A three year old boy, <br />Owes his life to a gorilla in Illinois, <br />Called Jua Binti, <br />Or Daughter of Sunshine in Swahili. <br /> <br />Binti lived in Brookfield Zoo, <br />When the boy climbed a wall for a better view, <br />And fell eighteen feet, <br />Causing them to meet. <br /> <br />The boy hit his head, <br />And his parents thought he was dead, <br />But Binti used her intellect, <br />And a mother's instinct to protect. <br /> <br />Picking the boy off the floor, <br />She took him to the enclosure door, <br />With tenderness and love, <br />To the amazement of people above. <br /> <br />Binti handed him to the zoo keeper, <br />Who gave a banana to thank her. <br />The boy was better in four days, <br />And the whole world gave Binti praise. <br /> <br />At the age of just eight, <br />Binti managed to illustrate, <br />The way gorillas can behave, <br />And how worthy they are to save.<br /><br />Stephen Katona<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/daughter-of-sunshine/
