Puss and the Monkey

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Hi Guys!

Today I've got something for you from the Dame Dingle Department!  What's that?  You don't remember Dame Dingle?  Well, she's the nineteenth-century children's book author who hates kids!  I've posted several of her shocking stories right here on Hybrid!  If you want to check them out, just enter "Dame Dingle" in the handy Hybrid search box!     

Right now, however, we're going to have a look at one of Dame Dingle's competitors!  I'm talking about New York children's book publisher T.W. Strong!   Strong wasn't quite as brutal as D.D., but it's obvious that he too thinks kids are rotten little miscreants who need to be told!  And what better way to tell them than by disguising moral lessons as entertainment!  Specifically, anthro entertainment!


Strong's Double Mammoth Picture Book, c. 1850s


Puss and the Monkey comes from Strong's Double Mammoth Picture Book, a collection of six stories bundled together for maximum impact!  But before I get sidetracked by the other stuff in this mighty tome, let's just get to it.  For your reading enjoyment, here's Puss and the Monkey:
















Well, it looks like all's well that ends well, but just barely!  You know that Dame Dingle wouldn't have let that scuzzy monkey off so easy!  And you can bet that the last picture would show Puss weeping over his grave!  But hey, I gotta admit, I like a happy ending and this story does make you question your choices in life.  So what'll it be, guys?  Are we pussies?  Monkeys?  Or are we going to do better?  Think about it!  

Until next time!


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Comments

  1. Billy D BunnyNovember 20, 2021 at 6:33 PM

    This is miscegenation! This monkey reformed? Yeah, right.

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    1. AndibiNovember 20, 2021 at 8:44 PM

      That's kind of what I thought -- Puss needs to dump his simian backside tout suite!

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    2. Billy D BunnyNovember 21, 2021 at 9:09 AM

      Another awesome post. Is this from your collection?

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    3. AndibiNovember 22, 2021 at 4:19 PM

      Thanks! I just acquired this the other day. Condition is not the best, but I couldn't say no to the anthro!

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    4. Billy D BunnyNovember 23, 2021 at 8:34 AM

      I would really like to look at your collection. Maybe it will be the basis for a museum some day.

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  2. Foxy FlapperDecember 3, 2021 at 11:04 AM

    These Victorian era children's tales are rough-but I love the art!

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