ORPHANED LEOPARD CUB

     Manisha Barde of Dhamanga on village, in Nashik, Maharashtra, had stepped out of her hut to relieve herself one early August Morning, leaving the door ajar. Her children, who slept in the same bed with her, were inside. A bit drowsy, she returned home soon to the warmth of her bed. She noticed her pet cat curled up between her two kids, inside the mosquito net. As Manisha crawled back inside, she felt the cat cuddle up to her. That’s when she realised she wasn’t snuggling with a cat at all, but a leopard cub. It had been orphaned a month ago when its mother was accidently killed in a road accident and had snuck into the hut, going straight to the bed for a nap.

Forest officials, who were soon alerted, trapped the three-month cub. Last heard, the cub was doing fine and under the care of the local forest department. It will be released into the wild once it is old enough to hunt.

                                                                                                                                 Source: Reader’s Digest

1.Why did the leopard cub sneak into the hut?

Because the leopard cub was only three months old, what decision did the forest officials make?

Which cohesivedevice is used in the sentence “As Manisha crawled back inside, she felt thecat cuddle up to her”? How does it connect the ideas?

Had the cub not been handed over to the forest officials, could it have survived? Give reasons.

Why do you think cub was not handed over to the family?