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 with options to choose from: Why is the narrator mourning ?
Choices: a. They lost their sister 's pet .; b. They lost their maternal link .; c. None of the above choices .; d. They lost their baby cub .;
b.