Philip flew back to Judy’s kitchen as fast as his wings would carry him. He did not want to miss out on his cheese. He landed and fluffed his feathers with just a quick look at his reflection in the shiny glass window to make sure he looked presentable.
“Rat a tat” he tapped on the window. “Back for more Philip?” joked Roy,” Did you take that last piece to your wife Philip?” Roy said.
Roy opened the window slightly and slipped a piece of cheese through the window.
Philip was just about to reach out and grab it when “whoop!” as quick as a wink a monkey’s paw reached out and grabbed it from the windowsill.
It was Blue, the big male monkey, and leader of the monkey troupe. He had crept up silently and stolen the cheese almost right out of Philips’s beak. Philip was angry.
“Squawk!” he screeched.
Blue chattered loudly and swiftly jumped out of the reach of Philip’s sharp beak. When Philip turned around, he was surprised to see 5 monkeys, 2 with small babies hanging around their bellies.
The monkeys were very naughty they would sneak into the garage and get into the garbage and throw it around the garage and make a frightful mess.
Philip could hear Roy calling to Judy to tell her what had happened.
Judy went outside with a loaf of bread. She tore off some chunks and threw them all around the garden. The monkeys quickly scampered after the bread. While Judy was distracting the monkeys Roy quickly slipped Philip another piece of cheese. He was just in time to gobble down the cheese and see the downy head of their first chick hatching out of the eggshell.
What a busy day for Philip.
Margi Raffan 