Curious George Page #4

on the boat thing.

It... Yeah, it fit nicely.

Excuse me. What was

your first reaction when you saw the idol?

I was emotional.

Teared up pretty much instantly.

Guy, guys, guys, let's focus here.

We're here about the idol.

- So, Ted, where is the idol now?

- Yes, yes, yes, where is the idol?

It's... It's close. It's... It's very close.

What else we got? Come on, guys.

Fire away. Keep them coming.

Excuse me. Rumour has it

the idol has magical powers. Is that true?

- Well, that all depends.

- Yeah, good one. Now, ask him where it is.

- Was it difficult to find?

- Is it made of solid gold?

- And how big is the idol?

- Are you going to write a book?

What about a movie deal?

- Oh, no, that's not a good idea.

- It's not? Why?

Not the Apatosaurus formerly known

as the brontosaurus.

- I'm sorry.

- No, don't!

This is very common

when you come back from the jungle.

Bad idea! Monkey! Monkey, no!

Can we please get back

to questions...

regarding when

we will actually see the idol?

- No, no, no! Monkey! No, no, no!

- You can't leave. Ted!

- Please, no!

- Ted, before you leave, please...

No!

Ted, where is the idol?

Okay, careful. Careful,

that's the linch pin to the whole left leg.

Oh, no!

Wow, I didn't see that coming.

Oh, Ted, we're doomed.

What's a monkey doing here?

- I guess we should just take a picture.

- Quick, get a picture.

Well, seriously, Ted, can't say you didn't try.

I mean, you did bring back a monkey,

just not one anyone cared about.

- Okay, bye-bye.

- Hold on!

You're locking me out?

Cabs are right behind you.

Perfect.

Oh, no. No, no, no. No. No, you don't. No.

This is not going to work.

Here it is, "Animal Control. "

This better work.

Hello, Animal Control.

How can I help you?

Yes, could you send someone over

to the Bloomsberry Museum right away?

We have a very dangerous monkey.

Describe dangerous, sir.

Oh, he's frothing at the mouth.

He's got teeth like Ginsu knives

and crazy eyes.

He's a killer. Listen to this.

Put that child down! Oh, the horror!

I can't watch!

Sir, we just closed,

but I can leave a message.

What am I supposed to do

with this monkey?

I'm sure I don't know.

Thank you for calling

the Animal Control hotline.

Hello?

You, down.

Okay, listen. I'm only watching you...

until tomorrow, when Animal...

Don't do that. Okay, maybe you're right.

It's late. It's been a long day.

I'm all out of ideas. What do you got?

Oh, this is great. This is a great idea.

I'm so comfortable here.

What are we lying on here?

Is this goose down? It's so comfy.

No, this is a concrete park bench.

That's what it is.

Did I mention

that it's a cold concrete bench? Very cold.

Hey, shake all you want, monkey.

There's no bananas in there.

But if you find a 40 foot idol, let me know.

Eighth wonder of the world. Right.

What a nightmare.

Oh, no. No, no, no,

don't look so satisfied with yourself.

The whole reason we're sleeping out here

is because of you.

Yeah, I could be

in my nice, warm bed right now...

showered, teeth brushed...

instead of sleeping out in the cold

with a monkey...

under the stars.

Wow.

Those glow-in-the-dark star stickers

have nothing on this.

That? That's a firefly.

Good grab. Nice.

Yep, they're still in there. Bright, huh?

They're bioluminescent.

Did you know that fireflies glow

to remind us that they taste bitter.

It's a defence mechanism.

Yeah. See? I told you.

Oh, no. No, no, no. No, thanks. I'm good.

Yep, you know,

there's no way I'm going to eat that bug.

So quit trying...

Oh, wow.

Yeah, that tastes bad, definitely bitter.

Okay. Oh, listen to this.

I've got a good one for you.

What's the difference between

Neanderthal man and Cro-Magnon man?

Linguistic competence

and polychromatic cave paintings.

Get it?

Hello?

You're missing the punch line.

You see,

it's the difference between the two...

It's always a winner.

I need some fresh museum-related material.

People depend on me for those jokes.

No, no, those are dinosaur bones.

You can't park there.

There's no parking here. That's my office!

Oh, just a bad dream. Oh, boy.

Monkey? Monkey? Where are you?

A monkey flew!

Oh, no.

- Run! Run!

- A monkey! A monkey!

Wait. It's a zoo. A zoo is full of monkeys.

Who's to say it's mine?

- The monkey is chasing me!

- That's mine.

Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! Look at that!

Oh, that's cold.

Oh, it's so much colder than you think.

I suggest never doing that. Ever.

Don't ever swim with penguins.

Swim with dolphins.

Freezing! It's going to be okay.

Okay, your turn.

There you are.

Oh, Ted. Hi.

Miss Maggie.

Hi.

What happened to you?

Oh, it didn't rain here?

Nope, not here.

Wow, now, that's crazy.

Freak cloudburst down the street.

Yeah, right.

- Hey, where you going?

- The monkey knows that guy?

- Please tell me you paid for those.

- He thinks he's a banana.

So how long have you had a monkey?

- I don't. I mean, I do.

- Oh, he's so cute.

I really don't. I... Long story.

Mr Ted, what's your monkey's name?

- Yeah, what's his name?

- He doesn't have a name.

- He has to have a name.

- No, he doesn't.

- Let's give him a name.

- All right! Good idea.

- Please don't...

- Elvis.

- How about Jojo?

- Fred.

- Hercules.

- Bananas.

- Mumble.

- No.

- Skippy.

- What about Juan Carlos?

Okay, you know what?

His name's Washington.

Man, that's a dumb name.

Then call him George. How's that?

Happy now?

Oh, I like George.

- It's so cute.

- Oh, he's so cute.

- Here, George. Take my balloon.

- Let's go play.

Here, George. Have a red one.

- Here. Here's a balloon.

- Oh, you like blue, too?

What's the use?

Ted, are you okay?

It's a long story, but it looks

like the museum is going to close.

Really?

I know how much you love the museum.

I do love the museum, Ted.

But that's not really

why I go there every week.

Yeah, I know. Everyone likes

the cafeteria food. Gosh, it's good.

I've never had the cafeteria food.

- Really?

- Really.

So you've never had the tuna hash

on Thursday?

Never.

It's really quite something.

I'll remember that.

There's also a meatless meatloaf

on Monday...

which is quite special.

Quite special.

Excuse me, mister.

You have to help George.

- George who?

- George needs you.

Take a message. I'm busy.

He has an emergency!

The restrooms

are behind the penguin habitat.

- Mister, your monkey's floating away.

- Look. Seriously, there he is.

- He's what? He's what?

- There, look at him.

I'm not kidding.

Hey, monkey! Don't be afraid.

Just keep your head together,

and don't look down!

You've got to save George.

- Who, me?

- Yes, you!

- Hurry!

- Okay.

- Your monkey's going to fall quick! Hurry!

- Hurry, Ted. Hurry. He's floating away.

I'm commandeering these balloons.

Hey! Hey, where are you going?

I need that. Thank you, young fellow.

- Can I borrow these?

- You're going to need a lot of balloons.

Here I go!

Boy, glad that's over.

Pay you back. Thank you.

You don't mind, do you?

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