Monkey Rojo, the mischievous little creature, always finds himself in curious situations. Today, he looks quite puzzled. His tiny hands clutch a pencil, but instead of drawing or writing, he’s sucking on it like it’s a bottle of milk. “Monkey Rojo, what are you doing?” I ask with a smile. He just blinks at me with those big, round eyes, as if trying to tell me something.
There’s no milk around, yet there he is, sucking on his little pencil as if it were the tastiest treat. Maybe he’s confused, or maybe he’s just trying something new. Monkeys do have their quirks, after all. It’s not every day you see a monkey treating a pencil like a baby’s pacifier.
Maybe Monkey Rojo misses the comfort of his milk bottle. Perhaps the pencil reminds him of that familiar feeling. Or maybe he’s bored and searching for some fun in this strange object. Pencils aren’t meant for tasting or sucking, but for drawing and writing stories. Yet here is Monkey Rojo, giving the pencil all the attention it never expected.
I laugh softly and wonder if he’ll ever put the pencil down and use it properly. Maybe I should bring him some milk next time, so he stops confusing his pencil for a snack. Until then, Monkey Rojo will keep sucking his little pencil, lost in his own little world, reminding us all how playful and unpredictable he can be.
So, Monkey Rojo, what are you doing? No milk, and yet you keep sucking your little pencil—such a funny little monkey indeed.
