{"product_id":"the-naughty-monkey-free-children-book","title":"THE NAUGHTY MONKEY | Free Children Book","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBaba was as naughty as naughty could get. But when confronted by Sophie and Ashley he mellows down.  And even has a banana split with them. Here’s a great free children’s story with a moral available for download.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt is illegal to use this free children's book for commercial without giving us credit by linking to our website \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/monkeypen.com\/blogs\/free-coloring-books\/\" title=\"Free coloring books\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ewww.monkeypen.com\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e. 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Sophie in the garden behind Sophie’s house.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2081\/8163\/files\/illus_02_5e69f008-f2d9-4921-8e31-0892e20043a6.jpg?v=1606903144\" alt=\"Free Children's Book\" style=\"float: none;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“Are you dry today, Ashley?” asks Sophie.  She is making a joke about the day Ashley fell in the pond in the park.  “Yes, I am dry today,” smiles Ashley.  “Thank you for helping me to get out of the pond.”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2081\/8163\/files\/illus_03_3562ae02-50cf-4f2b-8c86-c79d863c20ac.jpg?v=1606903163\" alt=\"Free Children's Book\" style=\"float: none;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSophie and Ashley are sitting under a big tree at the back of the garden.  Plop!  Something falls down from the tree.  “What was that?” asks Ashley.  “I don’t know,” answers Sophie.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2081\/8163\/files\/illus_04_06d8ef0d-aa55-46fe-b214-d4cceb89eae2.jpg?v=1606903189\" alt=\"Free Children's Book\" style=\"float: none;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePlop!  Plop!  It happens again two times!  “Look at this,” says Sophie.  Ashley moves closer to Sophie.  Sophie is pointing at something.  Ashley looks at it.  It’s a banana peel!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2081\/8163\/files\/illus_05_35b17b9b-e1c2-4374-a8ca-5f452acdb281.jpg?v=1606903221\" alt=\"Free Children's Book\" style=\"float: none;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThey look around the ground.  They find two more banana peels.  Plop!  It’s another banana peel.   But this time it drops down right on top of Sophie’s head.  Yuk!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2081\/8163\/files\/illus_06_75369833-714f-46d5-a650-67b58900a8b7.jpg?v=1606903247\" alt=\"Free Children's Book\" style=\"float: none;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSophie and Ashley hear someone laughing.  They look up into the tree and what do they see?  It’s a monkey.  It’s a very naughty monkey.  It’s Baba, the Monkey!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2081\/8163\/files\/illus_07-copy-copy.jpg?v=1606903651\" alt=\"Free Children's Book\" style=\"float: none;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“Hey, you, up there!” says Sophie. “What are you doing?” But Baba does not answer; \u003cbr\u003ehe only laughs. Plop! He drops another \u003cbr\u003ebanana peel. This time it drops \u003cbr\u003eon Ashley’s head!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2081\/8163\/files\/illus_08_c9d45805-97ed-4268-8fdd-ecfea4ae04e9.jpg?v=1606903673\" alt=\"Free Children's Book\" style=\"float: none;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSophie and Ashley are not happy. This is a very naughty monkey. Why is he dropping banana peels down to the ground? Why is he dropping \u003cbr\u003ebanana peels on top of their heads?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2081\/8163\/files\/illus_09_e48ac9ba-8780-47ad-9ac8-8224d164ffff.jpg?v=1606903699\" alt=\"Free Children's Book\" style=\"float: none;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“You come down here right now!” says Ashley. “Yes,” says Sophie. “You must help us clean up this mess.” But Baba just laughs. Now \u003cbr\u003ehe starts to swing from branch to branch. Oops!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2081\/8163\/files\/illus_10_fbf8b4e5-6c77-46cf-b33d-710d6c413f02.jpg?v=1606903724\" alt=\"Free Children's Book\" style=\"float: none;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHe misses a branch.  He falls to the ground.  Plop!  But this time it’s not a banana peel.  This time it’s a naughty monkey.  He’s not moving.  Oh, no!  Is Baba hurt?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2081\/8163\/files\/illus_11_472b717b-a886-4011-aa9e-254f20b94951.jpg?v=1606903748\" alt=\"Free Children's Book\" style=\"float: none;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSophie and Ashley are scared They are not happy about the banana peels. But they don’t want Baba \u003cbr\u003eto be hurt They run over to see if Baba is okay \u003cbr\u003eHe is on his back. They look down at him.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2081\/8163\/files\/illus_12_e181420c-b1c4-4770-897e-d746a25a5f78.jpg?v=1606903773\" alt=\"Free Children's Book\" style=\"float: none;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHe jumps up and laughs and runs around in circles.  He is not hurt  He was just pretending to be hurt  He runs and jumps and does cartwheels and somersaults. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2081\/8163\/files\/illus_13_bc3a2784-3a82-40c9-9d34-33d8cd80960d.jpg?v=1606903814\" alt=\"Free Children's Book\" style=\"float: none;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSophie and Ashley laugh at Baba.  He is a naughty monkey, but he is also a very funny monkey.   “My name is Baba!” he says as he runs around.  “I’m Sophie and this is Ashley,” says Sophie.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2081\/8163\/files\/illus_14_075d85e3-e3a9-493f-aac2-9a6c2722f7ec.jpg?v=1606905467\" alt=\"Free Children's Book\" style=\"float: none;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSophie and Ashley start to run around with Baba. Now they try to chase him, but he is too fast. He runs around the tree and they follow him. He looks behind him and does not see \u003cbr\u003ethe banana peel on the ground.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2081\/8163\/files\/illus_15_0622ce86-f3ba-4046-aac3-0ef69336366e.jpg?v=1606905553\" alt=\"Free Children's Book\" style=\"float: none;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBaba slips on the banana peel.  His feet go way up into the air.  Plop!  He lands on his back again.  This time Sophie and Ashley sit on top of Baba.  He can’t move now!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2081\/8163\/files\/illus_16_ec7ae7a4-a1c4-400e-87aa-9300ea1481b0.jpg?v=1606905574\" alt=\"Free Children's Book\" style=\"float: none;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhy are you sitting on top of me? shouts Baba.  Let me go!  Let me go!  We can’t let you go until you answer a question. says Ashley.  Yes, says Sophie.  Why do you drop banana peels?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2081\/8163\/files\/illus_17_d9c18e9d-73bf-4a73-a04d-6bac860fd0b7.jpg?v=1606905594\" alt=\"Free Children's Book\" style=\"float: none;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“I don’t know,” laughs Baba. “I don’t know what to do with the peels after I eat the bananas.” “But this is not good,” \u003cbr\u003esays Sophie. “We don’t want banana peels in our garden.”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2081\/8163\/files\/illus_18_bdad229f-8a27-4e76-bb37-bd36a77273e2.jpg?v=1606905615\" alt=\"Free Children's Book\" style=\"float: none;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“You’re right,” says Baba.  “I’m sorry.  I made a mess and now I must clean it up.”  So Baba starts to pick up banana peels.  There are many banana peels, so Sophie and Ashley help Baba.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2081\/8163\/files\/illus_19.jpg?v=1606905637\" alt=\"Free Children's Book\" style=\"float: none;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNow the garden is clean.  “Thank you for helping to pick up banana peels,” says Sophie.  “Let’s  have a snack.  What do you want to eat?”  “How about a banana split?” says Baba.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2081\/8163\/files\/02_62e7d112-78c4-42f8-9284-6dfaf22880a6.jpg?v=1613469663\" alt=\"Free Children's Book\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePlease share our books with your friends and family to support our mission. 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