There once was a monkey who loved bananas. He spent each day searching the jungle for the most exotic bananas, but no matter how hard he searched, he never managed to find any of his favorite bananas. One day the monkey finally decided he would try a different kind of banana:
"Ha, one of my favorite bananas will not grow. I must eat a different kind of banana."
So, the monkey went out in search of this new kind of banana, but he never found it. In fact, he found none of the many kinds of bananas.
Monkey: Where can I find this banana?
Giraffe: It's very rare.
Monkey: I'm tired of searching.
Giraffe: Maybe you should ask the owl.
"Hmph, I was hoping for a different answer," the monkey sighed, "so I looked up to the sky, but there was no owl."
The next day the monkey came back to the market and he was shocked to find all the bananas had disappeared.
The monkey: Where could they have gone?
Monkey Seller: Oh, they're probably gathered up by the owl. He eats bananas, too."
The monkey: The owl eats bananas? How is that possible?
Monkey Seller: I never saw him myself, but it's a rumor.
The monkey: Why are there no owls in the jungle?
Monkey Trader: Well, they're just not here.
The monkey: But there was a man with a red belly who told me he lived in the jungle.
The monkey trader: Oh, that was probably one of those crazy-looking monkeys. They do like to mess around with their words.
The monkey: When did that happen?
Monkey Trader: Oh, a long time ago.
The monkey: And did he say where the owls live?
Monkey Trader: No, he said, "They live far away, beyond the ocean, in a city called Never."
The monkey: Oh, then I can't find the owls. What shall I do?
Monkey Trader: Maybe there's a man with a white belly who lives near the owl city. You can ask him."
The monkey: How can I find a white-belly man with a red belly?
The Monkey Trader: Well, it's probably a long shot, but you can ask the baboon.
The monkey: But the baboon is a bad liar.
The Monkey Trader: Yeah, but if he says you can find the white-belly man with a red belly, then maybe it's true."
So the monkey came back the next day to the market, and sure enough, there were no bananas.
"What's happening?" the monkey cried, "The whole world is gone! I'm going crazy!"
That's it for this week's Nature Time! Thanks for tuning in!