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or even between the people. And I said to myself, "This is like Utopia. This is how it should be all the time."
While I was walking through the great mansion where the animals and the people lived together, as in a garden of Eden, a lion suddenly roared at me. As soon as the lion roared, a small child, about five years old, went up to the lion, pulled his ears and said, "Stop! This is an honorable guest. Be kind to him." The lion stopped roaring and he walked meekly up to me and licked me on the hand very affectionately. I noticed that the owner was watching the lion the whole time, which made me feel a little easier.
At one point in our walk, we encountered a giant python snake which weighed many hundreds of pounds and was capable of swallowing large animals. The zoo keeper went over to the snake, opened its mouth with his hands and placed his head in its mouth, just to show how friendly it was. The snake did nothing except to gently wrap its coils around the owner's legs. Then the young boy, took a string and tied it around the body of the snake and led it off like a plaything. I could hardly believe my eyes; but all of this actually happened just as I am telling you.
At another time, we came upon a red-mouthed, African monkey who is very possessive, protective and defensive. The zoo-keeper said to me, "Guruji, grab me
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