A Monkey in the Woods

A Monkey in the Woods is the November 1973 story of and the 67th story overall.
== Plot ==
, Becky Hare, Sammy Squirrel, and Ollie Otter returned from their trip to Idaho. At the Deep Green Wood, they meet Zelda Possum, who saw some pretty strange things happening at home. The gang gets excited at the upcoming winter, except Zelda, who tells the gang that some owners let their dogs and cats loose for the winter. Ranger Rick feels sad, and says that the animals learn to depend on their masters for food, and are suddenly pushed out in the cold to live by themselves. However, Zelda Possum, being a nurse, was taking care of several of the lost pets. She then tells them that two days ago, a starving monkey wandered into the Deep Green Wood.
The gang later visits Zelda's house, where they see the sick monkey. Zelda later introduces the monkey, Chico, to Ranger Rick's friends. Chico tells them that he is a capuchin monkey from the jungles of Ecuador. One day, some men captured about ten of the monkeys and shipped them to the United States as a pet. His owners soon neglect him, and after being rejected into the zoo, they set him free in the Deep Green Wood.
Ranger Rick, Ollie, and Sammy goes to call Ranger Tom, before encountering a large stray dog. Soon, more dogs came out of the woods, chasing the three. Sammy and Ranger Rick were able to escape by climbing up a tree, while Ollie kept running to Clear Creek. While he was under the water, the dogs fought each other, thinking that they caught Ollie.
The three finally return to Zelda's home. Ranger Tom arrives with some men with nets. Sammy replies that some of the dogs have collars, which were once someone's pets. They later try to find the original owners of the dogs, and after that, Ranger Tom will find a nice home for Chico.
== Characters ==
*Ranger Rick Raccoon
*Zelda Possum
*Becky Hare
*Ollie Otter
*Sammy Squirrel
*Chico(only appearance)
*Ranger Tom
== Gallery ==
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Category:Stories/comics
Category:1973
Category:Ranger Rick