学文网A French girl Tippi was born in 1990 in Namibia， Africa. When she was young she followed her parents， who took photos of wild animals， and grew up in the jungle. She and wild elephants loved each other and she danced with ostrich. Chameleon， bullfrog， lion， baboon all brought her fun， happiness， adventure， fantasy， and even pain， but in the end they became her best friends.
法国小女孩Tippi，1990年生于非洲的纳米比亚，从小跟随拍摄野生动物的父母在丛林中长大。她与野象相亲、同鸵鸟共舞，变色龙、牛蛙、狮子、狒狒……一个个给她带来奇趣、快乐、惊险、幻想、甚至皮肉之苦，但最终它们都成为她最好的朋友。
下面就是Tippi要想告诉我们的故事：
There lived many herdsmen raising swarms of cattle in the mountain near the village of Wedok. It was in David and Peda’s house that I met leopard Jaby. The local herdsmen had a headache that their cattle were often attacked by the leopard. In order to be on guard against the leopard they laid traps everywhere. Once a female leopard fell into the trap， hurting very badly， and later died. Before she died， she had given birth to two baby leopards， one male and the other female. David sent the female leopard to a neighbor， kept the male one， and named it Jaby. So Jaby has lived in David and Peda’s house ever since.
Then one day， it was so terrible.
My mother， Dad and I went out for a walk with a chameleon Leon. Jaby perhaps heard our talking and wanted to went with us. Without even acknowledging us， he jumped on the roof， bounced forcefully， crossed the yard fence， and caught up with us. On the way， the leopard ran into two African boys who escaped away as soon as they saw it. The two boys didn’t know that it was totally unwise to run away when coming across into the beast. Jaby took the two boys as his prey and caught the younger one.
My parents and I watched but incapable of doing something to help， because the leopard acted so fast. Mum said， “I went for David.”
Then she hurried to the house. Dad told me in a sharp voice， “Tippy， you stay here. Don’t move！”
He left me and Leon to save the boy who had been hurt. I watched my father ran away， but later I cannot help following him. I couldn’t listen to him.
Jaby， with mouthfull of blood， was a few metres away from his prey， preparing to attack.
I heard Dad’s voice and saw he picked up the bloody boy talking softly to the leopard. I could see that Jaby didn’t want to let go of the boy， and even wanted to jumped on Dad to take back his prey then attack Dad perhaps. I was terribly angry. There must be someone to give orders to make Jaby stop. Thus I went straight towards him， said， “Jaby， stop it！”
Jaby could only understand English which was spoken by the Namibia. To make sure I make myself clear， I beat slightly on its nose. The slight but firm beat aimed at telling him he was doing stupid things. If he didn’t listen to me， I would lost my temper. Then， he sat down， fell on the ground like every time when he was being scolded.
Jaby was severely punished. He was locked in a wired-fence with top sealed， from which he could never escape. I frequently went to see him， talked to him， reached my hands into the fence to fondle him， which made him so happy. He peed on me， showing he loved me. I wanted to keep the friendly smell， and did not want to wash it away， but mother said no. I had to take a shower， and she rub me hard.
This story tells us―you take a great responsibility to raise a leopard. It is a powerful animal. It can kill human beings. However， my Jaby is very lovely. We are deeply attached to each other， and live in harmony.
在汶多克村旁边，住着很多牧民，他们在山上养着一大群一大群的牛。我就是在戴维和佩达家见到豹子杰比的。当地的牧民都有一个头痛的问题，他们的牛群常常遭到豹子的袭击。为了防范豹子，他们四处布下陷阱。有一次，一只母豹子掉进了陷阱，伤得很重很重，后来死去了。在死之前，它生下了两只小豹，一雄一雌。戴维把小雌豹给了邻居，留下雄的那只，并给它起了个名字――杰比。杰比就这样在戴维和佩达家安了家。
有一天，那场面真恐怖。
那天，妈妈、爸爸、我还有变色龙莱昂一起去散步。杰比也许是听到了我们的谈话声，想跟我们走，便连招呼也不打就跳到了屋顶上，然后用力一蹦，越过院子的栅栏，追上我们。路上，豹子杰比遇见两个非洲小男孩。两个小男孩一见豹子便夺路而逃。他们不知道遇到野兽时这样做是万万不行的。杰比把两个小男孩当成猎物追赶，并逮住了较小的那个男孩。
父母和我眼睁睁地看着所发生的一切，却无能为力，因为豹子动作快得很啊！妈妈说：“我去找戴维。”
然后她就急匆匆地向屋子跑去。爸爸则用严厉的声音对我说：“蒂皮，你在这儿待着，不许动！”
爸爸撇下我和莱昂去救被杰比伤害的小男孩。我看着父亲跑去，也禁不住跟着他过去了，我没法听他的话了。
杰比离“猎物”只有几米远，嘴里都是血，正准备发起攻击。
我听到爸爸的声音，看见他一把将浑身是血的小男孩抱起，轻声对杰比说着话。我看得出杰比并不想放走小男孩，我想它甚至想扑向爸爸，把“猎物”抢回来，也许它还想进攻爸爸呢。看到这些，我很生气很生气。得有人下命令，让杰比收手。于是，我径直向它走去：“杰比，住手！”
杰比只能听懂纳米比亚人所讲的英语。为了确定它听清楚了，我在它的鼻子上打了一下。这样轻轻的但又坚定的一击是要让它明白：它正在做件大蠢事，如果它不听我的话，我就会大发脾气了。于是，它坐了下来，趴在地上，像每次挨骂一样。
杰比受到了很严厉很严厉的处罚。它被铁丝网关了起来，连网的顶部也被封住了，再也出不来了。我常去看它，跟它说话，把手伸进铁丝网抚摸它。它高兴得不得了，往我身上撒了一泡尿以表示它爱我。我想把这代表友谊的气味留下来，不愿意洗掉，但妈妈说那不行，我只好乖乖地洗澡，她拼命地搓我。
这个故事告诉我们：养一只豹子是要负很大责任的。它毕竟是一种很强壮的动物，可以把人杀死。不过，我的杰比还是很可爱的。我们相亲相爱，十分融洽。