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Lady Tarzan

A girl from India knows how to speak to elephants, a skill that comes in (1) __        [clean, handy, easy, clever]___ more often than you would think. Here is a language you never got the (2) ___            [variation, selection, option, alteration]__ to learn in school!

Several years ago, a herd of 11 elephants from nearby forests entered a residential area in the city of Rourkela. Before the wild animals could (3) ___        [do, cause, result, lead]____ chaos on the town and its residents, authorities got hold of teenage girl Nirmala Toppo, because (4) ____               [intentionally, unbelievably, deliberately, uncertainly]___, she seems to have the (5) ____             [ability, case, chance, possibility]___ to communicate with elephants.

“First I pray and then talk to the herd,” the teen told the BBC. “They understand what I say. I (6) ___       [talk, say, speak, tell]____ them this is not your home. You should return where you belong.”

The elephants started walking with her. In fact, she walked with them for miles, speaking to them the whole way as she (7) _____         [drew, fetched, moved, guided]__ them back to the forest.

Elephants in the area’s nearby forests frequently invade villages and towns, destroying homes and hurting people. The more their (8) ___          [place, system, habitat, position]____ is encroached by humans for activities like mining and cutting down trees, the more likely they are to wander out of the forest.

Nirmala, who is (9) __        [called, known, named, said]_____ as “Lady Tarzan”, speaks to the animals in her local tribal dialect of Mundaari. She explains that because tribal people and the elephants (among other wild animals) have cohabited in the same area for ages, the elephants understand their language.

Not only does this story show a brave young girl using her skills to help both humans and animals, it (10 )           [proves, supports, persuades, convinces]that it is possible for two very different species to share a bond and communicate with each other.