Zarafa Page #3

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Say goodbye and come. This is not a place for you.

I won't leave without Zarafa!

I promised her mother.

- You think they will let you take her?

- I promised!

And me, I keep my promises.

Very well. Do what you want.

I am not your father.

Hassan looked everywhere for Maki that day.

And the days after that.

In vain.

That's right. Maki and Soula found each other at least.

Alas. They would soon be separated again.

Believe me, you get a good deal.

On the other hand, no return, no exchange.

In Paris, the "Giraffe Fashion" has swept over the city.

People walked giraffe,

dressed giraffe.

And rode giraffe.

It was Giraffomania!

People came from all over the country,

to see France's first giraffe.

As for Zarafa, she didn't forget Maki.

And each day, she waited for him to come back

and rescue her as he has promised.

But time passed...

and passed...

And Zarafa lost all hope.

Then, little by little, the Giraffomania faded,

plunging Zarafa into oblivion.

Can we come down now?

The children are sick.

Malaterre made a meager a living with his balloon,

always nostalgic for the adventures he had.

- This machine is not for children!

- Your balloon is nasty!

As for Hassan, he never went home.

Ashamed of having failed his mission

and betrayed his friends.

He tried to forget.

But of them all, it was Maki who suffered the most.

Moreno has decided to bring him to heel.

- We are hungry!!

- Hurry!

Such was his daily life.

Day after day...

Week after week...

He had no more hope.

Until the day when...

What is that...grotesque thing?

Hippopotamus

Your Majesty.

River horse. Commonly known as Hippopotamus.

He comes from Africa.

Africa?

Again.

At this rate, you will soon empty the country of animals.

Err...it's a continent, your Majesty.

Oh! What a beautiful hippopotamus!!

Hurrah for the King's hippopotamus!!

Your umbrella, quick!!

This time you come with me!

Catch them, Hamock!!

What is this mess?!!

How are we going home?

Go home? No!

I must find Zarafa.

Zarafa! Zarafa! You only think of her.

Meanwhile we are lost in a foreign city.

You hear me, Maki? We are lost.

In the desert or the middle of the ocean,

if you're lost...

ask the sky.

Ask the sky.

The sky?

We are saved!

Soula, we are saved!

Tell me when you see the giraffe.

The geese are leaving.

Time to go home.

Hassan!

Hassan!

I beg you.

Help us.

He didn't even recognize us.

We don't need him.

Without him we can't free Zarafa, sorry Maki.

You are abandoning us, too?

Well then, stay here and keep working for peanuts.

Wait for me!

Don't come back again.

We don't want you here, mtque!!

I..am..Hassan

Prince of the desert.

That's why you are thirsty? Haha!

I have come to take you home, Zarafa.

Malaterre, come help me!

I am sorry. Zarafa won't fit into the montgolfier balloon.

She is too big.

We must leave her.

Come on, Maki!

I can't leave her.

Maki,

my little guardian angel

But...

you can talk?

Yes.

Only you don't hear me with your ears,

but your heart

You must leave without me.

Return to our motherland.

Build a house.

Start a family.

And when your family grows, your house will become a village.

Do you understand?

But...

Your mommy...

I promised her...

- It's not me you must take back to Africa.

- Not you?

Who then?

Someone you can love...

with whom you can start a family...

We must leave now.

I'll never forget you!!

Never! Never!

You will always be in my heart, beloved Maki.

Forever.

I will visit you in your dreams.

I knew you wouldn't leave without your giraffe.

You're so single-minded!

This is the last time you make me run after you.

And you, this is the last time you lay your hands on this boy.

Hamok?

Come, Maki.

We go home.

Forgive me, my son.

You won't escape me!

Hamok? Is it you?

Go get help, my dog!

Quick!

GIANT WHITE BEAR

HIBERNATING:

DO NOT DISTURB:

It took them years to return to Africa.

And they had many adventures

But that is another story.

Thus, Maki and Soula built a village...

that grew...and grew...

For they had many children.

And their children also had many children of their own.

You are among them.

Why are you sad, Lomba?

Because Hassan is dead.

But my story is not yet finished.

Sometimes, life gifts you with beautiful surprises.

And Zarafa?

The Garden received many new residents.

And the year when another marvel came from Egypt...

Zarafa was no longer alone.

And...a few months later...

And now, children...

I must leave you.

Where does he go?

Mom says every night he leaves the village,

to go see his old friends.

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