Whimsy has taken control lately and this is the latest result..It is definitely directed towards kids, and adults who like to think like kids. A show of hands, please. (Me too) So gather the kids, grand kids, spouses and pets and read it aloud.
Have fun, it’s Saturday,
Jake.
Look, you have a boat, and I need a ride. Let’s talk.
The Monkey And The Goat
The goat sailed a boat
up Alligator Creek,
while the monkey swung
through the trees.
Soon the monkey’s arms tired
and of the goat, he inquired,
if onto his boat
he might squeeze.
*
The goat thought for a while
then said, with a smile,
“your problem, I think
I’ll appease.”
“But, you must know
that for you, to go,
will require
the payment of fees.”
*
The monkey pondered those points
and his aching joints,
and concluded
he needed the rest.
So he said to the goat
I will go for the float,
only if considered
as a guest.”
*
Now, the goat was surprised
yet, thusly surmised,
the monkey was tricking
with him.
So he declined
and sent him back to his vines,
and leaving him out
on a limb.
***
Jack Downing
July 2012
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Poor monkey!
The monkey was a scammer and a con man, (con monkey actually) andhe doesn’t deserve any pity…Something for nothing gets you nowhere.He should have offered to work for his passage, then thegoat being the lone member of the crew, most likely, would have accepted the offer and they would have sailed off into the sunset together.. So the moral of the story is: Work for what you want and you’ll be happier,than a barrel of monkeys..lol
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