The right place for jupiter

 The right place for Jupiter

This story is about one elephant seal called Jupiter.

One summer morning, a huge elephant seal came to the beach. He heaved himself up onto the sand, and flopped down in the sun by a sea wall. Many people were coming to see Jupiter, but he snorted over and over again. He didn't want to approach himself, because he is in molt. This is the reason why he came up to the beach. 

But the group of police were to back him to the ocean because he will harm people. However, he was so strong and clever that he could outwit their traps, and he would never move from the place he was.

So, everyone decided to left him there until the period of his molt passed. 

But when summer was over, all his ragged fur had gone. His tired babysitters cheered. Jupiter, in his brand new coat, was back in he sea where he belonged.

I think Jupiter was so happy because he was protected by humans. Jupiter would never have survived without human's help.

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elephant seal 　ゾウアザラシ　flop  ドスンと倒れこむ　heave   力を入れて持ち上げる

snort  威嚇する　budge 身動きする　molt　毛や角が入れ替わる　outwit　裏をかく