Freedom, for a tamed hunting cheetah in India, means hunger, unsuspected dangers, encounters with a mate, and an extended struggle with a pack of wild dogs. Dum-dum, who was released from her stable by a vengeful servant, is rescued from the dogs by two men who return her to her owner; but when during a hunt she sees again the briefly known mate, she makes a final break from captivity. [From Kirkus Reviews, 1971]
Freedom, for a tamed hunting cheetah in India, means hunger, unsuspected dangers, encounters with a mate, and an extended struggle with a pack of wild dogs. Dum-dum, who was released from her stable by a vengeful servant, is rescued from the dogs by two men who return her to her owner; but when during a hunt she sees again the briefly known mate, she makes a final break from captivity. [From Kirkus Reviews, 1971]