Trevor M. Claiborn

The Monkey & the Forbidden Fruit Trevor M. Claiborn

"The Monkey and the Forbidden Fruit" is a children's fiction about a young chimp; Prime, in pre-civilization Africa and his adventure in search of the source of a mysterious fruit that he had stumbled upon. Prime's band was in an impoverished condition as they wandered about the unfriendly jungle, reduced to eating leaves, insects and whatever meal that could be found. Prime figured that finding this mysterious fruit would have pleased his starving band but he was however met with ridicule, skepticism, and stern criticism when he introduced it. After being scolded by Juba, the band elder for partaking of the forbidden fruit, Prime leaves out in the direction of the mythical savannah with hopes of finding the plant from which the mysterious fruit grew. Not only did Prime find the source of the mysterious forbidden fruit but during his journey, he overcame many obstacles from nature and other animals in the process. What Prime comes to realize upon meeting Orgia, a visitor from another forest; is that what seemed to be the end of his journey of finding the fruit was actually the beginning of a much greater one.