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if the cat was coming in answer to her call. Then 

 she would pace up and down and stop to roar 

 again. 



The next day her keeper, seeing how distressed 

 she was, and knowing that her pet had been killed, 

 thought that he would introduce another cat into 

 the cage in place of the lost one. 



He went all the way home and brought back a 

 house cat with him. He put it into Flora's cage. 

 The moment the lioness saw it she hurried over 

 toward it with the greatest delight ; but the cat 

 was frightened, and jumped out of the cage. 



It was put back in such a way that it could not 

 escape. Flora again went over to it, snuffed at 

 it, and then with a low growl struck it such a blow 

 that the cat was killed instantly. 



They tried another cat, but she killed that too. 



Then the keeper decided she must get over her 

 loneliness as best she could by herself. It was a 

 long time before Flora seemed quite happy again, 

 and she never had another pet. 



