Once upon a time, there were ten monkeys who were all very good friends.
One afternoon, they decided to go to the movies.
When they got to the theater, the man selling the tickets told them that there were only 9 tickets left.
The monkeys bought the 9 tickets and walked to the side of the theater to figure out what to do.
“I know,” said one monkey. “Let’s have a running race and whoever is slowest won’t get to go to the movies.” And with that they all ran around the theater.
The monkey who came in last said, “That’s not fair. I’m not very fast, but I can count fast. The last one to count up to one hundred won’t get to go to the movies.” And they all started to count
as fast as they could.
The monkey who was the last one to say “one hundred” said, “that’s not fair. I can’t count so fast, but I can scream real loud. The one who screams the softest won’t get to go to the movies.” And with that they all began to scream.
The monkey who couldn’t scream very loud said, “that’s not fair. I can’t scream real loud, but I can jump real high. Whoever jumps the lowest won’t be able to go to the movies.” And with that they all started jumping.
The monkey who jumped the highest said, “Hey, wait a minute. I’m good at jumping, but you’re good at screaming and you’re good at counting and you’re good at running. We are all good at
some things and not so good at other things. But one thing we are all good at is being good friends. I say, if we can’t all see the movie, then none of us can see the movie.
And they all quickly agreed.
They were about to leave and go home, when the man who sold them the tickets came running up to them.
He said, “monkeys, you are very wise and you have impressed me very much. You realized that you are all special in your own way. That is a great thing to learn. I want you to have my ticket. I already saw this movie. Have a great time!”
The monkeys thanked the man very much.
Then they walked arm in arm and tail in tail into the theater where they had the most wonderful time.
The End.
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