The Leopard And The Lighthouse

Sindi is an island in East Africa. It has beautiful beaches with white sand.
The sea is clear and blue. There are lovely trees and flowers on Sindi. There
is also a small village with white houses. An old lighthouse stands near the
village on the rocks by the sea. This lighthouse is empty now. Sometimes
children from the village play in the lighthouse.

Sindi lies about five hundred metres from the mainland of Africa. A lot of
animals live on the mainland - monkeys, elephants and leopards. One day a
leopard swims across the sea to Sindi. The leopard is very hungry and he is
looking for food. He swims quickly. He comes to the beach and gets out of
the water. Then he walks along the road to the village.

There is a market place in the village. Many people with small children are
shopping in the market. They are buying meat, vegetables and fruit.
Suddenly the hungry leopard runs into the market place. The people see
him. Children cry and men throw stones. Some of the stones hit the leopard.
He runs out of the market.

The leopard runs through the streets of the village. Behind him the people
are following and throwing stones. They are very angry. They do not want a
leopard in their village. The leopard is very tired now. But where can he run?
He sees a small road between two high walls. He turns and runs along this
road. The people follow him.

The leopard runs quickly along the road. He cannot see over the walls. He
cannot go back and there is no way out. Suddenly he sees a tall building.
The door of this building is open. He runs through the door. Then he stops.
What now? The people are coming. He sees some stairs. He runs up the
stairs - up into the building. The building is the old lighthouse.

Then the people stop running. "What's happening?" they ask. "Where is the
leopard?" Then one man looks up at the lighthouse. "Look!" he says. "The
leopard is in the lighthouse!" The people look up. They can see the leopard
high up on the wall at the top of the lighthouse. The leopard looks down at
the people. The people look up at the leopard.

The leopard stays in the lighthouse for three days and nights. He has no
food or water, but he does not come down the stairs. "What now?" ask the
people. "How can we get the leopard out of the lighthouse?" They talk and
talk. But they do not go into the lighthouse. The people watch the leopard.
The leopard watches the people. The people wait and the leopard waits.
The Head Man of Sindi is called Mohammed. Mohammed has a beautiful
daughter, Tanza. "What can we do?" the people ask Mohammed. "The
leopard is very hungry and can kill our children. We must catch him. But
how?" Mohammed thinks. Then he says, "Let the men of Sindi have a
competition. The competition is to kill the leopard. The winner can marry
Tanza."

Many men on Sindi are in love with Tanza. One man is called Ahmed. Ahmed
has a big house and lots of animals, but he is old and Tanza does not like
him. Ahmed has a gun. He brings the gun to the lighthouse. The leopard is
high up on the wall of the lighthouse. Ahmed fires the gun. BANG! But the
leopard does not fall off the wall. Tanza is very happy.

There is a young man called Jamal. Jamal is big and strong. But he talks a lot
and Tanza does not like him. Now Jamal says, "I can kill the leopard. I can kill
him with my knife." He brings a goat and some rope to the lighthouse. The
leopard is at the top of the lighthouse, Jamal ties the goat to the bottom of
the stairs. Then he waits.

The leopard is very hungry. He can smell the goat. It smells good. At last the
leopard comes down the stairs. He sees the goat but he does not see Jamal.
Now the goat can see the leopard. He pulls and pulls at the rope. The rope
breaks and the goat runs away. The leopard turns and runs back up the
stairs. Jamal is very angry but Tanza is happy.
"What now?" asks Mohammed. "Perhaps I can help," says a quiet young
man. He has a gun but it is not like Ahmed's gun. He also has something in
his hand. "What's that?" asks Mohammed. "It's a dart," says the young man.
"I can shoot the dart into the leopard with the gun." "And then what
happens?" asks Mohammed. "Watch," says the young man. He puts the dart
into the gun.
Tanza looks at the young man. He has nice eyes and a kind face. "What's
your name?" she asks. "Saied," says the young man. He smiles at her. Tanza
smiles too. She likes him. The leopard is on the lighthouse wall. Saied holds
his gun and fires, POP! But nothing happens. The leopard does not fall off
the wall. Ahmed and Jamal are laughing. "Wait," says Saied. Fifteen minutes
pass.

"Look!" says Saied. "The leopard is falling. Come on!" He runs up the stairs
and the people follow. "Is the leopard dead?" asks Tanza. "No," says Saied.
"My dart doesn't kill animals. He is only sleeping." "Let's kill him now," shout
the people. "No," says Saied. "The leopard is beautiful. Please give him to
me." "All right," says Mohammed. "The leopard is yours, Saied."
Saied takes the leopard to the Animal Park in Nairobi. Then he comes back
to Sindi. Later, Tanza and Saied get married. Five years pass. They have
children now - two boys and a girl. They are very happy. They often visit the
Animal Park and sometimes the children see the leopard. "Tell us the story of
the leopard and the lighthouse," say the children. And Saied tells them the
story.
El leopardo y el faro
Sindi es una isla en el este de frica . Cuenta con hermosas playas de
blanca arena. El mar es claro y azul. Hay hermosos rboles y flores en
Sindi .Tambin hay un pequeo pueblo de casas blancas . Un viejo erige el
Faro cerca del pueblo en las rocas junto al mar. Este faro est vaca . A
veces, los nios de la aldea juegan en el faro.

Sindi se encuentra a unos quinientos metros de la parte continental de

frica. La muchos animales viven en el continente - monos, elefantes y
leopardos. Uno da nadadas de leopardo a travs del mar a Sindi . El
leopardo es muy hambrientos y l est buscando para el alimento. l nada
rpidamente. Llega a la playa y se pone fuera del agua . Luego se camina a
lo largo de la carretera a la aldea.

