Captain Cook, the famous explorer, met with an unusual animal during his first visit to Australia . He pointed to the animal grazing in the distance, and asked his native guide to name it. The guide appeared confused and finally said kang-a-roo, which Cook carefully wrote down in his word book. The people who later came to Australia were anxious to see a kangaroo, but their inquiries were met with puzzled looks. They soon discovered that the native who answered Cook's question was really saying, “I don't know what you are pointing at.” The name stuck and is still in use today. The passage could be entitled .