Context: I felt like the lion cub that had lost its mother . The day before she died I bathed her with my sister and washed her hair as she was being transferred to the community hospital nearer home . We knew she was close to death .
Question: Why is the narrator mourning ?
Option 0: They lost their sister 's pet .
Option 1: They lost their maternal link .
Option 2: None of the above choices .
Option 3: They lost their baby cub .
Answer: 1