A Tale of Two Monkeys, and other stories

By Sharp Ink

A Tale of Two Monkeys is a series of short tales about various mischievous animals. You will enjoy reading about two monkeys who wreak havoc on the Torrey family’s possessions, a cute, consoling dog, and a snowstorm made of pillow feathers. Contents: A Tale of Two Monkeys, The Elephant’s Toothache, Where Are the Swallows?, A Curious Kind of Bear, cont.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Sharp Ink
• Release date: Jun 15, 2022
• ISBN: 9788028206727

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A Tale of Two Monkeys, and other stories

Sharp Ink Publishing

2022

Contact: [e-mail]

ISBN 978-80-282-0672-7

Table of Contents

THE OLDEST CHRISTMAS STORY.

THE ELEPHANT’S TOOTHACHE.

WHERE ARE THE SWALLOWS?

A CURIOUS KIND OF BEAR.

ROVER IN CHURCH.

LITTLE PETER.

A BRAVE LITTLE GIRL.

ONE AFTERNOON.

A STORY ABOUT A STARLING.

ORIGIN OF THE NAME PUSSY.

PATSY BRYAN.

TWO LITTLE GIRLS.

PRINCE AND PIGGIE-WIG.

GRANDMAMMA SPIDER.

VANILLA.

AFRICA.

JACK DAWE

TWO PAIRS OF FETTERS.

STORY OF THE CENTURY PLANT.

NESTING TIME.

THE DEAD TURKEY.

A GENTLEMAN IS FIRST A GENTLE BOY.

THE BROTHERS.

HIS WORK.

FORGIVE THE WRONG.

THE STORYBOOK.

WHO IS MY NEIGHBOR?

The late Dr. John Torrey, of Columbia College, was extremely fond of pets, and expressed admiration for the pretty little Brazilian monkeys with gentle, human faces and velvety, mouse-colored coats. A gentleman who heard it went shortly afterward to Brazil. Upon his return, he presented the doctor with a choice pair. A cage was provided for them, and they soon became members of the family, petted by all, and tenderly loved by the doctor, in whose study they lived.

One Sunday, the entire family went to church and the monkeys were left at home in their cage. When the churchgoers returned they found the stay-at-homes on the top of the folding doors of the parlors, trembling and crying piteously—and for reasons, as they soon discovered. The little mischief-makers had forced open the door of their cage, and, finding themselves free, had proceeded to enjoy themselves in a manner that was scandalous.

In the cellar a bag of hops and ten baskets of strawberries were dumped together and hopelessly mixed; the pans of milk were without cream, and there was unmistakable evidence that the monkeys had skimmed them with their tails! A cistern