In the heart of the rainforest lived Toby the toucan. With his bright beak and colorful feathers, he was hard to miss. But Toby was famous for something else: his tall tales.
“Did you know I once out-flew a jet plane?” he boasted to the parrots.
“I once juggled coconuts with just my beak!” he told the monkeys.
The animals chuckled. They never quite believed Toby, but they loved listening.
Stories That Grew and Grew
Every day, Toby’s tales became taller.
To the frogs, he said, “I swam across the entire river in one gulp.”
To the sloths, he bragged, “I climbed every tree in the rainforest in a single day.”
His stories were so outrageous that even the jaguar raised an eyebrow. But Toby’s charm made the animals laugh so hard that no one minded.
Still, some wondered, Will Toby ever tell the truth?
The Day of the Lost Bananas
One morning, the monkeys panicked. Their giant bunch of bananas had gone missing!
“Who could have taken them?” they cried.
Toby swooped in dramatically. “I know exactly what happened!” he declared. “A giant flying crocodile snatched them and is now juggling them over the waterfall!”
The monkeys gasped. The parrots gasped. Even the frogs gasped. But then they frowned. “Toby, is this another tall tale?”
The monkeys decided to search for the bananas themselves. And to everyone’s surprise, Toby followed quietly.
A Tale That Turned True
At the riverbank, Toby spotted something shiny in the bushes. He flapped closer and squawked, “Look! Banana peels!”
The monkeys rushed over. Sure enough, the bananas were hidden behind the bushes,no flying crocodile, just a sneaky raccoon enjoying a snack.
The monkeys cheered. “You helped us, Toby!”
Toby grinned sheepishly. “Well… maybe this tale wasn’t so tall after all.”
From then on, Toby still told silly stories, but he also sprinkled in helpful truths. The animals decided that the rainforest was a much funnier, brighter place with their tall-tale-telling toucan around.
The End !
