Thursday, 11 May 2017

Aunt Dinah

“Jane had a stuffed toy chimpanzee named Jubilee. She cherished Jubilee and took him everywhere she went. Jane loved to be outside. Jane learned all she could about the animals and plants she studied in her backyard and read about in books. It was a magical world full of joy and wonder, and Jane felt very much a part of it. Jane would climb her favorite tree, lay her cheek against its trunk and seem to feel the sap flowing beneath the bark. Jane could feel her own heart beating. She reread books about Tarzan of the Apes, in which another girl, also named Jane, lived in the jungles of Africa. Jane dreamed of a life in Africa, too – a life living with and helping all animals. At night Jane would tuck Jubilee into bed, say her prayers, and fall asleep...to awake one day to her dream come true.” – from Me...Jane by Patrick McDonnell, about Jane Goodall

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