I bought a zoo

Isobel 2022-03-22 09:01:42

Writer Benjamin is adventurous by nature, but the pain of losing his wife half a year ago has made him unable to let go. His son Dylan and young daughter Roche are also unable to adapt to the life of losing their mother. Dylan was expelled from school for stealing and dark art creation. , Benjamin did not follow the advice of his brother Duncan, refused to gain optimism from the new love, and also gave up writing columns, planning to change to a new environment with his children to continue life. And Benjamin's new home is actually an abandoned zoo! Seeing the friendly contact between Roche and the animals, Benjamin decided to take over the wildlife park, which still houses many animals, and led a stay-at-home team led by manager Kelly to rebuild the zoo, hoping to usher in the zoo's re-opening before the summer. Newborns in business and their own family...

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  • [first lines]

    Dylan Mee: My dad is a writer who specialized in adventure.

    Benjamin Mee: This is Benjamin Mee. I am surrounded by hundreds, probably thousands of killer bees. If I wasn't wearing this suit, I would be dead in an instant.

    Dylan Mee: He interviewed dangerous dictators.

    Hugo Chavez: Take this message to that American cowboy. We already gave a 10 billion dollar oil credit to China. Swallow that, Mr. Danger!

    Benjamin Mee: What's your favorite movie?

    Hugo Chavez: Toy Story.

    [to his staff]

    Hugo Chavez: The first one or the second one?

    Segundo: The second.

    Dylan Mee: He even flew into the center of Hurricane Charley.

    Benjamin Mee: [shouting over air noise] How far are we from the eye?

    Pilot: About two minutes. This hurricane, sir, Charley is really kneading us well, sir.

    Benjamin Mee: Tell me when it gets severe!

    Dylan Mee: He knew the ins and outs of strange and exotic adventure, backwards and forwards. But nothing prepared him for this one.

  • Benjamin Mee: [loosing track of Rosie at the zoo] Oh God, I keep her home one day from school and she gets eaten!