Mickey the Monkey

Mickey the Monkey: Eek, eek, eek!
Cow: Moooo!
Horse: Neigh!
Dog: Bow wow or Woof woof
Cat: Meeoow!
Chickens: Cluck, cluck, cluck!
animal: all the animals make their own sounds

MICKEY THE MONKEY was always getting into trouble. And no wonder. He was always up to some naughty monkey trick. MICKEY lived on a farm and all the other ANIMALS were always cross with him because he did such naughty things.

One day MICKEY THE MONKEY was in the big feeding shed where Mr. Giles, the farmer, was busy putting out food for the ANIMALS.

"Now," said Mr. Giles to his wife, Mrs. Giles, "Today I have to go out and I will not be back in time to feed the ANIMALS. Will you feed them for me? Everything is ready so that you will not have to do anything except give the right food to the right ANIMAL at five o'clock."

"Of course I'll feed them," replied Mrs. Giles. "I'll just have to watch that MICKEY does not get up to his usual tricks."

MICKEY THE MONKEY heard this conversation and thought that he would like to help feed the ANIMALS. After all, Mrs. Giles was very busy and he was sure she would be glad to have his help. So, when it was nearly five o'clock, MICKEY put the hands of the big clock back so that Mrs. Giles thought it was only four o'clock. Then MICKEY THE MONKEY ran to the feeding shed.

He gave a big bowl of bones to the COW. She did not like that at all.

He gave a bowl of fish to the HORSE. He did not like that at all.

He gave a bowl of corn to the DOG. He did not like that at all.

He gave a bunch of bananas to the CHICKENS. They did not like that at all.

He gave a bowl of COW cake to the CAT. She did not like that at all.

At six o'clock when Mrs. Giles came out to feed the ANIMALS (she thought it was only five), she heard a dreadful noise in the farmyard. The COW was mooing because she did not like the DOG'S bones. The HORSE was neighing because he did not like the CAT'S food. The DOG was barking because he did not like the CHICKEN'S food. The CAT was mewing because she did not like the COW'S food. And the CHICKENS were clucking and squawking because they did not like bananas at all.

When Mrs. Giles saw the bananas, she knew what had happened. So she smiled to herself and found the only food that was left. It was a big bundle of hay that was really the HORSE'S dinner and she gave it to MICKEY THE MONKEY. Poor MICKEY did not like that at all and he began to cry.

"See what you do when you muddle up the food," said Mrs. Giles.

Poor MICKEY THE MONKEY did not get any supper that night and never played that trick again. But he still plays other naughty tricks. He can not really help it because all monkeys get up to monkey's tricks, don't they?