Beasts

"Oh, mother, they're so funny-looking!" said the young one, excitedly tugging on his mother as they observed the pacing Creature through the thick metal bars. 

"Yes, my sweet," the mother purred, "quite a marvel, aren't they?" 

She stopped mid-gait to peer into a dimly lit cage. A young Creature sat lonely, its mother's eye gleaming from the corner. 

"Mother? What's that?" the young child approached the cage carelessly. 

"Wait, child!" the mother roared as the Creature snarled and lunged towards them, rattling the cage bars. 
 
Quickly, the mother swept her young away from the Creature's reach, rushing them past the cage. 

"You must be careful, my sweet," the mother murmured, "you know Humans are such dangerous creatures."