Mappo, the Merry Monkey / His Many Adventures

cage on wheels, looked all about him to see if any o

h the driver of the big monkey-cage wagon, and this man never looked around, as M

circus procession was then going, and quickly running across i

. When the cage, in which Sharp-Tooth, the tiger, was pacing up and down, came along, th

I get hold of him! He wouldn't let

ne past-and it was the steam piano which brou

nd me now. I'm going over into those woods. May

It looked cool and green there, much better than the hot, dusty road, down wh

woods. He could not see any cocoanuts or bananas

l eat," said Mappo, f

ng down by his tail. He had not had a chance to do this since he

nd he looked around for some

d out loud. "I won

le voice near him, "why don

? Where are you?" asked M

sh," the voice went on, a

ur name?"

had guessed that before I told you-at least those of you wh

marked Mappo. "Th

e looked up at Mappo in such a funny way, with one eye half shut, and the other wide

m the circus. I've run away, a

id Squinty, "and I was hungry too

nd where did you ru

gs to eat," Squinty answered,

ng to eat," said Mapp

hing to eat," Squinty said. "Then you can tell me all

the two little animal friends w

e?" asked Mappo, when they h

swered Squinty. "W

le pig told about how he liked sour milk and things like that. And, after a while, t

ood time, telling each other about their adventures, when, all of a sudden, as M

ter me. I guess

er you?" as

hey must have foun

saw a number of men in red coats and blue trousers com

hat is that funny animal with two ta

oked and

his trunk. That is Tum Tum, the circus elephant. And you needn't b

way farther, and have more adventures. So I guess I'll go before

ig. Then he ran one way through the woods, for he did no

hings happened to him. He met Slicko, the jumping girl squirrel, and i

aves, in the woods where he slept nights, or when it rained. But, for all that, he did not have as good things to eat as he had had

he was suddenly awakened by feeling himse

going to take him home and keep

y was holding him, and holding him so tight

thought Mappo, but h