Show EB M D Daddy's Daddys t tM I E e Evel IF I Fairy F ir iry Tale T le J Y AARY Jv AJ GRAHAM BONNER tort IG T n IT t UNION THE COLLARED PECCARY Y YI I Ul must make a speech said the Collared Peccary to one of ot his broth ers era Why must you asked his brother Why must you 1 the others In their yard fard all asked It doesn't seem to me you jou are any too eager enger to hear henr the speech said the Collared Peccary grunting Oh yes said sold his eldest brother we want to hear It to be sure sure But nut why do you say that you must make It 1 what w we all want ant to know the others squealed Because sald said the Collared Pec Pee Peccary Peccary cary I want ant to tell you all what a arery avery very Jery bad reputation we have haveIt a a reputation asked one of f the others Its uIt's what people or creatures think of us answered the Collared Peccary Pec Pec- cary When they well of ot us u's us and say good g od things about us we have a good reputation and when they say and think bad things about us we have havea a bad reputation See The others grunted And so continued the Collared Peccary I Ul must tell teU you all so that you will tell teU those who understand I 1 r I Must Tell You All if you get the chance that the reputation reputation reputation tation we have been given glyen is not true It will be rather hard to tell only those who understand us as it will not be easy to get the chance said the other members of his family There arent aren't enough who understand us Try when you can said the Collared Collared Collared Col Col- lared Peccary And now let me make my my speech Let uLet me tell teU you that bat we are supposed supposed supposed sup sup- posed to be very dangerous yes very dangerous indeed We may be a little scrap dangerous but not the way were we're made out to beNo beNo beNo be No were we're really realty hardly dangerous at all aU Were We're nice wild swine we are We Ve must do all w we can to let people know that Hint we have been given a bad and untrue rep reputation We will wilt all do so so they squealed The Tailed Pig-Tailed Monkey was talking in his zoo zoo- home quite a n distance distan e away awny from the Wild Pig or Peccary family I have a terrible name he said Why did you ever get such a name asked the Margot or Barbary ape a monkey cousin I Ul suppose because of ot my tail tall said the Tailed Pig Monkey And too because I I I am a monkey so U they er added on monkey to the rest of my name Yes I suppose that is the reason renson said the Margot grinning Some monkeys s 's have such fine long tails they can cnn use with which to climb and to help them In many ways But Bat we weare weare are rather famous for not not having having long tails tolls so said the time Tailed Pig Monkey Youre tan tall Isn't what some would call a atall tall is It IU Some wouldn't think It much of ot ofa a n tall tail that Is true said the Margot pt Of course I h have ve a little tail tall like a pigs pig's tall In many ways ays said the Tailed Pig-Tailed Monkey and so I suppose It is really fair enough to have bave such sucha a name but it is rather ratter terrible Isn't It 1 Listen said paid the Margot It uIt would be terrible if It you were a pig and not a mo monkey key but to be a happy cheerful clever monkey y Is a different thing Indeed from being a grabbing grunting squealing mud loving pig so 80 said the Tailed Pig Monkey I have a lot for which to tobe tobe tobe be thankful haven't I n nI I should say so said the Margot Well said the Tailed Pig Monkey I wont won't think about my name any anymore more I have been thinking about U tt tand and you see I have been sad Yes youve you've been looking dreadfully sad said the Margot and added proudly After all all tails taUs are not the only oaly things In life Ute I wont won't think about my name any anymore anymore anymore more said the Tailed Pig-Tailed Monkey grinning grinning- once more but will rejoice because I am a monkey and not a pig |