The　zookeeper　grabbed　him　and　took　him　into　his　office。

She　explained　to　the　actor　that　the　zoo’s　most　popular　attraction；　the　gorilla；　had　died　suddenly　the　night　before。　The　zookeeper　feared　that　attendance　at　the　zoo　would　fall　before　she　could　get　another　gorilla　shipped　to　her　zoo。　She　offered　the　out　of　work　actor　a　job。　He　would　dress　up　in　a　gorilla　suit　and　pretend　to　be　the　gorilla　until　the　zookeeper　could　find　a　real　one　to　e　live　in　the　zoo。　The　actor　was　happy　with　the　job　offer　and　accepted。　The　next　morning　the　actor　put　on　the　gorilla　suit　and　entered　the　cage　before　the　crowds　started　to　arrive。　He　loved　his　new　job。　He　was　able　to　sleep　all　he　wanted　and　play　and　make　fun　of　people　in　the　crowd。

He　had　more　people　e　watch　him　as　a　gorilla　than　he　ever　had　as　an　actor。　However；　eventually　the　crowds　grew　tired　of　him　and　started　to　go　away。　He　noticed　that　the　people　were　paying　more　and　more　attention　to　the　lion　in　the　cage　next　to　his。

Not　wanting　to　lose　the　attention　of　his　audience；　he　climbed　to　the　top　of　his　cage　and　crawled　across　to　the　lion’s　cage。　He　dangled　from　the　top　of　the　lion’s　cage。　This　made　the　lion　furious　but　the　crowd　loved　it。　At　the　end　of　the　day；　the　zookeeper　came　and　gave　the　actor　a　raise　for　being　such　a　good　attraction。

Time　passed　and　the　actor　kept　taunting　the　lion。　The　crowds　grew　larger；　and　his　salary　kept　increasing。

However；　one　day　the　actor　slipped　and　fell　right　into　the　lion’s