First and Only Monkey

[catwomon]

I met a monkey once, just one monkey, just one time. It stole a large sweet tart right out of my hand before I could ever even pet it and see what it felt like and whether it was worth losing my candy. I was about eight and was so excited when Mom said there was a monkey and perhaps I could touch it.

It snatched the tart away from me and laughed at

Comments

[bleodswean]

Hee! I loved this. Even as a child you were an optimist.

[catwomon]

Thank you. I did try hard for the positive.

[tonithegreat]

My only real monkey encounter involved attempted theft, too. I had a wild monkey try to grab a water bottle away from me. It was a little scary but mostly cute. This was an enjoyable read!

[halfshellvenus]

I liked your conclusion, that since you were capable of buying your own treats and the monkey had no money or savvy for that, you could be generous about it. :)

[belenen]

such a cute story! I like how you came up with a good reason to let go of your candy ;-)

[eternal_ot]

Aww..<3 that was sweet of you. There are places in India where you got to be beware of monkeys and they do snatch away..your purse, eyewear,cameras, eatables..anything that's in your hand...so this was more relatable..:)

[catwomon]

Wow! Have you had things stolen?

[eternal_ot]

Hehe..luckily no..the guide was kind enough to tell us to carry a dozen of bananas and keep valuables back in the bus..the monkeys barter goods for bananas..;)