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This is George.He lived in Africa.Hewas a good little monkey and always very curious. One day George saw a man.He had on a large yellow straw hat.The man saw George, too."What a nice little monkey," he thought,"I would like to take him home with me."The man put his hat on the ground,and of course George was curious.He came down from the treeto look at the large yellow hat.The hat had been on the mans head. George thought it would be nice to have it on his own head.He picked it up and put it on.The hat covered Georges head. He couldnt see.The man picked him up quickly and popped him into a bag.George was caught.The man with the big yellow hatput George into a little boat,and a sailor rowed them bothacross the water to a big ship.George was sad, but he was stilla little curious.On the big ship, things began to happen.The man took off the bag.George sat on a little stool and the man said, "George, I am going to take you to a big Zooin a big city. You will like it there.Now run along and play, but dont get into trouble."George promised to be good.But it is easy for little monkeys to forget.On the deck he found some sea gulls.He wondered how they could fly.He was very curious.Finally he HAD to try. It looked easy. But --oh, what happened!First this –and then this!"WHERE IS GEORGE?"The sailors looked and looked.At last they saw himstruggling in the water,and almost all tired out."Man overboard!" the sailors criedas they threw him a lifebelt.George caught it and held on.At last he was safe on board.After that, George was more carefulto be a good monkey, until at lastthe long trip was over.George said good-by to the kind sailors,and he and the man with the yellow hatwalked off the ship on to the shore and on into the city to the mans house.After a good mealand a good pipe,George felt very tired.He crawled into bedand fell asleep at once.The next morningthe man telephoned the Zoo.George watched him.He was fascinated.Then the man went away.George was curious. He want