3PoorGiraffehadasorethroat.“Icanbarelyspeak,”shewhispered.“Letmehavealook,”saidthezookeeper.“Openwide.”“Goodness,”hegasped.“Thisisextremelyserious!Youhavespotsontheinsideofyourneck!Youneedtoseethedoctor.Offtothezoohospitalyougo.”4Thenextday,Elephant,Monkey,andGoatwenttothehospitaltovisitGiraffe.“Howareyoufeelingthismorning?”askedGoat.“Wearelonelywithoutyou.”“Isyourthroatstillsore?”askedElephant.“Wehopeyouwillbewellsoon.”5“Youlookverycomfortable,”saidMonkey.“Iamcomfortable,”saidGiraffe.“Thisbedisextremelysoftandthefoodisfine.”6WhenMonkeyreturnedtothezoo,hesatonhishardbed.Suddenly,hethoughtofacleverplan.Heclimbedhistreeandcalledtotheanimals.“Watchme!I’llperformsometricks!I’lldazzleyouwithsomejokes!”7TheanimalswatchedinamusementasMonkeyjumpedfrombranchtobranch,singingsillysongsandmakingfaces.“Oh,youarehilarious!”giggledElephant.“Don’tstop!”“Youaresowitty,”shoutedGoat.8Monkeysmiledtohimself.Everythingwasgoingaccordingtohisplan.“Nowwatchmeswingallthewaytotheground!”heshouted.10Atthehospital,Monkeywasgivenanextremelysoftbed.Hesnuggleddownandsmiledsmuglytohimself.11ThedoctorcametoexamineMonkey.“Nowwhichleghaveyoubroken?”sheasked.“Myleftleg!”criedMonkey.“Hmmm,”saidthedoctor,“yourleftlegseemsperfecttome.”“Thenitmustbemyrightleg,”criedMonkey.“It’ssosore,andI’mveryconfused.”14Later,whenMonkeyandGiraffereturnedtothezoo,Monkeycalledtoallhisfriends.“IhavetoadmitthatIdidn’treallyhurtmyself,”hesaid.“IonlypretendedtobehurtsothatIcouldtryoutthesoftbedsatthehospital.I’msorry!IknowIwaswrong.”“Weforgiveyou,Monkey,”saidalltheanimals.“Nowtellusanotherfunnyjoke!”ThinkCritically1.WhatwasMonkey’splan?2.HowdoyouthinkMonkeyfeltwhenhehadtotellthedoctorthetruth?3.WhatwasthedifferencebetweenhowGiraffeandMonkeyendedupinthehospital?4.WhatdidMonkeydoafterheandGiraffereturnedtothezoo?5.Ifyouwereazookeeper,whatanimalwouldyouliketolookafter?Why?SocialStudiesWriteaParagraphInthestoryMonkeytrickstheotheranimalsbuttheyforgivehim.WriteaparagraphabouthowMonkeycouldhavebehavedbetter.Tellwhetheryouthinkhelearnedhislesson.School-HomeConnectionTellafamilymemberaboutMonkeyBusiness.ExplainhowMonkeychangedduringthestory.WordCount:473
