I read an interesting blog post on Bobby Earle’s site. It inspired me to write down what happened last night when Henry and I went to bed and I couldn’t fall asleep. I was tossing and turning, while it didn’t really affect Henry, he kindly volunteered to tell me a story to put me to sleep.

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Henry: A long long time ago in a forest, there lived a tiny monkey. He was so tiny that all the regular sized monkeys bullied him and kicked him around. (Henry yawns)

Lucia: And?

Henry: And when it was meal time, the regular sized monkeys crowded around the ripe delicious fruit. The tiny monkey got pushed aside and couldn’t reach any… (Henry yawns again..)

Lucia: And?

Henry (already half asleep): The tiny monkey was very smart and was a great inventor. He used forest material to build an EXTREMELY long straw. His straw reached between the clustered monkeys and poked a hole straight into a fruit, and he drank delicious fruit juice from a safe distance. (Henry yawns again)

Lucia: Your story is so boring that you are putting yourself to sleep.

Henry: It’s supposed to bore you asleep…  Well, anyways. While the monkeys were enjoying the fruit, a giant eagle flew out of nowhere toward them. All the monkeys scrambled around in panic. The tiny monkey was able to crawl into a small squirrel hole on a tree. Others were too big and had nowhere to hide. The eagle swooped down, snatched a large monkey and flew away.

Lucia: So the tiny monkey squeezed into the hole and squashed the poor squirrel against the wall?

Henry: Yes.

Lucia: And then?

Henry: He stuck his long straw into another fruit and kept drinking.

Lucia: ??!!

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By that time Henry and I were both laughing and wide awake. So much for a good night story.
Looking forward to tonight’s episode #2.

I told this story to my talented coworker Nic Parris and he created this illustration for me.  Thank you Nic!