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 ?
Options:
0. They lost their sister 's pet .
1. They lost their maternal link .
2. None of the above choices .
3. They lost their baby cub .
Answer: 1