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Fairy Tales with Granny MacDuff

The Three Monkeys

Fairy Tales with Granny MacDuff

Little Ears Media

Stories For Kids, Kids & Family

4.4788 Ratings

🗓️ 23 August 2021

⏱️ 6 minutes

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Summary

Three brothers, who happen to be monkeys, decide to take a ride in a hot air balloon. Once up in the air with the ballon's trusty Captain, the brothers begin to argue and what ensues it a terrible tumble of a time! The music in this episode is Waltz in A-flat major, Op. 34 No. 1 by Chopin.

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0:00.0

Did you know Granny McDuff now has a Patreon?

0:04.2

You can get all episodes ad-free, games, puzzles, calendars, and more.

0:09.8

You can even get discounts off Granny merch.

0:12.8

Sign up now on Patreon.

0:14.6

Go to Granny Macduff-E-N-T-com for more information.

0:26.3

Good evening, children.

0:29.2

It's Granny McDuff, ready with a story.

0:32.8

So make yourselves comfy, and I'll begin.

0:51.0

Music Once upon a time, in a land far, far away, known as Monkeyland, there lived three monkeys.

0:55.8

They were triplets, you see, and it was impossible to tell them apart.

1:01.6

Not only were they identical, but they were all three also called Michael.

1:09.1

The brothers were to go on a voyage in a hot air balloon, but the old monkey, who was the captain,

1:14.7

decided that if they were to assist him, they should each have a different name, so that he could tell them apart.

1:20.8

The first was to be called Michael, the second, Mike, and the third, Mikey.

1:24.6

They untied the ropes and jumped into the basket.

1:29.8

Into the air they went, nice and smooth as the wind carried them up.

1:31.8

So far so good.

1:35.6

Once they were quite a few hundred feet in the air,

1:38.6

the captain lowered the flame and they coasted along.

1:40.6

Then the captain called,

1:41.5

Michael!

1:45.0

And all three ran right up to him and replied, I, sir. I called Michael, said the captain. He looked from one to the other but could not

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