigers">tigers</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="endangered">endangered</span>; <span word="only">only</span> <span word="about">about</span> 500 <span word="exist">exist</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wild">wild</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="about">about</span> 200 <span word="exist">exist</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="captivity">captivity</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> 25 <span word="years">years</span>.</p><p> <span word="Two">Two</span> <span word="brothers">brothers</span>, 18 <span word="and">and</span> 19 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="old">old</span>, <span word="visited">visited</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="zoo">zoo</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="closing">closing</span>. <span word="Earl">Earl</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Merl">Merl</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="drinks">drinks</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="straight">straight</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Winnies">Winnies</span> <span word="pit">pit</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="decided">decided</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="fun">fun</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="tease">tease</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="lay">lay</span> <span word="within">within</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="walled">walled</span> <span word="pit">pit</span> <span word="minding">minding</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="business">business</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="threw">threw</span> <span word="pine">pine</span> <span word="cones">cones</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sticks">sticks</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Winnie">Winnie</span>, <span word="causing">causing</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="growl">growl</span>. <span word="Then">Then</span> <span word="Earl">Earl</span> <span word="hopped">hopped</span> <span word="onto">onto</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wall">wall</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="dangled">dangled</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="legs">legs</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tiger">tiger</span> <span word="pit">pit</span> <span word="area">area</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="yelled">yelled</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Winnie">Winnie</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="Merl">Merl</span> <span word="threw">threw</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="plastic">plastic</span> <span word="bottle">bottle</span> <span word="full">full</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="water">water</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="bottle">bottle</span> <span word="struck">struck</span> <span word="Winnies">Winnies</span> <span word="head">head</span>.</p><p> <span word="Enraged">Enraged</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="sprang">sprang</span> <span word="toward">toward</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wall">wall</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="slashed">slashed</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Earls">Earls</span> <span word="foot">foot</span>, <span word="removing">removing</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="shoes">shoes</span>. <span word="Earl">Earl</span> <span word="screamed">screamed</span>, <span word="hopped">hopped</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wall">wall</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="running">running</span>. <span word="Winnie">Winnie</span> <span word="quickly">quickly</span> <span word="measured">measured</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="height">height</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wall">wall</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="leapt">leapt</span>. <span word="Although">Although</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wall">wall</span> <span word="was">was</span> 13 <span word="feet">feet</span> <span word="high">high</span>, <span word="Winnie">Winnie</span> <span word="landed">landed</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="brothers">brothers</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="running">running</span> <span word="toward">toward</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="zoo">zoo</span> <span word="restaurant">restaurant</span>, <span word="figuring">figuring</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="safety">safety</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="numbers">numbers</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="Winnie">Winnie</span> <span word="quickly">quickly</span> <span word="caught">caught</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="one">one</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span>. <span word="With">With</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="bite">bite</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="necks">necks</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="killed">killed</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="both">both</span>.</p>
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