JJ was 12 years old. His father used to send him to the nearby butchery to buy meat.

It was an activity he loved because meat was his favorite meal.

One evening, JJ was sent to buy a goat's head for soup. On his way home, he thought of eating the meat.

He sat under a big tree and thought of what to do next. It was getting dark.

He decided to roast the meat. He lit a fire and put the goat's head on it. Suddenly, a dark figure emerged in the distance.

JJ thought it was his father. He began rehearsing for an excuse to save himself from punishment.

The image appeared to grow bigger as it approached him.

JJ became very frightened. The creature had four legs and a big tail.

JJ thought, "This is no human being, it is an animal!"

He had no time to climb up the tree. The animal began running towards him.

JJ dropped the roasting goat's head and ran towards the bushes.

It was a big leopard. The leopard growled and continued chasing after JJ.

He screamed as he entered into a thicket.

It was a race for his life. Though he ran fast, he could not see his way as it had grown dark.

All the while, he screamed for help.

His father was terrified that his son had not arrived home. He began looking for him.

JJ bumped into someone. It was his father. He was holding a sharp machete and a torch.

He slashed the leopard's legs and disabled it. JJ was happy to live to tell the story.

He later apologized to his father and promised never to repeat the same mistake.