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Sophie and Ashley have a new friend. His name is Baba, the Monkey. Sometimes he can be very naughty. But he is really a very nice monkey. Today, he meets two new friends.
Sophie walks with Baba down the street towards Josh’s house. Well, Sophie is walking. But Baba does not walk. He likes to run and jump and do cartwheels down the pavement.
Sophie knocks on Josh’s front door. Hmmm! No answer. “I wonder if Josh is in the garden behind his house.” says Sophie. Baba is still doing cartwheels on the pavement.
“Come on, Baba.” says Sophie. She and Baba walk around to the garden behind Josh’s house. Hmmm! No Josh. But Sophie hears Josh’s voice. She looks up; his bedroom window is open.
“Josh!” shouts Sophie. “Josh!” For once Baba stops running and jumping and doing cartwheels. He stands still and looks up at the window. The voice from Josh’s bedroom stops.
There he is! Josh pops his head out of his bedroom window. “Hi Sophie,” says Josh. “Who is your new friend?” “This is Baba.” answers Sophie. “Do you want to come out and play?”
“I can’t,” says Josh. “I have a problem in my bedroom.” “What is it?” asks Sophie. She and Baba both look up at Josh. “I have an invisible tiger in my room!”
“What!” say Sophie and Baba at the same time. “It’s true,” says Josh. “Come on up. The back door is open.” So Sophie and Baba go through the back door of Josh’s house. They go upstairs to his bedroom.
