Seeing the lion calm down under Xia Xin's soothing touch, she smiled with relief and gently stroked its head. She said, "You can trust me. Maybe others have deceived you, but I absolutely won't."
The onlookers were amazed to see that the lion had quieted down under Xia Xin's reassurance.
Xia Xin instructed the lion's keeper, "It has calmed down. It just gave birth recently. When you take it back, be careful and don't hurt it. It won't harm anyone anymore."
The lion's keeper was a fellow colleague who had started at the same time as Xia Xin. He was tall and burly, looking at Xia Xin in astonishment. He said, "I never thought someone as petite as you would be able to tame such a fierce lion. Although it's already the most docile lion in the zoo, getting it to calm down is quite a challenge. You're really impressive."
Xia Xin modestly smiled.
