Mappo, the Merry Monkey / His Many Adventures

lown by the wind or pushed by steam engines. The little monkey could not see much except the other m

little chance to get away now! Why did

he tiger close to him. Sharp-Tooth was in his own cage an

eir places were white men, quite different. Mappo did not know which he liked better, but

e, now?" asked Mappo, as he felt a

see the jungle any more," said the tig

, and he banged with his stick on the tige

the hot, jungle country toward another land, where it is warm part of the tim

er, looking out between the slats. He could see nothing, for, all around him, were other cage

he jungle, now so far away, and Mappo did not feel so lonesome, or homesic

he animals become so homesick, and long so for the land from which they have been taken, that they b

eeper may put the homesick animal in with some different and new beasts, so the homesick one may have something new to think abo

d monkey, and he had not lived in the jungle very long, though he had be

moment, to go back there. He had enough to eat on the ship, plenty of cool water to drink, and he knew he was in no danger fro

him. He asked how they had been caught, and they told him it was in the same way as he h

happen to me now," said a little

ce will happen to all of us. See, we are having a nice ride in the water-hous

pa and mamma!" cried t

ard work. As for Mappo, himself, he was feeling pr

The weather grew more cool, and though Polar Bears like cold weather, and are happy when they have a cake of

ry, Mappo felt the change. Though he was covered with thick hair, or fur, h

o to the circus knew how to look after them. He knew

," said the man to a sailor one afternoon, as he s

the sailor, which was his

n Mappo shivered, and so did the others. It was quite different from the warm

below, if it gets much colder," said the anim

uttered when he talked. Of course he spoke monkey language, and the men could not understand him.

own inside the ship. It was in a place called a "hold." And it was called that, I

it on deck. But it was warmer, and that was a great deal. Still he could n

p-Tooth, the big tiger?" asked Ma

hip," said a big monkey. "I am glad of it, too, for I don't li

to let him out

't think of such a thing!"

dn't," Ma

to know the tiger?"

appo answered, "and I threw an e

ied all the o

ere!" said the l

ning to feel th

he warm part of the ship. They had things to eat, and water to drink, and they slept a good deal of

wonder if I couldn't teach you some tricks. Then you'd be worth more to the circus. You'll have t

uld not think of biting the kind sailor who had fed and watered him. But the sailor was carefu

he sailor. "I believe you ar

aid Mappo. That mean

po grew quite excited. It was the first time he had been loose since he had been caught, and he was so glad to run about, and use his le

of the monkeys has gotten

him!" said the one who

ut there were ropes and ladders fast to it, and, in an instant, Mappo had scrambled up th

, and, curling his tail ar

n't have a monkey on top of my ship's mast! So

," said

ilor was almost up to him, and then, quick as a flash, Mappo swung himself out of the way by

!" cried the s

said the sailor who ha

out of the cage. "I think he'll come down for me." In his ha

ed the sailor. "No one will hu

m up on the mast, I can't say. Perhaps he wanted the sugar, and, again, he might n

of the sugar from the sailor's hand. The sailo

nd, curling his tail around a

ed the captain. "And if he run

said. "And I'd like him to be lo

e," the captain spoke. "O

gain," thought Mappo to h

of sugar, and Mappo put one hairy little paw in the h

the monkey. "When you get quieted down, you and I shall have

en seen the big creatures in the jungle, crashing their way through the trees, even pullin

t on this ship," thought Mappo. But

once more. This time he did not jump and run. He stayed qui

id the sailor. "Come now, we'

of elephants chained to the walls. They were swaying their big bodies to and fro, and swinging their trunks. T

t some one to see you.

ew elephants were never unkind to monkeys, and, a moment later, Mappo had given