and a baby kangaroo.
George was making lots of new friends at the zoo. The lion was already eating, but the hippopotamus tried a snack.
Next he gave a treat to an ostrich.
Then George saw the giraffes.
What fun to feed a giraffe!
Giraffes usually have their heads up high in the trees, but George could see these giraffes would be easy to feed.
But as soon as he held out his hand, a zookeeper came running. The zookeeper looked angry. Was he angry with George? George didn't know—and he didn't want to stay to find out. He slipped away...
and the giraffes were happy to help!
But where did George go?
He was trying his best to hide. But little monkeys can't stay still for long. When George wiggled, the zookeeper was waiting. "I see you!" he said.
Just then another zookeeper hurried by. "Come quick!" she yelled. "Someone saw the parrot!"
The first zookeeper led George to a bench.
"The parrot from our new exhibit escaped and I must help find it," he explained.
He told George to wait for him there, and before he left he said, "Don't you know you're not supposed to feed the animals? The wrong food might make them sick."
George felt awful.
He didn't know he wasn't supposed to feed the animals. He didn't want to make them sick.
George was looking at the treat in his hand when all of a sudden,
a big bird swooped down and snatched it right up!
Now George knew he wasn't supposed to feed the animals ... but this one had helped itself.
A zookeeper passing by was happy to see George. "You found the parrot!" she said. "We've been looking for this bird all day."
When she saw George's snack, she said, "This isn't the best thing to feed a parrot, but a little won't hurt. Would you like to help me put him back where he belongs?"
George was glad to help after all the trouble he had caused, and together they went back to the exhibit.
"There's our problem," the zookeeper said, pointing to a hole in the netting. As the zookeepers discussed how to fix it, George had an idea...
He climbed up like only a monkey can, and when he reached the hole—he tied the netting back together!
Meanwhile, the first zookeeper returned. "Catch that naughty monkey!" he yelled. "He was feeding the animals!"
"But that little monkey found the parrot," another zookeeper told him. "And look—he fixed the netting. Now we can open the exhibit."
When George came down, all the zookeepers cheered.
Finally the celebration began and the doors were opened. The man with the yellow hat was there, and he and George got to be the first ones inside!
As George walked in, the zookeepers thanked him for all his help. "Please visit anytime!" they said.
George couldn't wait to come back and see his friends. But next time he'd remember, unless you're a zookeeper...
DON'T FEED
THE
ANIMALS!
MARGRET & H. A. REY'S
Curious George Goes to a Movie
Illustrated in the style of H. A. Rey by Vipah Interactive
Houghton Mifflin Company Boston
This is George.
George was a good little monkey and always very curious.
One afternoon George took a trip into town with his friend, the man with the yellow hat.
"Look, George," the man said as they walked by the theater. "The movie we've been waiting to see is here. If we hurry, we can make the next show."
"Two tickets, please," said the man with the yellow hat.
As they walked through the lobby, the smell of popcorn made George hungry. But when he stopped in front of the concession stand, his friend said, "Let's find our seats first, George. The movie is about to begin."
Inside the theater, they found two seats right in front. The man with the yellow hat whispered, "George, I'll go get some popcorn now. Stay here and watch the movie and please stay out of trouble."
George promised to be good.
George was enjoying the movie when all of a sudden a big dinosaur jumped onto the screen. It made George jump right out of his seat!
George was curious. Was he the only one to jump out of his seat? He looked around.
He was.
Looking around, George saw a bright light coming from a little window at the back of the theater. Was that what made the movie appear on the screen?
Though he had promised to be good, little monkeys sometimes forget...
and soon George was at the back of the theater. But the window was so high, not even a monkey could climb up to see through it.
Usually there is a room behind a window, thought George. But how could he get inside?
Then he saw a door.
George raced up the stairs and peeked inside.
He saw a strange machine with two spinning wheels.
It was making a funny noise—and it was making the light that came through the window! Now he could see how the movie worked. But when he stepped into the room,
George was surprised to see a boy sitting in a chair. The boy was surprised to see a monkey standing in his room. In fact, the boy was so surprised, he jumped right out of his seat—and knocked the wheels right off the machine!
Downstairs in the theater, the audience began to shout and stomp their feet. They wanted to watch the movie...
but the movie was all over George!
George felt awful. The movie had stopped and it was all his fault.
"This is no place for a monkey," the boy said, working quickly to unwind George and rewind the movie. "Why don't you wait by that window while I fix this mess."
