Eli wasn’t at all pleased with the situation. However, he could not get Tuki and Manny to make peace
The problem was Tuki the parrot and Manny the monkey. They had always been good friends, but not anymore. It started when Manny crept up behind Tuki one day. Tuki was dozing, but he soon woke with a squawk! That’s because Manny plucked a feather from Tuki’s tail. Tuki took great pride in his feathers. He reacted with fury, trying to peck Manny with his beak. The monkey escaped just in time. He climbed to the roof of Eli’s house. From there he grinned at Tuki.
The furious parrot began ear-splitting screeching. This brought Eli running. When he saw Manny on his roof, he put two and two together.
“You’ve been starting up with Tuki,” he told the monkey sternly. “You’d better watch out. If not, I won’t let you free during the day anymore. You’ll stay in your cage.”
Manny pretended to hang his head. Eli, however, saw the monkey’s eyes gleaming. Eli decided to keep an eye on the monkey.
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