Nightmare

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Summary what happened until now.

What happened until now :

Echo, a brown bear, was born in a dark bear pit in a city with his two siblings and their mother. When he was four, one sibling fell ill, leading to their separation. Echo was moved to a spacious zoo where he enjoyed more freedom, good food, and kind keepers. He formed a special bond with Ben, a 30-year-old zookeeper who shared stories about the natural world, creating a strong friendship between them. Ben likes to read from "The Jungle Book".

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Chapter 5

In the quiet eve, the zoo grew still,
A hush fell over the night’s soft chill.
Ben’s stories echoed in Echo’s mind,
Of jungle tales, so richly entwined.

Among the tales, one stood stark,
Of Shere Khan, with a heart so dark.
The tiger’s eyes, a fiery blaze,
Haunted Echo through the twilight haze.

Ben’s voice had painted Shere Khan fierce,
A predator’s gaze, so sharp it pierced.
Echo’s heart, though strong and brave,
Felt a shiver, a fear to stave.

That night, beneath a moonlit veil,
Echo dreamt a haunting tale.
In shadows deep, with a growl so near,
A tiger prowled, instilling fear.

Stripes of fire, eyes of ice,
Shere Khan moved, silent as a vice.
His breath, a whisper, cold and cruel,
Echo felt like a frightened fool.

In the dream, the zoo’s walls fell,
Transforming into a jungle’s spell.
Shere Khan stalked through the dense, dark trees,
Echo’s heart pounded, weak at the knees.

With every step, the tiger drew close,
A haunting figure, a fearsome ghost.
Echo ran, through forest dense,
Fleeing Shere Khan’s dark, intense.

Yet in the dream, no escape found,
Shere Khan’s growl, a chilling sound.
The tiger leapt, with claws so keen,
A nightmare lived, in shadowed scene.

Echo awoke with a start, in fright,
From the grip of the tiger in the night.
Panting, trembling, eyes wide with dread,
The nightmare’s echoes in his head.

The stars outside, a cold, distant gleam,
As Echo pondered the haunting dream.
For in the shadows of the night,
Lurks the fear of a tiger’s might.