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The Monkey's Heart (Intermediate)

21 min • 8 juli 2025

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A monkey shares his figs with a shark, and for a while they are friends, but when the shark invites the monkey to his home under the sea, the monkey suspects that something may be wrong...

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Level: Intermediate.

Genre: Philosophical.

Vocabulary: Fig, Nimble, Toss, X and Y don't mix, Halfway, Graceful, Indifferent, Ordeal, Nap, Send someone your wishes.

Setting: Fairytale.

Word Count: 1686.

Author: Fairy Tales.

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