Intro: Uncle Shelby’s Story of Lafcadio: The Lion Who Shot Back
Even your old Uncle Shelby once had a teacher.
His name was Robert Cosbey.
This book is dedicated to him.
And now, children, your Uncle Shelby is going to tell
you a story about a very strange lion—in fact, the strangest
lion I have ever met. Now, where shall I start this lion tail?
I mean this lion tale. I suppose that I should begin at the
moment that I first met this lion. Let's see . . . that was
in Chicago on Friday the 17th of December. I remember
very clearly because the snow had just started to turn
to slush and the traffic was very bad on Dorchester Avenue
and this lion was looking around for a barbershop and
I was just coming home from—
No, I suppose I should start this story long before that.
I suppose I should tell you about he lion when he was
very young. All right.
His name was Robert Cosbey.
This book is dedicated to him.
And now, children, your Uncle Shelby is going to tell
you a story about a very strange lion—in fact, the strangest
lion I have ever met. Now, where shall I start this lion tail?
I mean this lion tale. I suppose that I should begin at the
moment that I first met this lion. Let's see . . . that was
in Chicago on Friday the 17th of December. I remember
very clearly because the snow had just started to turn
to slush and the traffic was very bad on Dorchester Avenue
and this lion was looking around for a barbershop and
I was just coming home from—
No, I suppose I should start this story long before that.
I suppose I should tell you about he lion when he was
very young. All right.