It was a quiet Sunday morning. Rahul and Ramya were out on their balcony, sipping hot coffee and reading the newspaper. The couple loved the cosy feeling of being home. They looked forward to the lazy hours when they could just relax in their own space without having to rush anywhere. It was their favourite part of the week.
“Look at this!” Rahul said, pointing at a certain section of the newspaper.
Ramya leaned over and squinted. “Villagers spear wandering man-eater,” she read out loud. “Huh!”
“What is happening to the world?” Rahul said. “Tigers wandering the streets where our kids play? No wonder the village folks killed the beast. Can you imagine how terrified they must have been?”
Ramya frowned, thinking. “Yeah,” she said. “But don’t you think something about the whole thing is very unfair?”
“What do you mean?” he asked her.
“I mean,” she said, pausing to organise her thoughts. “We humans have gone on expanding our cities and towns. Apartment complexes and office buildings stand where forests once stood. Where are the animals supposed to go then?”
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