Mappo, the Merry Monkey / His Many Adventures

fairly flying through the paper hoop, that

ck of Tum Tum, for al

elf, he came down on the back of

nning on around the sawdust ring, with Mappo

through the paper-covered ho

it," went on Prince. "I have s

e's the man with another hoop.

oss you," Prince said. "Thoug

Mappo, who rather l

d have picked Mappo up, and tossed him through the ring, only the monkey did not wait for that. Instead, he gave a jump himself, and rig

ands. "I'll have to get you to show the other monkeys how to do it, M

ou Mappo was a s

-covered hoops, doing some of his jumps from the back of Trotter, t

times. Well, the other monkeys tried, and while some of them could do it pretty well,

og and pony, or jump through the hoops. In fact, it took him several days to learn the trick of turning a somersault. And it took

l winter. But spring and summer were coming, and would soon be over all the land. The

the long trunk, and the long white teeth, or tusks, sticking out of his mouth. Tum Tum's trainer would sometimes sit on these tusks, or

llow banana for himself, as a treat for being good and smart, the little monkey wandered off to ano

ame underneath a cage, and from

ppo, springing awa

a lion roared, and, for the moment, Mappo did just as he had been used to doing in

et at me! He is locked in

on the other side of the circus bar

e bars, and tried to break them with his big paws. But he could not. Now and then the lion would utter a deep, loud roar, that seemed to shake the very g

" thought Mappo. "You are safe i

y, Tum Tum?" asked Mappo

tired!" excla

ou tired?" as

m a big, heavy chap, and it tires me to run fast around the ring

we going?"

l circuses do. We shall soon be liv

o. "I am getting rather tir

big red, golden and green wagons were drawn by many horses, and rumbled up hill and down. In the

e other animals came to a place where a big, white tent was set up in a wid

s work will begin!" sai

d mammas, and grandpas and grandmas, there was a grand procession of all the performers. The

kind circus man who had taught the little monkey, came and dressed him up in a nice red su

n Prince's back. The other monkeys jumped up on the bac

and clapped their hands, for he was glad he had pleased them. F

from the backs of dogs, and, afterward backs of the

atform on the bicycle, holding a

an had made for him. That was Mappo's best trick, and one that ended his part of the circus. He rode around a lit

ver, he was taken back to his cage, but he was not chained

l tent. After a while he came t

the striped tiger, as he saw Mappo. "You're t

e! How?" a

me out when we were in the jungle. Never mind! I'll fix you! When I get out of h

at never happens!" and he went off t

own, Mappo doing his tricks very well indeed. Once a

arly out of my cage last night. To-night I'

im, the more frightened he became. And that day, as Mappo was riding along in his own

the least little bit. Mappo pulled it open wider with his paws, and then, when no

shut after Mappo got out, k

'm not going to stay, and let that bad