The Animal Story Book

h a second monkey, demanded admittance, and said that a friend having told him that M. Dumas had bought his monkey for forty franc

g creature,' said my

idiculous little be

francs to give away every day, to say not

to tell you that my father is, without ex

ark how like he was to a friend of ours. Giraud, who was painting a portrait of this gentleman, said that if I would let the monkey sit to him, it wou

e immortal Aug

id Alexandre,

race your monkey for the last time, and if you h

oirs refused to be embraced by his former master, and as soon as the latter had gone away, he seemed d

ch other. Let us complete the happ

ed her new admirer. Potich, indeed, showed signs of jealousy, but, not being armed with the sword which he used to have when he foug

monkeys, a servant came in bringing

understand that something would happen if she undid the four crossed wires which held down the cork. She accordingly set to work, first with her fingers, and then with her teeth, and it was not long before she undid the first three. She next attacked the fourth, while the whole company, both m

open another bottle!' Mademoiselle Desgarcins had got up, shaken hersel

let herself be caught a

wonder if she would. I believe her curiosi

cries, 'are more obstinate than mules. The more seltzer

think so

how they catch them

Mic

w that monkeys are very fond of Indian corn. Well, you put some Indian corn into a bottle, the neck

, Mic

ws himself. They are so obstinate-the monkeys, I mean-that they won't let go what they have in their

our monkeys get out, you will

r, that is just

nd the delight of Alexandre, who wished to go on doing it; but I forbade him, seei

our seltzer water. I have already remarked, gentlemen, that m