The Bear's Birthday Party.

Hello, this is Jana, and I'm here with one of our mischievous monkey stories.

In this story, you will hear that he is a real party animal.

There were three things in life that the monkey liked above all else.

And they were bananas, music and tricks.

This story combines all three.

It was the time of year when the bear was getting ready to celebrate his birthday.

He was going to be five years old, which meant that he was almost grown up.

He was preparing to spend the whole day on his own,

lazing on the bank of the river with a big pile of his favourite foods. But as he stood

on his hind legs collecting cherries from a tree, a little mouse asked him,

Hey, Mr. Bear, are you having a party this year?

No, growled the bear.

Why not?

Parties are fun.

I had 200 mice come to my birthday bash.

Good for you, said the bear.

But I don't have any friends.

Oh, that's easy to solve, said the mouse. But I don't have any friends. Oh, that's easy to solve, said the mouse.

When you're throwing a party, everyone's your friend, especially if you have plenty of delicious

food and great music.

Oh yeah?

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