And that is what they called me-Mud.

1. Why did Mud's parents decide to call him by that name?
2. What did the name mean to him?

And for the most part, we were happy to do what we were meant to do-

1. Who is being referred to as 'we' in these lines?
2. What were they meant to do?

Gorilla babies, elephant babies and human babies are not so different.

1. Why does Mud say this?
2. What is the difference he mentions between gorilla babies and human babies?

Somehow I knew that in order to live, I had to let my old life die.

1. What had happened to Mud and why?
2. Why did he have to let the old life die?

My life as a human was an exciting one, although my parents would not have approved.

1. Do you think Mud enjoyed his life with the humans?
2. Why does he think his parents would not have approved?