He was a good little monkey and always very curious

He came down from the tree to look at the large yellow hat

Carefully George lifted the latch - and before he knew it, ALL the pigs had burst out of the pen, grunting and squealing and trying to get away as fast as they could

From the kitchen shelf he got a big box of soap powder and poured all the powder over the ink.

Watching his fleet sailing down the river George felt like an admiral

But the little bunnies were so little that George could hold one of them in his hand, and that is what he wanted to do

As soon as George was alone he looked around at all of the strange hospital things. "I wonder what is in that big blue bottle," he thought.

He knew he could not fly the kite in this wind, but maybe he could let it go up just a little bit.

"Sure, I can use you!" the elevator man said to George. "I will give you what you need for the job. You can start right away. But remember - you are here for washing windows. Never mind what the people inside the house are doing. Don't be Curious or you'll get into trouble.

" He poured in some soap. First a little, then a little more, then the whole box. He pushed the handle and the machine started to wash. Suds began to float right out of the machine and over the top! Soon, suds were everywhere!

In the president's office George had to sign a contract. Now he was a movie actor!

But instead of going into the pen the ink spilled all over and made a big blue puddle on the floor. It was an awful mess.

And on the medal it said: TO GEORGE, THE FIRST SPACE MONKEY

George could not resist. He simply HAD to open it.

The newsboy was glad to have his bag again, and the people from the other side of the street whose papers George had made into boats were not angry with him anymore.

There was a big window in the room. George liked to look out of that window. He could see a lot from there. He let the ball go and looked out.

But this was an emergency, so he jumped up, grabbed the bugle, and blew as loud as he could.

What fun it must be to fish! George wanted to fish too.

Too bad he could not read the letter - but maybe he could write one himself! In the top drawer of the desk there was paper and ink and a fountain pen.

Then he pulled the garden hose through the window, opened up the tap and sprayed water on the powder.

George sat down in the grass and thought for a long time. Finally he had an idea: he would get the big shovel and shovel the lather out of the window!

George is a little monkey, and all monkeys are curious. But no monkey is as curious as George.

The fat man was on his way to the lake, and soon George was on his way to the lake too.

George jumped aboard (monkeys are good at jumping) and was gone before the farmers had a chance to see him.

What wonderful paints and brushes they had! George could not resist.