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How and

Why Story

Why Monkeys Have Long Tails

Long time ago mon-
keys did not have a tail.
The monkey was very sad.
He could not hang on the
branches like monkeys
can do now. In the jungle
there were some animals
who used to tease and
bully the monkey because
he didn't have a tail. The
bullies were snake, giraffe
and elephant. However,
the monkey also had some
good friends. His friends
were a rabbit and a par-
rot. They were a great
team.
One day, the snake
said to the rabbit, “One
day, I will gobble you up
and you tailless friend!”
The rabbit spoke back to the snake, “Don’t call my friend tailless. One day I might gobble
you instead and make your nightmares come to life!” Then the rabbit chased the snake
and it slithered away.
The monkey had enough of him being tailless and one day he said sadly to his
friends, “I feel miserable. There is no solution to my problem.” Rabbit and parrot tried
to cheer him up and helped the monkey think good thoughts. When the monkey and
his friends were having a good time, the bullies came following them again. Then they
did something dreadful to the monkey. All three of them started pulling him back. The
monkey cried in great pain but the bullies did not let him go. The rabbit and parrot were
very worried about their friend and they also started pulling the monkey away from the
mean animals. The tugging and pulling continued for a long time.
After a long time, the rabbit and parrot were finally able to save their friend mon-
key from the bullies. However, all the tugging and pulling had stretched the monkey’s
back. It was stretched so much that the monkey now had a long tail! When they saw
this, they were overjoyed. The three friends cheered and clapped. Finally the monkey
had a tail just like he wanted.

- Joshna Khadka