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It was a bright, sunny morning, and Milo the monkey was feeling very hungry. He swung from vine to vine in the jungle, looking for the perfect banana. Suddenly, he spotted it—shiny, golden, and hanging from the tallest tree. "Ooooh, banana!" he squealed, licking his lips. He climbed up the tree as fast as he could, but just as he reached for the banana, it wiggled and flew away! Yes, flew away. It wasn’t a real banana—it was a banana-shaped balloon from a jungle birthday party! Milo blinked in confusion, then shouted, "That banana tricked me!" He jumped from the tree and started chasing it through the jungle. He ran past startled parrots, leaped over sleepy tigers, and even bounced off a hippo’s belly like a trampoline. "Come back, you sneaky snack!" he cried, as the balloon floated higher into the sky. Meanwhile, back in the jungle clearing, Milo’s best friend, Tilly the toucan, was setting up a surprise picnic. She had real bananas, mango slices, coconut cookies, and a big blanket with banana patterns. “Where’s Milo?” she said, tapping her beak. Just then, Milo crashed into the clearing, completely covered in leaves and puffing like a steam train. He looked up—and saw the real bananas on the blanket. “Well,” he said, grinning, “I guess I chased the wrong one!”