Unit 21

Unit 21 A very big cat LESSON 41 Our friends, Judy and Mark, have a country house outside Bodmin in south west England. They love the wild open country around it, and they go there a lot. About a year ago, Judy told me she had seen a puma in the garden. A puma, in England! I listened to her politely, but I really believed that she had seen a very big cat. Last weekend, they had invited us to go with them to Bodmin. It was a six- hour journey, and when we arrived, I wanted to stretch my legs. I went out into the quiet garden. Then I saw it, straight in front of me. It stared at me for a moment, with big yellow eyes. Then it turned, jumped onto the wall, and disappeared. I went into the house and said to the others, ‘I've just seen a puma in the garden. ' My wife replied, ‘There are some very big cats around these days. ’ Judy smiled. ‘There are indeed! ’ she said.