The author, Carol Hartley Bellows shook her head and laughed,
"Thirty years of teaching, ministry and farming brought me to
canyons, fields and mountains. All along I have lived with the
image of Benjamin on my shoulder. The story of Benjamin Monkey is
fiction based on truth. When Benjamin first grinned and raised his
eyebrows our family's days of loving care for a little Capuchin
monkey began. This ten year adventure brought mischief, fun,
curiosity and tears, embodied in Benjamin's unusual exploits beyond
our wildest dreams." Benjamin excelled at tearing around. He was
driven by his bond with Jamie, who had younger siblings, cats and
dogs at their home in a small hill-town. After he had riled up the
Medical School Research Lab, Benjamin was sad and longed for a
friend until he found Jamie. Soon they traveled miles on her
10-speed over dirt roads to secret places. Her Benji held on tight
and hid under Jamie's hair to avoid crisis from circling predators,
bullies, wild dogs, scary cows, icy wind and lightening storms.
Jamie shared Benji's excitement, and encouraged her friends, Josie,
David and Mike to enjoy him with kindness. One night while blaring
the car radio to hear Joan Baez's "Forever Young," Jamie drove with
"Benji" bouncing up and down on her shoulder to show him Big City
lights. Loudly singing with Josie, Jamie cruised past a befuddled
cop, who just scratched his head and stared. Through a decade of
Benji's unusual moments, his Grey Logs family told his stories.
When tired from hours of mischief, the small Capuchin loved to curl
in Jamie's lap and rock beside hot coals in the fieldstone
fireplace. Sturdy 1910 log rafters, tall Maple trees and a special
"Benji's Bush" had become the gentle monkey's favorite habitat
forevermore.
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