The cat who wanted to be a monkey.

Hello, this is Janna and I'm here with two of our popular monkey stories.

If you've heard any of them before, you will know that they are small, cheeky and sweet.

Just like monkeys.

And just in case you are waiting for the Ramyana, we'll be back soon with our epic cereal.

The first of our stories is called the cat who wanted to be a monkey.

Once upon a time, mother bush cat, father bush cat and baby bush cat were watching the monkey playing.

They saw how he drank flower nectar, ate fruit, picked fleas from his friends fur and swung through the trees, shrieking and chatting.

Indeed, he was a very noisy monkey and best known for his naughty tricks.

It's all right for some.

Said mother bush cat, after picking up baby bush cat for the 15th time that day and putting him back in their den.

Yes, monkeys lead a very easy life.

Said father bush cat as he stretched and yorned.

And then baby bush cat piped up, mummy.

Can I be a monkey someday when I grow up?

Mother bush cat laughed and said, oh how you wish you were a monkey, but no dear, you were born in bush cat and you would always be a bush cat.

That's the law of the jungle.

No, oh that's not fair, yeah.

Protested baby bush cat.

I'm sure the monkeys would really like me to join them if I asked them nicely.

Well, you can try dear and see what happens.

Said mother bush cat, who was sure that her baby would soon forget about his idea to become a monkey.

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