Monkey Business

So the excitement of the day was a monkey that was in a tree inside the gates of the school.  A bunch of Grade 7 kids were outside during class, and we saw them start throwing branches and rocks at the monkey.   Adults got into the action as well.  When we came back to school after lunch, the gate was locked.  We called a teacher to let us in, and she told us the men inside the gate were trying to get the monkey while trespassing at the school and she was waiting for the police to come.  Turns out she was joking and just wanted them to apologize.

Anyway, all the learners made a beeline for the trees after school.  Tons of rocks and branches were being thrown, and at least two learners tried to climb the trees (one making it probably 30 feet up the tree).  The monkey was freaking out and making huge leaps from tree to tree.  I asked a kid (one of the Grade 7s who speaks passable English) what the other learners were doing.

Kid: Trying to kill the monkey.

Me:  Noooo!!!

Kid: They want to eat it.

Me: No way.

Kid: Do you want the monkey?

Me: No, but I don’t want it to be killed.

Kid:  But monkeys are food.

Don’t worry.  The teachers kicked everyone out of the schoolyard before the monkey was actually knocked out of the tree.  Just a small reminder that we aren’t in America anymore.