The Two Goats and the Sick Monkey

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Anonymous

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource : multiple file formats

Place of Publication:

Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg,

Summary:

"The Two Goats and the Sick Monkey" by Anonymous is a children's book that appears to have been written in the 19th century. This illustrated tale presents a whimsical narrative featuring animal characters and their adventures, likely intended for a young audience. The book offers engaging themes about friendship, problem-solving, and the natural world, utilizing simple prose suitable for early readers. In the story, two goats find themselves in a precarious situation on a narrow mountain ledge, with no ability to pass each other. They are confronted with the challenge of how to proceed without falling. One goat kneels to allow the other to cross over safely, illustrating themes of cooperation and ingenuity. The narrative also introduces various animals-like a monkey who tries to mimic human behaviors and a kangaroo discussing its diet-adding a playful educational element about different species. The overall tone is light-hearted, making it an enjoyable read for children while inadvertently imparting morals about teamwork and consideration for others. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Credits:

Produced by Colin Bell, monkeyclogs and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)

Notes:

Reading ease score: 87.7 (6th grade). Easy to read.

Release date is 2011-02-27