James looked straight into the panther’s eyes. His eyes seemed to be burned in the endless fire.The fur was white like the fluffy doughy clouds.The panther took out his claws, they were as crescent as the quarter of the moon, sharp as a lion’s teeths .It’s whiskers curved like the edge of a football. The panther’s eyes closed sensing every move.

To James’s surprise the panther opened its mouth. Its teeth and sharp as a lion’s crawls, the panther approached James and put his paw on his hands. Mrs Smith said, “The panther likes you!” James could not help it but show a huge smile on his face.The panther then disappeared in the dark forest.

James turned around and saw the panther fade into the forest.  “It can be a tad bit spine-chilling the first time you meet him.” Whilst they were going back to the village James was on the lookout for food so he could give it to the panther. Whilst they continued walking James stopped. He felt someone watching him and he turned around but saw nothing.

“It’s just your imagination he can’t be watching us, he has gone further into the forest to look for food.” .”I found him a long time ago when his mother was still alive. He was just a cub then, one day I came to visit them and give them some food but only he was there. His mom had disappeared. I got the panther and put him somewhere safe. I then went to look for his mom but she had vanished. I accepted the thought of her being dead. Since then I have been raising him myself.” James decided to help Mrs Smith raise the panther because he knew she would not be able to do it all herself. “Promise me you will keep this as a secret. If someone finds out about this secret they will steal him and sell him. Having pets during this time it’s dangerous.” 

James did not sleep all night and decided to stare out the window to see if the panther would come back. Straight after James came back from school he went to the forest to look for the panther, he had found food for him. Everyday for 2 weeks Joseph would go into the forest to look for the panther. One night Joseph was looking out the window when he saw the panther come out of the forest.

When James opened the door the panther put his paws on James’s hand. The panther’s eyes were fully red now. James dropped a single tear of joy. It felt like the panther was talking to him. James then gave him some food and the panther went back to the forest. James decided to name him Ace (Ace was the name of James’s friend).