Show I I Jungle T Tales al s for Children I i j By Farmer Smith SmithA I A J JJ- JJ J- J JJ J Copyright 1913 bj by Tire Tho Press Co T IY DIl MONKEY KEY was 09 sitting on the J J JIMMY pantry shelf looking longingly h at a a. apiece apiece piece of oC pie A great struggle lo was I going on within him a a. struggle be between between be- be tween hunger and dut duty dirty At la last t Jimmy Jimmy Jim Jim- m my reached over and grabbed tho the pie pic Then ii h ho Jumped out of CC toe tro kitchen winlOW window win win- low dow climbed the bamboo tle tree and ate his piece c of at pic pie His Ills mother Would not lr bo 11 back for a along along long time hut but he wondered what In thu tho world h he could cOult do t to to- keep her hiet from spanking panl him when hen she aho got horn home while he ha was thinking about It Mr fr Owl came caine and sat down near him him on the bamboo tree I 1 sa say Mr 11 Owl OJ said Jimmy Im In a a lot ot of trouble Cant Can't you ou help me 0 out 11 t 7 the ma matter Inquired Mr Owl 01 turning Iris his c eyes es toward Jimmy slowly vl I stole a a. piece of moth mothers mother pie answered an- an Jimmy Never Xe mind said Mr rl Owl You go home homo and write a po poem m about your our mother an and when whoa she he finds s that th tire the piece of pin lin is gone and starts to scold you just JURt f read a her th tho Bright I Idea ea Bright idea ideal said Jimmy Jim Jim- m my nil as aa he lie scampered up his 1115 mothers mother porch An nod and into the tho house Ho went Into his room and nd n writing a poem to his mother and sing sing- ing to himself elt Pretty Prett soon hl his mother came lo Ip And th the first t thing tiling she dIdwal did was wal to toj go 10 Into tho the kitchen and hen into the tho pantry Jimmy Jimmy she shouted where hero are ire yo you OU an and what are you ou doing Im up ip here hero writing a a. piece of poetry poet poet- ry mother replied Jimmy Never ever mind the poetry said hl his mother Come t down hero here until I spank you jou Jimmy ru rushed Uni greeted greet greet- ed ed his mother with Tu Just lut t listen lisen to tho tile beautiful poem I Ive I've vo 0 written about I you ou I r 1 love lo em my dearest mother She I is 18 so pr very kind That when when I take a R pl piece of oC pie Sire She realI really doesn't mind 1 You loti ce certainly are a bright ht bo boy I said Mrs tr Monkey as she sue grabbed Jimmy I Jim my In In- her arnie and nd gave gate him a big bib hu hug I Be De sure to get plenty of oC sleep IPP You Youcan Youcan Youcan I can ale sleep leop p yourself Into good looks A long nap and a hot bath will 11 ni make ko any woman oman moro more attractive e and JI lift t I years cans from her shoulders |