Part 5

The topmost branch that monkey reached In one astounding bound, And soon the ripest peaches there Were strewn upon the ground; And 'mong them rolled the porcupine With porcupiney skill, And when he left that spot he bore A peach upon each quill.

And how they laughed, the monkey and His very sharp young chum, When, safe at home, they ate them all! But soon they looked quite glum; And ere the night had passed they vowed They'd never steal again; For "Oh!" they groaned, and "Oh!" they moaned, "We've got a peachy pain."

End of Project Gutenberg's Harper's Young People, November 1, 1881, by Various