The giraffe lowered his head,but even when it was as far down as he could get it,it was still several feet above the surface of the water . He knew by instinct how to solve that problem. He spread his front feet wind apart so that his body slanted down from tail to neck like the roof of a house . Then his lowered head easily reached the water. Every gulp ran up his neck in a bulge as big as a cricket ball.
"Lions" exclaimed Robert . Two big ,tawny lions with heavy manes,who looked as if they belonged in Trafalgar Square ' walked along with heads down.
What seemed strange to Robert was that gazelle a few feet away from the lions paid no attention to them.
"Why aren't they afraid?" asked Robert."I thought all animals were afraid of lion