Terrified and shaken, the tiny baby monkey tumbled from the high tree, landing hard on the cold forest floor. The fall stunned him, and for a moment the world around him blurred into fear and confusion. His small body trembled uncontrollably as he tried to understand what had happened. A soft, desperate cry slipped from his mouth, a fragile sound filled with sudden pain and overwhelming fright.
Lying there, the little monkey’s instincts urged him to move, but every tiny attempt sent aches through his delicate limbs. He curled into himself, trying to feel even a hint of comfort in the vast, unforgiving forest. The towering trees around him no longer felt like home—they felt distant, unreachable, almost threatening after the unexpected fall.
Even the familiar sounds of rustling leaves and chirping birds seemed different now, heavier and more frightening. Each noise made him flinch as he searched for the safety he had known just moments before. His eyes glistened with tears as he hoped someone—his mother, his troop, anyone—would come to guide him back to warmth and protection.
