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There once was a monkey 

called Derek. He was different 

to the other monkeys because 

he was ginger. The other 

monkeys made fun of Derek. 

One day Derek Monkey got 

annoyed and ran away.

When Derek Monkey was strolling through 

the jungle he bumped into a bear. 

“Hello. My name is Derek Monkey,” he said.

“I am Brian Bear,” he replied.

“I have a question for you. Do you think I 

look weird?” questioned Derek.

“No. It's OK to look different,” said Brian 

bear.

“Bye,” they both said and walked the other 

way.

Derek Monkey was walking through the jungle 

and he bumped into a bunny. 

“Hello. My name is Derek Monkey,” said Derek 

Monkey.

“I am Bob Bunny,” he replied.

“I have a question for you. Do you think I look 

weird?” questioned Derek.

“No. It's OK to look different,” said Bob Bunny

“Bye,” they both said and walked the other 

way.

Derek Monkey was walking through the jungle 

and he bumped into a duck. 

“Hello. My name is Derek Monkey,” said Derek 

Monkey.

“I am Danny Duck,” he replied.

“I have a question for you. Do you think I look 

weird?” questioned Derek.

“No. It's OK to look different,” said Danny 

Duck

“Bye,” they both said and walked the other 

way.

Derek Monkey was 

walking through the 

jungle. He felt a bit 

sleepy so he lay down 

and fell asleep.

In Derek Monkey's dream an owl 

appeared. The owl was floating on a 

cloud.

The owl said in a deep voice, “Derek 

Monkey, it’s not what you look like, it is 

what your personalty is. If you’re a kind 

and loving person you are a better 

person than if you were mean and 

hateful.”

When Derek Monkey 

awoke he walked 

through the jungle, 

thinking about the 

what he saw in his 

dream.

Derek thought about what 

the owl said, 

“If you’re mean, you’re a 

terrible person but if you’re 

kind you are AWESOME!”

Derek monkey turned 

around and ran home.

When Derek was 

running home he 

worried that the other 

monkeys would still 

bully him, so he 

stopped…  

He thought, and 

thought and thought. 

Then he had an idea. 

He would sneak home 

in the night when 

everyone was asleep.

That night Derek 

Monkey snuck home 

and jumped into his 

bed.

The next morning 

when Derek Monkey 

went to school, the 

other monkeys made 

fun of him.

Derek yelled, "IT IS 

NOT WHAT YOU LOOK 

LIKE IT IS YOUR 

PERSONALITY!” 

"What do you mean?" they said.

"I'm the same as you but a 

different colour," said Derek. 

They thought about what Derek 

said and realised they were 

wrong and became friends.