144. Monkey Tricks in the Jungle.

and, hurrah! reaches it, and grasping it firmly
swings himself up to safety. Climbing to the top-
most branch, he yells derisively to the fast disap-
pearing Elephant :

“ Stupid little Elephant,
Big-eared Elephant,
Waddling Elephant,
Wrinkles on yer skin,

Silly little Elephant.
Bob-tailed Elephant,

You can’t catch a Monkey,
You ‘no count’ thing’—

which was, on the Monkey’s part, most reprehen-
sible, and which I am happy to say was unheard
by the Elephant, who, meanwhile, quite uncon-
scious of what had happened, flew on.

“Wait,” he said, ‘““we are almost there, and
your punishment is coming, bad Monkey.”

Soon the home was reached, and there stood
his mother. ‘Mamma, Mamma,” he shouted,
“take him off, quickly, and punish him, for he has
been very naughty.”

“What do you mean, child?’ said she.
“ Punish whom ?”