the Monkey Tree

For six months Peyton wanted to catch the monkey she could see out our front window. Finally I looked outside long-enough and found her monkey! It was a limb. It looks like a monkey peeking around.

“I hate that monkey in that tree! He will never come down and play with me.  He sits there high upon a limb, and tail and head is all I see of him. Papa go and get that monkey from up high and then all of you he can meet. “

“Peyton dear I do not see a silly monkey in that tree.”

 

“Oh that monkey makes me mad I see him plain from where I set; but then again when I’m outside that mean old monkey he does hide. Grandma look and you will see that little monkey that hides from me.”

“Peyton, child I do not see a little monkey in that tree.”

 

“Daddy, come and sit right here and look with me as a plan comes clear. I want that monkey behind the limb. Daddy please go and catch him.”

“You silly thing don’t you know where we live monkey’s don’t grow. Maybe a possum or maybe a squirrel but Peyton Marie, I am certain that what you say cannot be. So stop talking about that tree.”

 

“I want that monkey! I see him so but as I run outside he must go!”

With stomping feet and a tiny tear our little Peyton runs from here and with coffee in hand grandma sits and stares. “Well bless my soul it cannot be I spy a monkey of a limb in that tree.”

Reviews

[The Nude Writer]

Hehe, very very funny :) I enjoyed this very much

[Cherrie]

thank you, so much

[M.E.Lyle]

Ha, kids can see just about anything, if they let their imaginations run wild. I really enjoyed this piece. It reminds me of when I use to see things at night, hiding in my closet.

[Jip Martin]

Nice, very nice.
This anchors the reader in the setting. The conversations are developed well within the base lines and add so much to the overall picture.
Well done, and I enjoyed it.

[Cherrie]

I'm so glad to hear whenever other people enjoy my work. Sometimes true stories are hard to capture, but this little tale just told itself, and thank you.

[A. Amos]

I truly enjoyed your poetic story, you took me back into my memories...I use to be big fan of Lions and any stuff lion was must for me to have...Thank you for sharing!

[Cherrie]

it took me months to find her monkey and it took us a year to convince her that was a limb...I just had to write a little story about it.

[A. Amos]

Well was good my friend...

[Tate Morgan]

My granddaughter Payton too carries a little bear that she has had since birth and at 3 still wont be seen without it so cute It has been forever since last we spoke

[Cherrie]

Peyton and I spend a lot of time making up stories and songs.
Her and little bear are best of friends. She makes me name everything cattle, chickens, even a deer head on the wall his name is Cecil, lol.