Cheeku & Whoop Ha Ha: Learn English - Story for Children
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Cheeku and Baa adore the new rose plant. Have they forgotten about the family of Langoor monkeys that pass by every month?
Baa loved roses.
One day,
she bought a rose plant
from the nursery in the park.
She planted it in a pot
and left it in the courtyard,
where it had enough light
and shade to grow.
Every day, Cheeku helped Baa
water the plants.
In time, there appeared
a bud on the plant,
which soon blossomed
into a splendid rose.
The next two mornings,
Baa and Cheeku
stood admiring their first rose.
Excited, Baa rarely left it alone.
Cheeku also guarded it like a soldier.
Baa was so happy about her rose
that she soon forgot
about the family of Langoor monkeys
that passed by their house
every month.
Whenever the Langoors visited the house,
they would invade the courtyard.
Not afraid of humans,
the male Langoors
would bare their teeth,
eating all the vegetables and fruits
that Baa had kept
in the courtyard.
Baa and Cheeku always closed
all the doors
and stayed inside.
Baa often told Cheeku,
“After all, they are our ancestors,
and so we must respect them.”
When the rose was three days old,
the Langoor family arrived
with cries of
“Whoop Ha Ha…” “Whoop Ha Ha…”
They took the bananas from the basket
and played “catch”
by throwing them at each other.
Soon, they had eaten them all.
Baa and Cheeku were watching them
from the kitchen window
and did not know
how to drive them away.
Baa was nervous
to see that a big male Langoor
was sitting next to her plants
and eyeing her favourite rose.
Then, he promptly plucked the flower
and put it in his mouth.
Cheeku noticed
that Baa was very sad.
When he tried to console Baa,
she smiled and explained,
“Cheeku, I am not sad.
I may have lost the flower,
but not the plant.
I observed
how the Langoor
was watching the rose
and wondered
if he was attracted to its bright colour.
I wondered if Langoors could see colour,
or if they could smell
the fragrance of my beautiful rose.”
Baa said laughing,
“Cheeku, the fact
that you like to eat sweets
made with rose petals
reminds me of our ancestors –
the monkeys
who like to eat roses!”
Story : Esther David
Narration : Maurice Shukla
Music : Ladislav Brozman & Riccardo Carlotto
Illustration : Emanuele Scanziani
Animation : BookBox