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This Month's Question: "Do you know any funny jokes?"
There once was a man who could not find a job for a very long time. Because he was short on money, he needed a job very badly. So he went to the Labour Office to ask for work. "I will do anything," he said. "Please, just give me a job, any kind of job." But the Labour Office could not find any work for him that day, so he left his phone number and went to bed that night very hungry.
The next day, the Labour Officer phoned the man. He told him, "We have found a job for you." So the man went to find out what kind of job they were offering. When he arrived, he told the Labour Officer, "It doesn't matter what you have, I will take any job!" The Labour Officer said, "The job we have found for you is at the Zoo. Please go there right away."
The man arrived at the Zoo and told them he was ready to work. The Zookeeper said, "Okay, here is your job: we have a problem. Our chimpanzee has died! And everyone who used to come to the Zoo to see our chimpanzee does not come any more. So we need a chimpanzee to fill in until we can find a replacement." But the man said, "Nobody will believe I am a chimpanzee!" The zookeeper said, "Don't worry, I'll give you a suit, and teach you tricks and all sorts of things so that you will look just like a chimpanzee. The most important thing is this: you must NEVER let anyone know you are a man and not a chimpanzee!" So the zookeeper gave the man a suit and taught him many tricks, like swinging on a vine and scratching his underarms, so that he looked just like a chimpanzee.
The man began his work as a chimpanzee, and people came to visit his cage. They were all very happy with the new "chimpanzee" and his tricks. But one day, as the man was doing flips and swinging on vines to try to impress the audience at his cage, he missed one of the vines and went somersaulting into another cage: the LION'S CAGE!
The man was so afraid that he ran into the corner. The lion crouched down and began stalking him. The poor man was so afraid, he was about ready to scream. The lion continued to approach, growling and stalking. But just before the man could scream for help, the lion leaned close to him and said "Shhh."