00:00The Missing Roar
00:01One bright morning at Rainbow Ridge Zoo, Leo the lion stretched, yawned, and opened his mouth for
00:06a great big roar, but nothing came out. Not a growl, not a squeak, not even a hiccup.
00:12Leo blinked. That's odd, he whispered. He tried again.
00:16Urgh. Silence, Leo gasped. My roar is gone, panicked. He raced around the zoo.
00:22Ellie! Max! Pip! Help! My roar is missing. Ellie the elephant was giving herself a mud bath.
00:28Are you sure it didn't roll under your bed? She teased.
00:32I looked everywhere, Leo groaned. It's just… vanished, Max the monkey flipped down from a
00:38tree, holding a magnifying glass. Sounds like a mystery to me, he said,
00:42wiggling his eyebrows. Let's investigate. They checked the watering hole, the lion's den,
00:47and even under the zookeeper's hat, which caused a small scene. Still no roar,
00:51Pip the penguin waddled up with a notepad. Last place you used it?
00:54Yesterday, Leo said. I scared away a big thundercloud. Roared right at it. Suddenly,
01:00a sound echoed from the parrot enclosure. Roo-or! Leo jumped.
01:05That's my roar! They peeked inside and saw Polly the parrot, puffed up proudly.
01:10Did you like it? She asked. I borrowed it.
01:13Borrowed it? Leo said, confused. I'm small, Polly said softly.
01:18And I get nervous around the peacocks. I thought maybe if I had a roar, I'd feel braver.
01:23Leo's face softened. Polly, you don't need a roar to be brave. You're already the only one who
01:29can fly backward through a hoop. Polly blushed. Really? Max smiled.
01:34Let's return the roar, shall we? Polly squawked, fluttered up, and let out one final
01:39Roo-or! Before hiccuping and, with a magical puff. The roar zoomed back into Leo's chest.
01:47Leo gave it a try. Roo-or! The trees shook. The penguins fell over. Everyone cheered.
01:53From that day on, Polly found courage in her own chirpy voice. And Leo learned that even a lion
01:58doesn't need to roar all the time to be a true king. And every now and then, just for fun,
02:03Leo would share a little roar with Polly because sometimes bravery is better when shared.
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