Ed the Broken-Hearted Gorilla Ghost by: aford as told to Abe

Ed the Broken-Hearted

Gorilla Ghost

there once lived a gorilla named Ed. Ed lived in a big zoo and he DID NOT like it.

there once lived a gorilla named

Ed.

Ed lived in a big zoo and he

DID NOT like it.

he would get so mad at the people walking by his cage that he would beat his chest and throw bananas at them.

he would get so mad at the

people walking by his cage that

he would beat his chest and

throw bananas at them.

people got so used to Ed’s grumpy ways that he became a disgruntled star of the zoo. and the zoo sold t-shirts with his face on them

people got so used to Ed’s

grumpy ways that he became a

disgruntled star of the zoo. and

the zoo sold t-shirts with his

face on them

Ed DID NOT like this even more than he disliked the zoo. he threw more bananas.

Ed DID NOT like this even more

than he disliked the zoo.

he threw more bananas.

the zoo-keepers thought Ed might need a friend to cheer him up. so they brought in another gorilla to see if they could get along

the zoo-keepers thought Ed

might need a friend to cheer him

up. so they brought in another

gorilla to see if they could get

along

the gorilla they brought in was named Susie and Ed DID NOT throw a banana at her

the gorilla they brought in was

named Susie and Ed

DID NOT

throw a banana at her

Susie liked Ed too and soon they became good friends

Susie liked Ed too and soon

they became good friends

time went by...and no bananas were thrown, chests beaten, or t-shirts sold.

time went by...and no bananas

were thrown, chests beaten, or

t-shirts sold.

the zoo decided to send Susie to another zoo. Ed DID NOT like this at all.

the zoo decided to send Susie

to another zoo.

Ed DID NOT like this at all.

however, he DID NOT beat his chest or throw bananas

however, he DID NOT beat his

chest or

throw bananas

he just died of a broken-heart.

he just died of a

broken-heart.

time went by... the zoo did not get another gorilla

time went by...

the zoo did not get another

gorilla

people forgot about the angry gorilla who used to beat his chest and throw bananas

people forgot about the angry

gorilla who used to beat his

chest and throw bananas

until one day a man lingered a little too long by Ed’s old cage and got hit in the face with a banana

until one day a man lingered a

little too long by Ed’s old cage

and got hit in the

face with a banana

and some days when it’s real quiet you can hear the sound of a broken-hearted gorilla beating his chest

and some days when it’s real

quiet you can hear the sound of

a broken-hearted gorilla beating

his chest

the zoo started selling t-shirts about Ed the gorilla ghost which caused more people to come, and more people got hit with bananas

the zoo started selling t-shirts

about Ed the gorilla ghost which

caused more people to come,

and more people got hit with

bananas

but Ed just missed Susie. however, he DID like the sound of a face being smacked with a banana. The End

but Ed just missed Susie.

however, he DID like the sound

of a face being smacked with a

banana.

The End