Friendship

W: There has been an amazing animal friendship story in recent years. You all remember the tsunami disaster in Indonesia, right? Well, the same tsunami stranded a group of hippos near Kenya. Unfortunately, only a baby hippo survived, and people rescued the hippo. M: What happened to the hippo after it was rescued? W: It was brought to an animal park. They named him Owen for the person who rescued him. M: How did Owen handle his new home? W: Well, he was really scared, obviously. But when he saw a giant tortoise named Mzee. Owen ran behind him and hid there. Mzee was really surprised, hut he accepted the situation and became friends with Owen. Their friendship has grown ever since, and now they eat, sleep, and play together all the time. Mzee, the tortoise, is about 130 years old, and he was larger than Owen in the beginning. M: This is such a remarkable story of friendship.