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The Monkey that Would not Kill

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Author(s):Henry Drummond
Illustrator(s):Lois Lenski
Publisher(s): Dodd, Mead & Company
Year Published: 1925
Type: Hardcover
Genre: Animal Fantasy
Fiction - Short Story
Humorous
Age Range: Ages 9-12: Longer Chapter Books
Pages: 91
OCLC: 9801315

Description

Two stories about Tricky or Gum, a mischievous monkey who could not be killed --hanged, drowned, blown up -- but not killed.

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The Monkey That Would Not Kill (1898)

A collection of stories about a monkey that could not be killed -- shot, hanged, thrown into the sea with a stone around his neck, blown up with dynamite -- but not killed. Read online at Hathitrust.

Read online at archive.org. 

Publisher: Dodd Mead and Company
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