04 November 2025

animal control

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When George stepped into his backyardjardin arrière, he was stunned to see a gorilla perched in one of his trees. He rushed inside and called animal control.

Twenty minutes later, an officer shows uparrive and sees it’s true. He thinks for a whilependant un moment, then goes to his truck and comes back with a baseball bat, a German Shepherd, a pair of handcuffsmenottes, and a shotgunfusil de chasse.

The officer says, “Right, here’s the plan. I’ll climb up there and knock him out of the treele faire tomber de l’arbre.”

George asks, “Okay… but then what?”

The officer says, “When he lands, Brutus here is gonna go forva s’en prendre à his testicles.”

“Right… but then what?” asks George again.

The officer replies, “When he covers them with his hands, you slap on these handcuffstu lui mets ces menottes.”

George nods as the officer starts climbing. Then George yellscrie, “What’s the shotgunfusil de chasse for?”

The officer shouts back, “If by some chancesi par hasard I fall out of the tree—shoot Brutus!”


Vocabulary
backyard: garden behind a house
handcuffs: metal restraints for wrists
shotgun: a gun for shooting at close range
knock him out of the tree: make someone fall by striking
He ran into his backyardjardin arrière to fetch the ball.
The police officer used handcuffsmenottes on the suspect.
They fired a shotgunfusil de chasse during training.
He tried to knock him out of the treele faire tomber de l’arbre with a stick.
Grammar
The story mainly uses the past simple to narrate events and direct speech to convey dialogue.
Past simple: He ran inside and called animal control.
Direct speech: The officer said, “When he lands, Rex will go for him.”
Synonyms & Alternatives
Backyard: garden, back garden, yard
Handcuffs: restraints, shackles, cuffs
Shotgun: rifle, firearm, gun
Mini Dialogue
Helen (HR): Did the auditor show uparriver this morning?
Mark (Finance): Yes, he waited for a whilependant un moment in reception.
Helen: Good. I’ll knock him out of the treele faire tomber de l’arbre with our expense reports!
Mark: Please don’t—he might yellcrier for backup!


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