The Lion and the Monkeys - June Walker 1987

  Characters: Lion, Many Monkeys
MONKEYS
LION
 
 
MONKEYS
LION
 
 
MONKEYS
LION
 
 
MONKEYS
LION
 
 
MONKEYS
LION
Are those your claws, Mr Lion?
No, silly monkeys, no. Those are my finger nails
—all shiny and long.
 
Are those your teeth, Mr Lion?
No, silly monkeys, no. Those are my piano keys
—all clean and white.
 
Are those your strong jaws, Mr Lion?
No, silly monkeys, no. Those are my cheeks
—so yellow and soft.
 
Are those your sharp ears, Mr Lion?
No, silly monkeys, no.
Those are my tufts which I like to have stroked.
 
Are those your fast legs, Mr Lion?
No, silly monkeys, no. Those are my paws —all furry and cuddly.
 
 
MONKEYS
LION
 
 
MONKEYS
 
LION
 
MONKEYS
 
Is that your cruel roar, Mr Lion?
No, silly monkeys no. That is my purr
—so warming and gentle.
 
May we come in your cage, Mr Lion?
 
Oh yes, silly monkeys, yes.
 
Oh no, silly lion, no!