Posted on 06/21/2005 6:41:36 PM PDT by Paul Ciniraj
An amazing story out of Ethiopia tells of a 12-year-old girl who was kidnapped and beaten by men trying to force her into marriage, when three lions came to her aid, chasing off her attackers and guarding the young girl until police arrived.
According to the report by the AP, the girl's abductors held her for seven days, beating her repeatedly until, suddenly, three Ethiopian lions chased them away. The lions, normally known for attacking people, stood guard over the traumatized girl; then, when her family and the police found her, "they just left her like a gift and went back into the forest."
"If the lions had not come to her rescue, then it could have been much worse," explained Sgt. Wondimu Wedajo. "Often these young girls are raped and severely beaten to force them to accept the marriage. Everyone...thinks this is some kind of miracle, because normally the lions would attack people."
Wildlife expert Stuart Williams said, "A young girl whimpering could be mistaken for the mewing sound from a lion cub, which in turn could explain why they (the lions) didn't eat her. Otherwise they probably would have done [so]."
The traumatized girl was treated for cuts from her beatings. She is the youngest of four brothers and sisters. Police had apprehended four of the girl's attackers, but were still looking for three others. Kidnapping and beating have been a part of the marriage custom in Ethiopia for some time, as the United Nations says nearly 70 percent of marriages are by abduction there.
Ethiopian lions are famous for their large black manes and are the symbol of the African nation, appearing on their local currency and depicted in statues. The breed's numbers haven fallen of late as hunters kill them for their skins, which can bring around one thousand dollars per hide.
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Wow! Really? :^O
If true, an amazing story.
Dick Durbin compares the lions to Nazis and Pol Pot.
The lion is on the move.
Well this has to be the real *animal* of lions because the football team couldn't protect the endzone from a bunch of cane yielding grandmas.
Kidnapping and beating have been a part of the marriage custom in Ethiopia for some time, as the United Nations says nearly 70 percent of marriages are by abduction there.
The West could give Africa a trillion dollars per year and it wouldn't make a bit of difference.
Hmmm, I'm skeptical. I can't get my 1 year old Siamese from beating the tar out of his 17 year old Persian sister. I firmly believe that if I drop dead, be will eat me like I was a roasted pig.
While I love cats - ALL cats, I find this a bit hard to believe.
If it is indeed true, God bless the lions for what they did and what they didn't do. Lions aren't called the "King of the Jungle" for no reason. They can kill and eat whatever they want whenever they want.
Not my favorite un-domesticated cat though. I love the lynx! (when I was a kid I had an Arctic Cat Lynx 250 that would fly!). Plus they kill innocent white bunny rabbits for supper.
I'll go out on a limb and suggest this is not true.
Sometimes things that we think would happen in nature, just dont happen at all...sometimes animals can surprise us...
This may not be quite the same thing, but there are instances in the wild, documented on film, where two different species of animals, normally thought to be enemies(one usually the hunted, the other animal the hunter), actually become 'friends', for lack of a better word..
There is an instance of a little tiny kitten that was somehow separated from its mother...a big black crow took note of the poor kittys cries...and the bird began to feed the kitten, just as it might feed a baby bird...prying the kittys mouth open, and feeding it regurgitaged grubs and plants...the homeowners watching this sight took film of it...and as the kitten grew to a big cat, it remained friends with the bird, never trying to hurt the bird...films watching this big old cat playing with its 'friend', the big black crow...the bird flies down into the yard, then runs around and the cat licks it, and they play together...
There is also an instance of a woman who had bought a snake, and was told to feed it live mice, which she did...but on one occasion, the snake would not eat the current mouse put in its cage...instead the snake seemed to like the mouse...eventually the woman put another live mouse into the cage, and the snake went after it right away, and ate it...and it has continued that way...the snake always eats the newest mouse put into his cage, but will not eat this one particular mouse...I have even seem films of the mouse sound asleep, resting on top of the curled up snake...they seem to be buddies...
I am sure there are other instances of this in the animal kingdom...most animals follow their instincts and have a natural prey or predator role to play in nature...but sometimes, for whatever reason, those roles are not followed...
Mother Nature can be a trickster, I guess...
Read this report in CNN.com at the link of WORLD:
http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/africa/06/21/ethiopia.lions.ap/index.html
You don't believe G-d can still perform miracles?
This is a Modern-day Version of of what's in the Book of DANIEL in the Old Testement:
Then Daniel said unto the king, "O King, Live Forever. My God hath sent HIS ANGEL and hath shut the lions mouths that they have not hurt me..."
Daniel 6:21a
I know He can perform miracles, I see them every day.
The three of us lost our mom in '01. The following year our youngest brother was diagnosed with lymphoma. The next year, 2003, my other brother, the middle child, found out he had lymphoma-leukemia. Unbelievable.
So far, with periodic chemo treatments, the youngest is holding on. I am heartsick at even the thought of my other brother dying. I absolutely hate it that he knows there is no cure.
BUT! I believe in miracles and I will continue to ask God to heal him, regardless of any appearances of illness.
For anyone who believes in the power of prayer, please take a few seconds to ask Almighty God to give Joe, the bluegrass mandolin player, some more years here. Thank you very much.
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