Bobsy’s Strange Pet by Mrs. Josephine Sharp

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Bobsy’s Strange Pet

By Mrs. Josephine Sharp

Bobsy, four years old, is the youngest member of the Singapore missionary society. Each week he hands in a report of tracts and papers given away, and gives the pennies he has earned for the missionary fund.

Bobsy lives with an aunt, for his mother is dead. While his brothers and sisters are away at school, he helps at home, his willing little feet saving auntie many extra steps.

But I must tell you of a strange pet that he has. In the back yard of their home several gray monkeys live, and with them is an orang-outang, or ape. The ape is the age of Bobsy. They are great friends.

When the children give it a bucket of water, some soap, and a cloth, the ape will wet the cloth and rub soap over it, and wash it, often dipping it into the water and wringing it out.

Some times when Bobsy and the ape are out for a walk, it will get away from him and climb the trees for fruit. Then one of the older boys must come and call it down.

The ape does not mind what Bobsy says, as he is so small, but it obeys the older children.

MRS. JOSEPHINE SHARP.