It was a bright and cheerful morning in the jungle, and Monkey Lyly was buzzing with excitement. Today was a special day—her class was having a jungle fashion parade, and she had the perfect outfit ready: a shiny leaf-green dress, a necklace made of tiny berries, and her favorite shoes with big, bright pink bow ties on them.
Lyly danced around her room as she got dressed, humming a happy tune. But suddenly, she froze. One of the bows on her shoe was missing!
“Mom… where’s my bow tie?” she called out, her voice rising with panic.
Her mother came into the room and knelt beside her. “Hmm,” she said, checking the floor. “It was here yesterday. Let’s look together.”
Lyly darted under her bed. “Not here!” she said, peeking out with dust on her nose. Her mom checked behind the curtains, and Lyly looked in her toy chest. No bow.
“Oh no!” Lyly cried. “The parade starts soon!”
“Don’t worry, sweetie,” her mom said calmly. “Let’s retrace your steps.”
Together, they searched the living room, the treehouse balcony, and even the hammock. Still no bow. Just when Lyly was about to give up, she spotted something pink behind a flowerpot near the door.
“My bow tie!” she squealed, grabbing it. “It must have fallen off yesterday when I was watering the flowers!”
Her mom helped her reattach it to the shoe, tying it snugly and giving Lyly a proud smile. “There you go. Now you’re ready to shine.”
Lyly looked at herself in the mirror and beamed. “Thanks, Mom!”
At the parade, Lyly walked the jungle runway with confidence, her bows bouncing with every step. Everyone clapped and cheered, but what made her happiest was knowing her mom had been there to help her just in time.
And from that day on, Lyly always checked her shoes twice—just in case.
