Our animals weren't pampered like some, it was used as a guard dog for my Father's horticultural business. Besides which, in my home island it didn't usually get too cold and the shed was not made of wood, but had been part of the servant's quarters when my father was a boy.
I always left pictures of monkeys gorillas etc., from newspapers magazines whatever, on the kitchen table for my two boys to see, just to have a gentle wind at them.
One day they got together and with lovely devilish grins on there faces they both asked me what sort of noises do monkeys make, I gave it a thought and said, "they go, ooh dad" and they both went "ooh dad" together, we all fell about laughing while we all had a play fight, I think they were about 5 and 7 years at the time, there's nothing like children at that age, it passes so quickly, more please.
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