The Zoo

When they got to Phoenix they found that their grandma had left them with a very nice house and a good amount of money. They got enrolled into a good school and their mom got her art business going. Their dad joined the local electritions' union and landed a job pretty quick. He brought home the biggest pay check that he had ever earned and with that brand new bicycles for all his kids. The Walls family seemed to be off to a  pretty good new start.

Soon the city life was starting to effect the Dad. He herd a story about a woman who lived in Phoenix who shot a mountain lion that was in her back yard. This got him very upset. He got his kids in the car and said, "I'm going to show you, that no animal, no matter how big or wild, is dangerous as long as you know what you are doing." They pulled up to the zoo. Their dad found the biggest alligator out of all of them and told them that he was going to have a starring contest. He told them that if you let them know that you are not scarred of them, they will leave you alone. After just a minute of eye contact, the alligator thrashed its tail and went under water. He said, "See, you just have  to communicate your position." Soon after that he climbed over the chain linked fence to where the cheetah enclosure was. He stared at it in a nice way, and soon he put his hand up to the bars, the cheetah just looked at him. Then he put his hand in the cage and started to pet it. He soon had Jeannette petting it too. The cheetah even started licking her hand. Soon after that they had to be escorted out of the zoo. This is something that Jeanette is never going to forget. She likes that her dad is adventurous just like her. Jeanette and her dad have a very special relationship. They are so much a like, and once he even told her that she is his favorite out of all the kids (he told her not to tell anyone). I can relate to this because me and my dad are really a like. He also always try to get me to try new things and be adventurous like this. We both like to do the same things like ski, mountain bike and be outside in general. We have really similar personalities too.

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