Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-10
Honorable Mention)
WHAT Frank heard frightened
w him very much, for he then
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w knew that he would certainly
be carried off to Africa. He was very
sick during his journey across the
water, but he soon got over it. When
they at last got to the monkeys vii
lage the little monkey that had first
come into the room showed him where
he was to sleep.
They had to go up long ladder to
the top and bushy part of cocoanut
tree. At the top of the ladder there
was a little hut When Frank got in
side he looked around for a place to
sleep, but l guess the monkeys intend
ed him to curl up in one corner as
they did. In another corner was
wooden bowl with queer mixture IN
it that Frank did not like. Hanging
on the wall by a stick was a broken
bit of mirror Gor monkeys are very
vain) and dropped in one corner was
a broken piece of comb.
After the monkey had shown Frank
his room he left him to go to sleep.
In the morning when he awoke the
sun was up and it was hot. The mon
keys came and took him outside. They
tried to get him to eat some of the
mixture in the bowl, but he refused,
so they started to teach him some
tricks.
First they took nearly all the clothes
off of him; then they got long string
and tied him to tree for fear he
would get away.
The first trick they taught him was
to sit down and then spring quickly
up a rope ladder hanging to a tree.
There he would sit and swing quietly
until the large monkey that was his
training master would say "Come
down" All the monkeys thought this
a wonderful trick.
When at last the day came for the
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monkeys from the neighboring villages
came to see Frank perform.
The theater was built in a large
cocoanut tree. Frank had to climb
up a ladder to get to it. His training
master told him to first dance for the
people. Then Frank had to climb down
to the ground again to do his wonder
full trick.
He had just run up the rope ladder
and was swinging nicely when he woke
up and wasn't he glad to find it had
been a dream.
VERNA NELSON.
Oxnard grammar school, grade AT,
age 12.
Frank was set down upon a low
bench between two of the larger monk
eys.
They talked among themselves of the
many things they would do to Frank
when they reached Africa.
The ship sailed for many weeks when
at last one day all of the monkeys gave
a shout of "Hurrah for our native
land!" Here Frank was brought ashore
and led to a grove of tall cocoanut
trees.
The monkeys gave him some cocanut
milk in a broken cocoanut shell and
some of the meat. and also some kind
of leaf which monkeys like. Frank
OF, iouad the Cocoa llIlt didn't care
for the leaves.
The monkeys make themselves busy
by getting some very strong vines.
These they used as ropes for Franks
trapeze. They carried him up in one
of the trees and told him just what to
do. Frank being scared, called for
Uncle Ben and papa, but the monkeys
spoke very harshly and made him keep
still.
At last after many slaps and knocks
the monkeys thought Frank was ready
to give the Tree show, so a day was set
and upon that day monkeys both great
and small gathered around to watch the
performances.
The show had just begun when sew
eral loud shots were heard, and all the
monkeys scampered away as quickly as
POSSIBLE leaving Frank alone in the
cocoanut tree.
Frank was very much frightened, yet
he hoped some one would rescue him
from the monkeys. Very soon he saw
two men and some natives standing be-
meath the tree in which he sat, so he
called to them.
The men got Frank down and asked
him how he happened to be there and
where he lived. Frank told Sthem all.
and to his surprise found out that one
of the men to whom he was talking
was Theodore Roosevelt.
Frank was so glad, and asked them
If he could stay with them until they
all returned home.
Just then a rumbling was heard, a
sound like carriage wheels approaching,
and then Frank heard his sisters voice
calling him, and when he opened his
eyes he was being led into the wash
room to be cleaned up for company that
had just arrived.
Frank was very glad his experience
with the monkeys was a dream, but
would not have minded it if his meet
ing with Roosevelt had been real.