In the sunny treetops of Golden Leaf Forest lived a small but spirited monkey named Xingxing. She was famous among all the animals for her bright, star-shaped patch of fur on her forehead, which shimmered gold whenever sunlight touched it. Xingxing was usually cheerful, playful, and full of endless energy—but today, something was definitely wrong.
Because today…
Xingxing Monkey Angry!
It all started early in the morning when the forest birds were singing sweet songs and the wind was blowing gently through the bamboo leaves. Xingxing woke up with a big stretch, ready to play with her friends like she always did. She swung out of her nest, flipped through the branches, and landed on her favorite vine. But just as she reached for her breakfast banana—it wasn’t there.
Her banana, the one she had saved so carefully the night before, was gone.
Xingxing’s eyebrows lowered. Her little tail stiffened. Her golden patch flickered once.
“Oh no… who took my banana?” she grumbled.
She hopped down the tree, footsteps thumping with tiny frustration. She checked behind the rocks. She checked under the leaves. She even checked her friend Tutu’s hammock—because Tutu sometimes liked to borrow snacks without asking. But there was nothing. No banana. Not even a peel.
Her forest friends noticed the stormy expression on her face.
“Good morning, Xingxing!” chirped Piper the parrot.
“Not good morning!” Xingxing huffed. “My banana is gone!”
Piper tilted her head. “Are you sure you didn’t eat it last night?”
Xingxing puffed up her cheeks. “Of course I didn’t! I saved it because it was big and yellow and perfect! Someone stole it!”
Even Piper knew that when Xingxing got upset, it was better to help her find answers than to argue. So the parrot glided down beside her.
“Okay then, we’ll solve this mystery,” Piper offered. “Let’s find your perfect banana.”
And so the search began.
The First Clue
Xingxing marched toward the river, still frowning. As she approached the water, she spotted tiny footprints in the mud. They were small—much smaller than hers.
She gasped. “A thief! A tiny thief!”
Piper studied the prints. “Hmm… those look like squirrel footprints.”
Xingxing crossed her arms. “Maybe a squirrel took my banana! I knew it!”
Without waiting, she sprinted toward the tall nut tree where the squirrel family lived. She climbed up so fast that every branch shook.
“Squirrels!” she shouted. “Did you take my banana?”
Three little squirrel siblings popped their heads out of their nest. Their eyes were wide like they had just heard thunder.
“No, no!” they squeaked together. “We only eat nuts! No bananas!”
Their nest was full of acorns and nothing else.
Xingxing narrowed her eyes but sighed. “Okay… maybe it wasn’t you.”
Her anger softened a little, but the golden patch on her forehead still sparkled with frustration.
The Second Clue
Next, Xingxing checked the bamboo grove. Sometimes the panda cub, Mimi, wandered around eating anything yellow she could find. But Mimi was sitting peacefully, chewing bamboo shoots with sleepy eyes.
“Mimi!” Xingxing called. “Did you eat my banana?”
Mimi blinked slowly. “Banana? No… too sweet… sleepy…”
She yawned so big that Xingxing almost forgot she was mad.
Piper giggled. “See? Mimi didn’t do it.”
But Xingxing stomped her foot. “If not squirrels… and not Mimi… then where is it?”
Her frustration bubbled up again. She clenched her little fists. She made a tiny growl that sounded more adorable than scary.
Xingxing Monkey Angry again!
The Third Clue
Just when she was about to explode with irritation, she heard a soft rustling behind a bush. She jumped and pulled back the leaves.
There, nibbling on something yellow, sat the baby deer Lala.
Xingxing’s eyes went huge. “Aha! Thief!”
But as she stepped closer, she realized something.
Lala wasn’t eating a banana.
She was chewing on a yellow flower.
The little deer looked up and smiled shyly. “Hi Xingxing… do you want a flower?”
Xingxing groaned. “No flower… banana! I want my banana!”
The deer shook her head. “I didn’t see any banana. I’m sorry.”
Xingxing drooped. All her clues were wrong. All her guesses were wrong. And she was still hungry.
She plopped onto a rock and crossed her arms tight. “This is the worst day. My banana is gone forever.”
Piper fluttered down beside her. “Hey… calm down. Don’t be too mad. We’ll figure it out.”
Xingxing shook her head. “No… no… Xingxing Monkey Angry!”
The Truth Comes Out
Just then, a tiny voice squeaked from above.
“Um… Xingxing?”
She looked up slowly.
It was Bobo, the smallest monkey in the forest. He was clinging to a branch awkwardly, his ears drooping.
Xingxing narrowed her eyes. “Yes? Do you know something?”
Bobo gulped. “I… I think I took your banana.”
Xingxing stood up so fast that she almost flipped. “YOU?!”
Bobo nodded nervously. “I didn’t mean to! I thought it was mine! I woke up early and saw a banana in the tree. I was so sleepy and hungry that I grabbed it without checking. I’m really, really, really sorry!”
Xingxing tapped her foot.
Tap. Tap. Tap.
“So… where is it now?” she demanded.
Bobo pointed to his tummy. “Um… inside.”
Xingxing gasped dramatically. “You ATE my perfect banana? My morning treasure?!”
Bobo whimpered, “I didn’t mean it, Xingxing…”
For a moment, the forest held its breath.
Piper whispered, “Don’t explode… don’t explode…”
Xingxing clenched her fists. Her golden patch glowed bright. Her cheeks puffed up…
She stomped one foot.
Then she stomped the other.
And finally she shouted—
“Bobo… next time ASK!”
Bobo nearly fainted with relief. “I will! I promise! I’ll ask every time!”
Xingxing huffed. “Good.”
Her anger eased. Her cheeks relaxed. Her tail un-stiffened.
Piper smiled. “See? You handled that well.”
But Xingxing sighed deeply. “I’m still hungry…”
Bobo suddenly brightened. “Wait! I can fix that!”
He scampered up a nearby tree, grabbed the biggest banana he could find, and placed it gently into Xingxing’s hands.
“For you! To say sorry!”
Xingxing blinked. The banana was even bigger than the one she lost.
Slowly… carefully… she smiled.
“Thank you, Bobo.”
He grinned. “Are you still angry?”
Xingxing shook her head. “No. Xingxing Monkey Happy now!”
A Better Ending
The three of them—Xingxing, Bobo, and Piper—sat together on a warm branch. Xingxing peeled her new banana and took a big satisfied bite.
“Delicious!” she said proudly.
Piper chirped happily. “See? All problems can be fixed if we talk and listen.”
Bobo nodded. “And if we say sorry… and bring bananas.”
Xingxing laughed so hard she almost dropped her food. “True!”
From that day on, everyone in the forest learned an important rule:
Always ask before taking something…
Especially if it belongs to Xingxing Monkey.
And Xingxing learned something too:
Sometimes anger is okay… as long as it ends with understanding—and maybe a banana.