Hay una plaza de mercado en el pueblo. Muchas personas con nios

pequeos estn de compras en el mercado. Estn comprando carne,
verduras y frutas. De repente el leopardo hambriento corre hacia la plaza
del mercado. Pueblo verlo. Los nios lloran y los hombres tiran piedras .
Algunas de las piedras golpe el leopardo. Corre fuera del mercado .

El leopardo recorre las calles del pueblo . Tras l, el personas estn

siguiendo y arrojando piedras. Ellos estn muy enojados . Ellos no lo hacen
quiero un leopardo en su aldea. El leopardo es muy cansado. Pero, dnde
puede funcionar ? l ve una pequea carretera entre dos altos muros. Se
vuelve y corre a lo largo de este camino . Las personas que lo siguen .

El leopardo se queda rpidamente a lo largo del camino. l no puede ver por

encima de las paredes. l no puede volver atrs y no hay manera de salir .
De repente se ve un edificio alto. La puerta de este edificio est abierto . Se

ejecuta a travs de la puerta. Luego se detiene. Y ahora qu ? Las personas

que estn llegando. l ve a unas escaleras. Corre el escaleras - hasta en el
edificio. El edificio es el antiguo faro .

Entonces las personas a dejar de correr. " Qu est pasando?" que piden.
"Dnde es el leopardo? " Entonces, un hombre levanta la vista hacia el
faro. " Mira! " l dice . " El leopardo es en el faro ! " Las personas admiran .
Ellos pueden ver el leopardo en lo alto de la pared en la parte superior del
faro. El leopardo mira hacia abajo en el pueblo . Las personas miran al
leopardo.

El leopardo se queda en el faro durante tres das con sus noches. l no tiene
comida ni agua, pero no viene por las escaleras. " Y ahora qu ? "pedir a la
gente . " Cmo podemos conseguir el leopardo del faro ? " ellos hablar y
hablar . Pero ellos no entran en el faro. Las personas ven la leopardo. El
leopardo mira la gente. La gente espera y el leopardo Waits.

El Hombre Jefe de Sindi se llama Mohammed . Mohammed tiene una

hermosa hija, Tanza . " Qu podemos hacer ? " la gente pide Mohammed . "
El leopardo es muy hambrientos y puede matar a nuestros hijos. Debemos
atraparlo. Pero, cmo ? " Mohammed piensa. Luego dice :" Que los
hombres de Sindi tiene una competencia. La competencia es matar al
leopardo. El ganador puede casarse Tanza " .

Muchos hombres en Sindi estn enamorados de Tanza . Un hombre est

llamado Ahmed. Ahmed tiene una casa grande y un montn de animales ,
pero es viejo y Tanza no lo hace como l. Ahmed tiene un arma. l trae la
pistola hasta el faro. El leopardo est en lo alto de la pared del faro. Ahmed
dispara el arma . BANG ! pero el leopardo no se caiga la pared. Tanza es
muy feliz.

Hay un joven llamado Jamal. Jamal es grande y fuerte . Pero l Habla mucho
y Tanza no le gusta . Ahora Jamal dice: "Yo puedo matar a la leopardo. Lo
puedo matar con el cuchillo " . l trae una cabra y un poco de cuerda para el
faro. El leopardo se encuentra en la parte superior del faro , Jamal vincula el
de cabra contra la parte inferior de la escalera . Entonces l espera .

El leopardo es muy hambriento . Puede oler la cabra. Huele bien . en dure el

leopardo baja las escaleras . l ve la cabra pero no lo hace ver Jamal. Ahora,
la cabra puede ver el leopardo. l tira y tira de la cuerda . La cuerda se
rompe y la cabra se escapa . El leopardo se vuelve y corre de nuevo subir
las escaleras. Jamal est muy enojado , pero Tanza es feliz.

" Y ahora qu ? " pide a Mahoma. " Tal vez yo pueda ayudar", dice un joven
tranquilo hombre. l tiene un arma, pero no es como el arma de Ahmed. l
tambin tiene algo en su mano. " Qu es eso ? " pide a Mahoma. "Es un
dardo ", dice la joven hombre. " Puedo disparar el dardo en el leopardo con
el arma. " " Y entonces, qu que pasa ? ", se pregunta Mohammed . " reloj "
, dice el joven. l pone el dardo en la pistola .

Tanza mira al hombre joven . Tiene unos ojos bonitos y una especie cara. "
Cmo te llamas ? " ella le pide . " Saied ", dice el joven. Sonre en ella.
Tanza sonre tambin. A ella le gusta . El leopardo es en el faro pared. Saied
sostiene su arma y dispara , POP ! Pero no pasa nada. El leopardo no caer en
la pared . Ahmed y Jamal se estn riendo . "Espera," dice Saied . Quince
minutos pasan .

"Mira! " dice Saied . " El leopardo est cayendo. Vamos! " Corre el
escaleras y las personas siguen . "Es la muerte de leopardo ? " pide Tanza .
" No, " dice Saied . "Mi dardo no mata a los animales. l slo est durmiendo
. " " Vamos a matarlo ahora ", gritaba la gente. " No ", dice Saied . " El
leopardo es hermoso. Por favor, le dan a m. " " Muy bien ", dice Mohammed
. " El leopardo es el tuyo , Saied . "

Saied toma el leopardo al Parque Animal en Nairobi. Luego viene copia de

Sindi . Ms tarde, Tanza y Saied se casan . Cinco aos pasan . ellos tener
hijos ahora - dos chicos y una chica . Ellos estn muy felices . A menudo
visitar el Parque Animal y, a veces los nios ven el leopardo . " Cuntanos la
historia del leopardo y el faro " , dicen los nios. Y Saied les cuenta la
historia .