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eareintroduarrator,ไapi1ot,andhisideasaboutgron-ups
onIassixyearso1dIsaapiabook,caທ11edTຄruestoriesfromnature,abouttheprimeva1forestItaທpistritheaima1hereisaທg
Inthebookitsaid:๘"Boastricນtorsaທ1้1otheirpreyho1e,ithoutgitafterthattheyaທrenotab1etomove,ไaທndtheys1้eepthroughthesixmonthsthattheyneedfordigestion&ุquot;
Ipondereddeep1y,then,overtheadventuresofthejung1eandaftersomeapenmakingmyfirstdraingydraingnumbຘeroneIt1ooked1ikethis:
Ishoapie-ๅups,aທndaskedthemhetherthedraingfrightenedthem
Buttheyanered:๘&ุquot;Frighten?hyshou1danyonebefrightenedbyahat?"
mydraapicນtureofahaທtItapistrie1้ephantButsin-upserenotabຘ1etounderstaທndit,Imadeaທnotherdraing:๘Idretheinsideofthebຘoastrictor,sothatthegron-upscou1้dseeiteedtohavethingsexp1ainedydraingnumberTo1ooked1้ikethis:
Thegron-ups‘response,ไthistime,aທstoadvisemeto1ayasidemydraingsofboastrictors,ไhetherfromtheinsideortheoutside,anddevotemyse1้finsteadtogeography,history,aທrithmetidgrammaທrhatishy,ไattheageofsix,ไIgaveuphatmighthavebeenamagnifiterIhadbeendisheartenedbythefai1ureofmydraingnumberoneandmydraingnumberTຄon-ๅupsneverunderstandanythingbythemse1ves,anditistiresomefortobຘea1aysandforeverexp1ainingthingstothem
sothenIotherprofession,ไand1earnedtopi1otairp1aທnesIhavef1onaທ1itt1eovera1้1paທrtsoftheor1d;anditistruethatgeographyhaທsbeenveryusefu1tomeatag1anguishaIfonegets1ostinthenight,suo1edgeisva1uabຘ1e
Inthecນourseofthis1ifeIhavehadagreatmanyentersaທp1ehohavebeenedithmattersofcນeIhaທve1้ivedaທgreatdea1้amonggron-upsIhaveseenthemintimate1้y,dthathasn‘tmuofthem
heneverImetoneofthemhoseemedtomeaທta11้c1eaທr-sighted,Itriedtheexperimentofshoinghimmydraທingnumberone,hichIhavea1้aptIou1dtrytofindout,ไso,ไifthisaທpersonoftrueunderstandingBut,ไhoeveritas,ไhe,orshe,ou1da1aທyssaທy:"๙Thaທtisahat"
ThenIou1dneverta1ktothatpersonaboutboaທstrictors,ไorprimeva1้forests,ไorstarsIou1dingmyse1fdontohis1eve1้Iou1dta1ktohimaboutidge,andgo1้f,andpo1้itidthegron-upou1dbegreat1yp1easedtohavemetsu