Wednesday, January 7, 2009

The Monkey Man's Christmas

The Monkey Man had one of the best Christmas Holidays of his life and it was all due to the amazing monkey troop.

One of the older chimps called all the troop together for a brief meeting on Christmas Eve morning. The purpose of the meeting was to see if the troop wanted to pitch in on a gift for the Monkey Man. This special gift was to be something special the Monkey Man has always longed to have, but could never bring himself to get for himself. The older chimp told the other monkeys to contribute what they could, and he would take care of the rest. The youngest monkey said, "but I only have a dollar". The older monkey replied that if that is all they had and could contribute, that would be sufficient. With the monkeys in agreement, Mrs. Monkey Man did the shopping.

Christmas Day arrived and the monkeys in the troop were very excited. There was a lot of chatter as one of the monkeys brought out the main gift.....an electric guitar. The monkeys all giggled as they said, "but there is more...." and another monkey brought out an amplifier. The chatter continued with "but there is more...." and yet another monkey brought out a cord for the guitar. "But there is more..." was the chant repeated again and again as the chimps in the troop brought out additional pieces of the perfect gift, an electronic tuner, picks, a guitar strap, and a guitar book. The Monkey Man was nearly in tears at the thoughtfulness of the troop.

The Monkey Man now has the challenge of learning how to play this wonderful gift. That is his New Years Resolution!




The Monkey Man thanks the Monkey Troop for their love and giving nature! You all are truly the best!