Little Jackie, the baby monkey, sat alone on the dried bamboo, his tiny body trembling as he let out heartbreaking cries. His voice echoed through the quiet surroundings, calling again and again for the mother who wasn’t there. Without her warmth, without her touch, Jackie felt small and helpless.
The bamboo under him was rough and dry, but Jackie didn’t care—his little heart was too heavy with sadness. Each time he cried, he glanced around, hoping that somehow Mom would appear from behind the trees. But the silence that followed only made him cry harder.
His tantrum wasn’t just anger—it was pure desperation. Jackie stomped his little hands, kicked his feet against the bamboo, and curled his tail tightly as if trying to comfort himself. The more he cried, the more exhausted he became, yet he couldn’t stop. He needed the comfort only a mother could give.
Nearby, a caretaker noticed his pitiful cries and quickly rushed over. Jackie looked up with tear-filled eyes, his tiny chest rising and falling quickly. When gentle hands reached out to him, Jackie clung tightly, his cries softening for the first time. Though he was still scared and lonely, that moment of warmth reminded him he wasn’t completely alone.
Baby monkeys like Jackie are so vulnerable. Without a mother’s care, every sound, every movement feels frightening. But with patient love, Jackie would learn again that the world could feel safe.
For now, his cries on the bamboo told the story of a baby missing his mother, yet slowly finding comfort in the arms of those who promised to protect him.
