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Basic Info. |
Appearance |
Personality/Ambitions/Beliefs/Speech
etc. |
Actions |
| Solomon |
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years old. Primary school boy. Very poor, sometimes has no food (p.29).
Father keeps cattle and works on a collective farm. Brother Isaac is ____________
___________. Not very good at ____________ ____________, but learns. |
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His heroes are _________________
and his brother Isaac.
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Loves running and wants to become
a successful athlete, like his brother.
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Knows a lot about cattle - he
inspects the injured cow "expertly" (p.3).
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Believes that parks are good for
____________, but bad for local ____________ (p.4).
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Knows a lot about wild animals
– e.g. their speed (p.5/6).
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Brave – not afraid of the leopards
(p.7-9). Runs _____ miles to tell Filbert about the death of the mother
leopard (p.49).
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_____________ – he rescues Baby
Africa from the snare (p.7/8). He calls the leopards "my leopards"
(p.25) and says he wants to protect them from poachers.
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Learns to read even though he
finds it difficult.
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Walks/runs
5 miles to school. Very fit: runs 10 miles to Warangui to look after a
__________ (p.5). |
| Miss Nyambui |
Solomon’s
teacher. Ranger Filbert’s girlfriend. |
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Quite strict - blames Solomon
for often being _______ and not being able to ________________. Calls him
a "________ ________ boy" (p.12). Speaks "sarcastically" about Solomon
and refuses to let him explain about the leopards (p.12). Later, she sees
that he is brave and respects him.
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| Ranger Filbert |
Probably
about 40-50 years old. A park ranger. Son of a poor farmer.
Illiterate. |
His
head and body are bandaged (shot by ivory __________). |
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Determined to protect wild animals
from poachers.
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Sympathises with farmers whose
livestock are killed by wild animals – instead of arresting Rashidi, he
gets a ___________ for him (p.32).
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Even though he can’ t read/write,
he has learned to _____________, treat sick animals etc.
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Very ________ – even though he
is not rich, he refuses Mgata’s bribe (p.28).
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Cares about education – wants
Solomon to learn to read (p.35).
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Kind – takes children up in his
helicopter; buys a ________________ for Solomon (p.36).
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Brave,
heroic: fought with armed smugglers at the airport and got four bullets
in his body, but still works to stop poaching. The poachers call him "a
_________" (p.26). |
| Rashidi |
Julius’s
father. A poor farmer. Becomes a poacher in order to ____ __________________
(a lion killed his cow). |
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| Amos Mgata |
A _______________. |
Wears
___________, smart European clothes and a smart _____. |
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Cruel, heartless, greedy – employs
people to kill endangered animals so that he can become richer. Refuses
to pay Rashidi and Timothy more money for the _______ and skins (p.27).
Frightens Solomon (p.28).
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Tries to bribe __________ (p.28).
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Bribes ________________ (p.48).
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Speaks roughly, threatening people
– "damn rangers. One day I’ll …"; "Shut him up or I will" (p.26); "Take
it or leave it"; "Imbeciles!" (p.27)
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Hurtful – calls Filbert "an old
man who __________________" (p.28).
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