Gumbo the Gibbon’s Swing Save – How a Clever Jungle Hero Helped Kids Escape a Broken Rope in Time
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Once upon a breezy afternoon, in the lush green jungle of Tanglevine Grove, two best friends, Lena and Theo, were playing in their homemade treehouse. They had built it themselves, with a little help from their big brother, and loved pretending it was a jungle explorer's lookout.
But when a sudden storm rolled in, the wind shook the branches, and CRACK!, the old rope ladder snapped and tumbled to the ground!
“We’re stuck!” Theo cried, peering over the edge.
“We’re too high to jump,” said Lena. “What do we do now?”
High in the canopy, someone else had heard the commotion: Gumbo, the cleverest gibbon in the grove.
Meet Gumbo, King of the Canopy
Gumbo was no ordinary gibbon. With long arms perfect for swinging and a brain full of clever ideas, he was known by the animals as the “Swing King.”
He spotted the kids clinging to their treehouse and gave a thoughtful “Hoo hoo-eee!” before leaping into action.
“Hang on, little humans,” he seemed to say. “Gumbo’s got this.”
He zipped through the trees with astonishing speed, swinging from vine to vine like a furry trapeze artist. Below, he spotted a coiled rope left near an old hammock post by the kids’ campsite. In one swift swoop, Gumbo grabbed the rope in his foot and swung back into the treetops.
The Swing Save Mission
Back at the treehouse, Lena and Theo spotted Gumbo flying through the air, rope in paw, determination in his eyes.
“Is that… Gumbo the gibbon?!” Lena gasped.
“He’s coming to help us!” Theo cheered.
Gumbo circled the tree once, twice, then launched the rope upward with a perfect twist. It landed right over a sturdy branch above the treehouse, then dropped down like a new ladder.
“Quick! We can climb down!” Lena said. The kids carefully shimmied down the rope, one at a time, until their feet landed safely on the jungle floor. The moment they looked up to thank him, Gumbo was already swinging off into the leaves, his mission complete.
A Hero Among the Trees
That evening, Lena and Theo told everyone in the village about Gumbo’s daring rescue.
“He tossed the rope like a jungle superhero!”
“He saved us with a perfect vine swing!”
From that day on, the villagers left bananas and mango slices at the base of the tree as a thank-you for their long-armed hero. And whenever someone got into a tricky spot up high, they always looked to the treetops and smiled.
Because somewhere up there, Gumbo the Gibbon was watching, ready to swing in when he was needed most.
The End !
Nadeera Nilupamali
Nadeera Nilupamali
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