Why Monkey Has No Home

For five years, there was a famine. The farmers asked people to bless them and finally, they had a good harvest. Since there was now plenty of food, the pharaoh decided to have a party. The party was a happy affair. For five days they had a huge feast.

Monkey was very happy. Because of the famine, he was very slim. He wanted to eat a lot of food.

When he arrived at the feast, hundreds of long tables were filled with food. There were nuts, bowls of cereal, and ripe fruit. He could also smell hot roasted meat cooking on the stove.

The assembly of animals was merry. However, during the feast, Monkey thought of a scheme to exploit the pharaoh’s kindness. He decided to steal some of the food and then eat it at home.

All the animals were cheerful. They didn’t notice that monkey was hiding food. After the feast, Monkey took the food to his house and ate it. He repeated this routine every day for four days.

But on the fifth day, the pharaoh had a surprise. He was going to give all the animals a home. Monkey was very excited. But when he arrived at the pharaoh’s home, he could not get through the door. The diameter of his waist was wider than the doorway. He was too fat!

Monkey asked the pharaoh to forgive him for his theft. But the pharaoh said no. “Pardon?” asked the monkey. He didn’t understand why the pharaoh was being unkind.

“ Everybody else will have a home now, but not you. Now you know that greed gets you nothing,” explained the pharaoh.

Part A: Mark each statement T for true or F for false. Rewrite the false statements to make them true.

1. _____ The pharaoh’s party was a sad affair.
   • _____________________________________________________
2. _____ There was plenty of ripe fruit at the party from the harvest.
   • _____________________________________________________
3. _____ The assembly of animals was merry.
   • _____________________________________________________
4. _____ Monkey repeated his routine for five days.
   • _____________________________________________________
5. _____ The diameter of Monkey’s waist was wider than the doorway.
   • _____________________________________________________
6. _____ The pharaoh asked Monkey, "Pardon?"
   • _____________________________________________________

Part B: Answer the questions.

1. The pharaoh gave a party for all the animals because _______.
   • a. they blessed the farmers
   • b. the famine ended
   • c. he wanted to exploit the animals
   • d. they were too slim
2. What did Monkey do with the food?
   • a. He hid it under the table.
   • b. He took it to his house.
   • c. He gave it to the pharaoh.
   • d. He cooked it in the stove.
3. The tables were full of all of the following EXCEPT _______.
   • a. vegetables
   • b. ripe fruit
   • c. cereal
   • d. roasted meat
4. What stopped Monkey from entering the party on the fifth day?
   • a. A locked door
   • b. The pharaoh
   • c. His fat waist
   • d. The other animals