How to Catch a Naughty Monkey
Andy the monkey, caged in the parlor, heard their cheerful voices coming from the dining room. His eyes darted about, looking for a way to get out of his cage and join the fun. The key to his cage was lying close by. He stretched his arm between the bars, but it was just out of reach. There was an artist’s brush nearby. The determined monkey used the brush to drag the key closer and grabbed it with his bony little fingers.
Andy couldn’t wait to join the group. He hadn’t been invited to one of Mr. Johnson’s dinner parties for a while. But whenever he attended parties, there were three favorite things he loved to do. One of them was eating. The second was swinging. With food on the table and lights hanging from the ceiling, the grand dining hall was the perfect place for a celebration.
The little monkey surprised everyone when he scampered into the room and jumped onto the table. First, Andy darted from dish to dish, grabbing food and stuffing it into his mouth. Then, with food in hand, he leaped up to the lights and started swinging from one dangling fixture to the other. Soon the excited monkey moved on to his third favorite thing—throwing food at people.