As George waited, he looked out the window at the audience and the big blank screen. When he moved in front of the light that was coming from the machine, he saw his shadow down below. This reminded George of a trick!
He arranged his hands just so ...
and a bunny appeared on the screen.
Then George made a dog.
And a duck.
And another dog.
"It's a puppy!" someone from the audience shouted.
Others joined in. "It's a bird!" they said. George made the bird fly away.
Then the audience saw George's shadow up on the screen. They were delighted.
"It's a monkey!" a child yelled, and the audience laughed and clapped.
"This is better than a movie!" said a girl to her friend.
Just as George was about to run out of tricks, the boy announced that the movie was ready to go. The audience cheered—once for the movie and once for George!
The audience was still cheering when the man with the yellow hat ran into the room. "I thought I'd find you here, George," he said, and he apologized to the boy for the trouble George caused.
"He did give me a scare," the boy said. "But thanks to his hand
shadows, everyone waited patiently for the movie to be fixed."
Then the boy restarted the movie. "Would you like a treat for your performance, George?" he asked.
And before the dinosaur appeared again on the screen...
George and the man with the yellow hat were back in their seats.
This time, with popcorn.
MARGRET & H. A. REY'S
Curious George and the Hot Air Balloon
Illustrated in the style of H. A. Rey by Vipah Interactive
Houghton Mifflin Company Boston
This is George.
George was a good little monkey and always very curious.
He was on a trip with his friend, the man with the yellow hat. It was the end of their vacation, and they wanted to make just two more stops.
They were in South Dakota so, of course, they went to see Mount Rushmore. George had never seen anything like it. "These are the
faces of four great presidents," a tour guide said. "George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt, and Abraham Lincoln."
"Look
!" said a girl. "There's something crawling on George Washington's head."
The tour guide explained that some workers were making repairs to the faces.
George watched the workers.
Then he saw a helicopter fly by. It was taking tourists for a close-up look. George thought that would be fun.
"Maybe we can take a ride later," the man said. "But now we need to leave or we'll be late for the hot air balloon race."
So they got back into their little blue car and before long they came
to a whole field full of hot air balloons. George was delighted to see such big balloons. He liked their spots and stripes and stars, but his favorite had a picture of a bunny on it.
One balloon was not yet up in the air. Its owner was hurrying to fill it as a newspaper reporter took pictures.
The man with the yellow hat watched the balloon on the ground, but George watched the balloons in the sky.
He was curious: why didn't they fly away?
Then he saw the ropes.
A rope is a good thing to keep a balloon from flying away, thought George. A rope is a good thing to climb....
Sometimes when a monkey sees something to climb, he can't help himself. He has to climb it.
George thought he would climb just one rope then quickly climb down.
But when George climbed up, there was no way to climb back down. The rope had come undone—and there was only one place to go.
UP
UP
UP
went the balloon. And George went with it.
George flew higher and higher, and the people below grew smaller and smaller.
The man with the yellow hat was tiny. The newspaper reporter was, too. And the owner of the balloon wasn't very big...
but he was big enough for George to see that he was angry!
George felt bad. He didn't mean to take the balloon—he didn't even know how to fly it. As the wind whisked him away, he wished he had someone to help him.
But he was all alone.
George climbed into the basket. When he looked around, he found he wasn't alone after all. The race was on—and he was in the lead!
Together the balloons flew across the field and over the forest. Now George was having fun. But before he knew it...
George was alone again, and all the fun was gone.
Flying by himself high in the sky, George was frightened. How would he ever get down? he wondered. Oh, if only he hadn't climbed that rope...
Suddenly the wind changed, and George saw something familiar.
He was excited—someone was sure to help him now. In fact, there was someone right in front of him!
It was one of the workers—and he was stranded on George Washington's nose! George was so happy to see the worker he didn't notice how happy the worker was to see him.
Slowly, the balloon floated closer.
Would it come close enough? It did! The worker grabbed onto the rope and climbed up. Soon he was in the basket with George.
Hurrah, George was rescued!
Hurrah, the worker was rescued, too!
They sailed up over George Washington's head and landed safely in a tree. Soon a whole crowd came to rescue them both.
The man with the yellow hat was happy to see George. The reporter was glad to have such an exciting story to report. And the owner of the balloon wasn't angry anymore.
Everyone had seen the rescue—George was a hero!
