03 Bu-bu

3 Bu-bu The gorilla's fur was very black against the green leaves. She had large nostrils and small ears. Her bright brown eyes were full of mischief. “ Bu, bu, bu, ” she said. “ Bu, bu. ” “ Bu, bu yourself, " said Annie. The gorilla hid behind the leaves again. Then she poked her head out. “ Peekaboo! " said Annie. The gorilla clapped her hands together.

She stuck out her tongue. Jack and Annie both laughed. “ Bu, bu, bu! " the gorilla said. Then she bounded away through the misty forest. “ Hey, Bu-bu! Don't leave us! ” Annie called. Jack rolled his eyes. “ Don't name her Bu-bu, " he said to Annie. “ You don't have to-” “ Wait, Bu-bu! " Annie shouted. She took off after the small gorilla. “ _turn every animal into your best friend, " Jack finished. He shook his head. Then he made a list in his notebook. gorilla behavior plays peekaboo claps hands sticks out tongue

As he wrote, Jack heard Annie laughing. But then he heard high shrieks. He caught his breath. A leopard? he wondered. Carrying his notebook, Jack hurried in the direction of the noise. He found Annie and the small gorilla perched in two trees. “ What's wrong?” said Jack, standing beneath the trees. “ Nothing! ” called Annie. “ We're just playing. The small gorilla screeched again. Then she scratched her head and hiccuped. Annie screeched, too. She scratched her head and hiccuped. While they played, Jack studied the gorilla a bit more.

He noticed she was about the size of a three-year-old kid, Her fingers looked like human fingers. They even had fingernails! He made a new list: young gorilla size of 3-year-dd fingers like humans Fingernails Jack heard the tree leaves shaking. He looked up. Annie and the gorilla had both climbed higher. “ Hey, come down, Annie! ” Jack called. “ You might fall. Plus, it's getting dark. ” Jack looked around. Light was fading quickly from the forest. Is night falling? He wondered. Or is a storm coming? The small gorilla screeched again and climbed even higher.

“ Hey, Bu-bu! Where you going?” said Annie. She climbed even higher, too. “ That's enough, Annie. Come down now! ” said Jack. “ I'm serious. To his relief, the gorilla settled on a branch. Annie did the same. The gorilla broke off a piece of tree bark. She nibbled it like a candy bar. Annie broke off a piece of bark. She nibbled it like a candy bar, too. The gorilla threw down her bark. She grabbed a tree branch and swung to another tree. “ Don't try it, Annie! " shouted Jack. But his warning came too late. Annie threw down her bark. She grabbed a tree branch and tried to swing to another tree.

Annie didn't swing like a gorilla. She fell from the tree-and crashed down to the ground near Jack. “ Annie! ” he cried.