Today is Wednesday.
Late that night, Amelia's pet dog, Finally, acted very strangely. She barked to the backyard. Amelia's dad said, "She is loaded to bear." That means angry. She must have known that there was a monkey in the backyard.
Amelia's zoo was so successful that many visitors came to the backyard. Her teacher said to her, "your backyard looks like more fun than a barrel of monkeys!" That means a group that is having fun and enjoying themselves. It is often used in the phrase "more fun than a barrel of monkeys." Just at that moment, everyone heard a Beep sound. They all went to the garage from where the sound came. The real monkey was munching the banana and pushing the toy horn.
The manager of the zoo was called to the backyard. He caught the monkey and praised the idea of the backyard zoo. He also invited the children to visit the zoo again. Amelia's teacher said to her, "I will have to eat crow." That means to be shamed or to admit that one was wrong. And everyone didn't want to leave. So Amelia's mother said, "You all can hang out until the cows come home," which means for a very long time. Then a child's father, a farmer, came to catch his child. He asked whether Amelia want a cow. Amelia's mother said,"No, my husband has had a cow this week," which means to be very worried, upset, or angry about something.
The end.
