by Sandra Brennan
synopsis
A beautiful orphan girl, faced with the prospect of being forced to work as an indentured servant (more like a slave) until she grows up, runs away to the zoo. There she encounters a kindly zookeeper who has been chastised by his boss for being too nice to the animals. He becomes a fugitive after stealing a wealthy woman's fur coat. He and the girl meet while hiding out in the zoo. Later he saves her from an attack by a vicious co-worker. More scuffles ensue and they result in many dangerous animals being freed from their cages. The errant zookeep later redeems himself by saving a young child from a hungry tiger.
characteristics
- Servant
- Man-servant
- Escape
- Orphan
- Girl
- Zoo
- Child-abuse
- Runaways
- Hideout
- Fighting The System
- Social Injustice
- Animal-lover
- Tiger
- First Love
- Fur