After the workers thanked him, George got a special treat—he got to ride in the helicopter.
The helicopter flew George and the man with the yellow hat once more past the presidents, then back to the little blue car.
As they drove away, the man said, "That was some vacation, George!"
George agreed. It was an exciting vacation. But they were both very glad to go home.
MARGRET & H. A. REY'S
Curious George in the Snow
Illustrated in the style of H. A. Rey by Vipah Interactive
Houghton Mifflin Company Boston
This is George.
George was a good little monkey and always very curious.
One cold day George went to a winter sports competition with his friend, the man with the yellow hat. They were outside all morning and wanted to warm up with a hot drink.
At the ski lodge on top of the mountain, the man said, "George, why don't you wait at this table while I get some hot chocolate? I'll be right back, so don't get into any trouble."
George liked being on top of the mountain; there was so much to see! Why, there was something interesting.
George thought it looked like a spaceship.
He was curious. What was a spaceship doing on a mountain?
George forgot all about waiting for the hot chocolate...
and climbed in. A man in a racing suit saw him and said, "What are you doing in my sled?" He tried to stop George, but it was too late. The sled shot down the mountain—with George inside!
This is no spaceship, thought George. This is a rocket!
"Stop that monkey!" the man yelled.
But George could not stop. And there was no one to stop him as he sped faster and faster through the snow.
Suddenly the sled slipped sideways—George didn't know how to steer.
The sled swished through some trees
and whacked into a pole!
Luckily, George was not hurt, but this was not where he was supposed to be. Now how would he get up the mountain? George looked at the sled. It was stuck by the pole. He looked up the pole.
Now he could see how a little monkey could get to the top of a mountain. George climbed the pole, and
when an empty seat came close enough, he jumped!
What a view! From up in the air, George could see everything. As he rode up the mountain, he watched tiny skiers race down.
When he reached the top, George was happy to see the ski lodge.
This was where he was supposed to be!
George found the table. But he couldn't find the man with the yellow hat.
Where could he be?
George looked down the mountain.
There was someone who looked like his friend! Maybe his friend was going down to get George. But how could George get down the mountain this time?
If only he had another sled...
Why, here was a monkey-sized sled.
George took the sled down
and gave himself a push. The sled was quick to pick up speed on the steep mountain.
George zigged this way and that way, then another way altogether.
He flew over a hill
and landed on the raceway!
"It's a monkey!" yelled a boy, and the crowd cheered.
"Look out, little monkey!" someone yelled from the crowd.
But George was going so fast that the wind roared in his ears, and he could not hear!
But George could see.
He saw a skier right in front of him.
Could he stop?
No!
The crowd gasped as George crashed into the skier and flew up in the air. The skier went tumbling and his ski snapped right in half. When George came down...
he landed on the broken ski ... and kept going!
The crowd was amazed. "What is he doing?" they asked. "Is he skiing? Is he sledding?"
"He's surfing in the snow!" said a boy.
George sailed down the mountain and came to a smooth stop.
What a show! The crowd cheered as George took a bow. No one had seen skiing like this before! When the skier arrived, everyone was glad to see that he was not hurt, and they cheered for him, too. Soon the man with the yellow hat arrived. He was glad to find George.
George was glad to finally find his friend. The man with the yellow hat made his way through the noisy crowd to apologize to the skier. "I'm sorry George caused so much trouble," he said.
"That's okay," said the skier. "I still have another race—and another pair of skis." Then he said, "That
was some skiing, George!"
Later that day, the skier raced again—and won! It was a new record! The crowd went wild. They were still cheering when the skier found George at the finish line. "Thanks to you, George, this big crowd stayed to cheer me on," he said. "I couldn't have won without them—or you."
He lifted George to his shoulders and the crowd cheered once more for their favorite monkey skier, George.
The end.
MARGRET & H. A. REY'S
Curious George's Dream
Illustrated in the style of H. A. Rey by Vipah Interactive
Houghton Mifflin Company Boston
This is George.
George was a good little monkey and always very curious.
After a long day at the amusement park with his friend, the man with the yellow hat, George was tired and glad to be home.
Soon dinner was ready. But when George sat down to eat, he was too small to reach his plate.
"I'm sorry, George," the man said. "I forgot to fix your chair."
He put a large book on George's chair and George climbed up.
As he sat on the book that was set on his chair, George thought about his day. All day long he had been too small...
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