"Look! A lion!" Tom said. Mr. White looked where Tom was pointing (指向). At first, he saw only dry yellow grass. Then he saw the lion! She was washing her paws like a big cat.
The lion looked at the men. But she went on washing. "I'll drive closer to her," Tom said. He stopped the car close to the lion. Mr. White put his head out of the car window.
At once, the big cat stopped washing. She put her head down. Her tail moved from side to side. Her eyes looked wild. She was ready to jump at Mr. White.
"I don't like this lion," Tom said. "Let's go!" He started the car and away they went.
Mr. White was in Africa to hunt lions. Tom was helping him. Then why did they drive away?
Why didn't they use a gun (枪)? They had no gun! They were hunting with a camera!
"I wanted that big cat's picture," Mr. White said. "She was going to jump at you," answered Tom.
"Don't put your head out of the car again. A lion may look like a nice house cat, but it is not."
That day, they saw another big lion. She lay on the grass. When they came closer, they found two soft yellow cubs (幼兽) sleeping beside her. Mr. White took out his camera and took pictures of the mother and her cubs.
