LJ Idol Week 12: Barrel of Monkeys
Melody the monkey lived in the state of Kemucky where all the primates ran wild and free. They all peeled bananas, pounded on pianos, and named all their children Hannah or Anna...or Sam.
And all of the Hannahs and Annas and Sams couldn’t stand Melody because she was as different as different could be. You see she was born Deaf, completely without hearing, and that caused sneering and jeering and speering. Hannah said she was dumb, Anna called her scum and Sam said she should go back to the slum where she came from. Melody turned red. Even though she couldn’t hear the words that they said, she felt them every day until finally tears shed.
One day Melody was peeling her banana when Hannah and Anna and Sam slammed it into the ground and mashed it like a potato.
Instead of crying Melody began trying to find comfort in her piano. She found that when she would pound the keys she could feel the vibrations running over her feet like the breeze.
Pling, pling, plingapling. Pling.
So she plinged and she pulsed, she played a mean waltz, and one day the notes made their way to Mister Blue Jay. He called all the birds who thought it was superb and talked about what a star Melody could be. Then all the birds asked her for a word and said she should go overseas. There she created a platinum CD and could even had concerts on TV. There she met many other monkeys who were good company and finally her life was filled with glee.
As for Hannah and Anna and Sam? Melody never heard from them again.
And all of the Hannahs and Annas and Sams couldn’t stand Melody because she was as different as different could be. You see she was born Deaf, completely without hearing, and that caused sneering and jeering and speering. Hannah said she was dumb, Anna called her scum and Sam said she should go back to the slum where she came from. Melody turned red. Even though she couldn’t hear the words that they said, she felt them every day until finally tears shed.
One day Melody was peeling her banana when Hannah and Anna and Sam slammed it into the ground and mashed it like a potato.
Instead of crying Melody began trying to find comfort in her piano. She found that when she would pound the keys she could feel the vibrations running over her feet like the breeze.
Pling, pling, plingapling. Pling.
So she plinged and she pulsed, she played a mean waltz, and one day the notes made their way to Mister Blue Jay. He called all the birds who thought it was superb and talked about what a star Melody could be. Then all the birds asked her for a word and said she should go overseas. There she created a platinum CD and could even had concerts on TV. There she met many other monkeys who were good company and finally her life was filled with glee.
As for Hannah and Anna and Sam? Melody never heard from them again.