Last weekend, my father wanted to take us out somewhere. So we decided to go to the zoo. My mother made some sandwiches and packed some fruits. Father took his camera along, and we all left for the zoo.

Outside, it was warm and sunny. After an hour’s drive, we reached the zoo. The place was crowded. There were vendors selling balloons, caps, eatables and lot of other things.

My father bought three tickets and we all walked into the zoo. Inside we boarded a small train which took us around the park. I was so excited that I kept jumping on my seat.

As the train moved slowly around the park, we saw a lion, a white tiger, hippopotamus, deer, giraffes, mongoose, bison, wolves and hyenas.

After the train ride, we sat in a restaurant and had our lunch. While walking around the zoo, I saw boards which warned us not to feed the animals. I could not understand the reason behind it. When I asked my father about it, he explained that our food might harm the animals. He also told me that the zoo authorities take care of the animals in best possible manner.

After lunch, we left for our home though I wanted to stay back and go for the train ride again.

Last week we went to the Dehiwala zoo. I went with my father, mother and brothers. We reached the zoo at around 12.00 p.m. We bought tickets and entered the zoo. First we went to see the birds. There were many birds of beautiful colours.

We also saw lions, tigers, bears, monkeys and cheetahs. The monkeys were very cute and I fed them. We also saw many other animals such as crocodiles, fishes, chimpanzees and apes.

After that we walked along the lanes of the zoo. We went to the Aquarium. There we saw many varieties of fish such as Nemo, Catfish and Capfish. Then we went to a shop where we ate popcorn. After that we sat under a tree and had our lunch. At 4.00 p.m. we returned home. We will never forget this trip.