It’s Monkey here. Now, before Jana starts spinning yarns about what a trickster of a fella I am, I just want to let you know I’m not as bad as she makes out. There are animals in this very jungle, my home, who would love to have me for their Christmas dinner - so if I play a little joke on them now and then, that’s only fair isn’t it? Anyway don’t worry. Because they can’t catch me! Well we’ll see about that Monkey. On with the story. Christmas in the Jungle.........................................

Written by Bertie for Storynory Picture by Adobe The Bear’s Birthday Party. Hello this is Jana, And I’m here with one of our mischievous monkey stories. in this story you will hear that he is a real party animal. There were three things in life that the monkey liked above all else and they were: Bananas, music, and tricks. This story combines all three..........................................

The Panchatantra is an Indian collection of animal fables written in the ancient language of Sanskrit. It was composed around the 3rd century BCE. A jackal is a little like a fox. In stories, Jackals are often depicted as low-life characters. In Rudyard Kipling's "The Jungle Book", the jackal character is Tabaqui. The other animals do not like him because he is always toadying up to Shere Khan, the tiger. In this story, The jackal’s name is Chandaraka which means Ray of the Moon in Sanskrit. We think you will find this story lively and amusing.