The cat who wanted to be a monkey.

Hello, this is Jana, 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 Ramayana, 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 Bushcat and Baby Bushcat

were watching the monkey playing. They saw how he drank flower nectar, ate fruit, picked fleas from his friend's fur,

and swung through the trees, shrieking and chattering.

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

It's all right for some, said Mother Bushcat, after picking up baby Bushcat for the 15th time that day and putting him back in their den.

Yes, monkeys lead a very easy life, said Father Bushcat as he stretched and yawned.

And then baby Bushcat piped up, Mommy, can I be a monkey someday when I grow up?

Mother Bushcat laughed and said,

Oh, how you wish you were a monkey?

But no, dear.

You were born a bushcat, and you would always be a bush cat.

That's the law of the jungle.

Meow, oh, that's not fair, Miao, protested baby Bushcat.

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 Bushcat, who was sure that her baby would soon forget about his idea to become a monkey.

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