NAUGHTY MONKEY

• Jakayla Holt, Grade 5
• Short Story
• 2019

Bang, boom, crash the thunder roared and the lightning struck Max really wanted to go out side and play but it was pouring down with rain, so he just stood there waiting for the rain to stop. Max is a really naughty Monkey who has a secret hid out.

Finally when the rain stoped Max ran out and jump and turned in the damp wet flowers, well that was until he saw Jaco the horse with his owner in the paddock next to him. He thought to him self “I’m going to go see if there is any horse shoes because I need the good luck for today”. So slowly Max creep over to see if there was any horse shoes on the floor. But he couldn’t see over the tall France so he went around to the front gate. There he saw Jaco getting his new shiny silver horse shoes put on. Max didn’t want old dirty ones he wanted bran new ones. So he climes up a tree and and down to the other side of the wet slippery fence that was not dry yet. When he was over the fence he stared his adventure to get the horse shoe he wanted. As he got closer and closer he gained more butterflies in his tummy, he was worried he would be seen and he wouldn’t get the good luck he need. There was a small bush next to the table the horse shoes were on. So he quietly run up and hid behind the bush there were only 2 horse shoes left as the man grabbed on and turned around Max struck he grabbed the horse shoe and run back the way he came but as he got to the fence the horse jumped over his head and in front of him. “How would you like it if I took one of you things “ cried Jaco“ummmmmmmmmmmmm......._ but before he could finish Jaco interrupts and said “ treat others how you want to be treated”. “ I just wanted good luck” said Max, well brand new horse shores aren’t good luck only used ones” explained Jaco “ plus I would have given you one if you asked instead of just taken it” cried Jaco “I’m sorry I won’t do it again I promise” cried Max “ well stay here I’ll be right back” Jaco ran to the shed and grabbed an old horse shoe. “Here you go”said Jaco “thank you so so much” said Max

And from that day on Jaco and Max were best friends forever. They played together all the time. Now he knows to treat others how you want to be treated.