A Surprise- Maybe?

          Toni was nose to nose with the lion and she was nervous.  Who in the meow wouldn’t be?  She was trying to stand tough though.  Her legs were firm, tail was up and her whiskers were sticking straight out.  She was trying to be a tough, little chubby cat but she blew her image with a big gulp.

          The lion picked up Toni by the back of the neck and she started shrieking.  Shrieking might be a bit of an understatement.  Toni was making noises that she didn’t even know that she could.  Her paws were waving and she was trying to scratch his nose but the lion did a really weird thing.  He laughed.

          Meeee-huh????

          “Kid,” he roared, “calm down.”  He put her back on the ground.  “It’s me Leo.”