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MICKEY THE MONKEY

by LONGJON 

Posted: 21 July 2003
Word Count: 430
Summary: Either a big one for kids, or one for big kids! Intended to make as much use as possible of words and the sound of words.


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Mickey the Monkey, short and chunky, tough as a barrel of bricks
Was smarter than all the chunky monkeys, boy did he have some tricks
He shinned up a bong tree, swung on a vine to land in a thorny twang
Then quick as you like he’d do it again and land on the twang with a bang

But Mickey the Monkey had just got started, he could do better than that
He wanted to show the rest of the troupe that Mickey was still topcat
So he started to climb the tallest tree, went higher than he’d ever been
And before you knew it was right at the top, where monkeys were never seen

Now Mickey the Monkey had to do something to hold the troupes attention
So he started doing a little dance, a rather unusual invention
He stood on one leg with his arms in the air at the tip of the topmost twig
Then whistling loudly spun around in a jubilant jungle jig

But Mickey the Monkey, short and chunky, hadn’t noticed the weather
The wind when he started was soft as could be, lighter than any feather
Then a gust of wind blew over the trees and cut short Mickeys dances
Blew him off the top of the tree, down through leaves and branches

From branch to branch and tree to tree Mickey bounced and tumbled
“It seems an awfully long way down” the chunky monkey grumbled
Then with a thud and a bounce or two our Mickeys fall was ended
In a pile of leaves at the foot of the trees with all his bones unbended

In the pile of leaves at the foot of the trees sat a puzzled little Mickey
With bruises and scratches, dings and patches and stuff in his fur all sticky
And Mickey the Monkey, short and chunky, couldn’t sort out his thinking
So for hours and hours he sat in the leaves, a ball of fur just blinking

Then Mickey the Monkey, short and chunky, tough as a barrel of bricks
Called all the other chunky monkeys and told them he’d done with tricks
“They may be fun and quickly done” said Mickey now smarter than ever
“But from now on the tricks are gone, ‘cause they were never clever”

So Mickey the Monkey, short and chunky, fur all grizzled and gray
On a pile of leaves at the foot of the trees dozed away his days
Then one day all the chunky monkeys realized he was gone
But everyone knew this chunky monkeys story would live on.






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Jabulani at 19:50 on 21 July 2003  Report this post
Thank you John,
This had my husband and I crying with laughter...a great stress reliever in the middle of our working day. I am going to have to print it off to read to the kids.
Laura.

LONGJON at 03:39 on 22 July 2003  Report this post
Hello Laura,

I am absolutely delighted that you and your husband enjoyed this, it was done as a real fun piece, to take advantage of rhythm and rhyme. I well remember how much fun it used to be to read bedtime stories to our children and the ones that they enjoyed the most were the ones where rhythm and rhyme carried the story along together. I hope the children enjoy it as well.

Take care,

John P.


Jabulani at 09:59 on 13 August 2003  Report this post
Hi John,
Just thought you should know that this poem has really made an impact with the kids.....they keep staring up to the tops of trees and asking if that's the one Mickey the Monkey climbed up.......even my three year old keeps trying to recite that brilliant first line and keeps trying to convince us he has seen Mickey up there somewhere. I really think you would have a winner if you got this into print...it's just crying out for some fun illustrations.

Best wishes,
Laura.

stephanieE at 10:43 on 13 August 2003  Report this post
Jon
Smiles and laughs and remembers that stressy day time blues can be banished in an instant by a single verse of entertaining fluff - your first verse in particular is just marvellous

bluesky3d at 10:49 on 13 August 2003  Report this post
Don't know how I missed this the first time around... it deserves to be illustrated.

brill!

Andrew

<Added>

Anyone any good at drawing monkeys?

LONGJON at 09:06 on 14 August 2003  Report this post
Hi Laura,

I can't tell you how delighted I was to hear that the kids liked it. There is something special about doing a piece that appeals to a youngster, their enjoyment is so complete and so honest.

I have taken the liberty of writing another piece, which I would like to be read first by yourself and the family. Its called "Snatcher the Cat", and I have taken the liberty of using internal e-mail.

Let me know when you feel you have, as it were, "had the use of it", and then I'll post it here.

Again, my thanks for letting me know. I told Lorraine, my wife, about it and she was chuffed that it was enjoyed.I hope you like this new one.

Do take care, & keep posting. I've just read "Road to Pungwe Drift." You have a considered and fluent writing style, its almost sparse in places. Do develop it.

John P.



LONGJON at 09:08 on 14 August 2003  Report this post
Hi Stephanie, Hi Andrew,

Tell me, have you found anyone yet who can draw monkeys???

Thankyou both for your comments, this is fun eh?

Take care

John P.


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