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"Don't throw things at us!" shouted Annie.

Annie grabbed the fruit. She stood up and threw it back at the monkey.

The fruit fell into the water with a splash.

But the monkey hurled the red fruit right at them.

He grabbed another fruit.

The canoe rocked. Annie almost fell out.

But suddenly the monkey grabbed a big red fruit hanging from the tree. He hurled it at the canoe.

But the monkey only waved his arms and screeched again.

"Don't worry, Peanut," said Annie. "He's just a little monkey. He won't hurt us."

"Watch it!" shouted Jack.

The monkey grabbed a third fruit and hurled it at Jack and Annie. It landed inside the canoe with a thump.

"Oh, brother," said Jack. "I don't believe this."

"Stop that!" Annie shouted.

The monkey screeched even louder.

The monkey screeched even louder.

Jack and Annie ducked again. And the fruit splashed into the water.

Squeak! Squeak! Peanut poked her head out from Annie's pocket. She seemed to be yelling at the monkey.

She missed.

"But how?" said Annie. "We can't wade or swim. The piranhas, the snake, and the crocodile will get us."

"Oh, no," said Jack. The bratty monkey was back.

A gust of wind blew the canoe. Thunder rolled in the sky.

"Oh, no. I don't believe this," Jack said.

But the monkey just stared at Annie. And Annie just stared back at him.

The monkey stopped screeching. He looked at Annie. Then he swung away. Into the forest.

"Go away!" Annie shouted. "You're the meanest thing in the world!"

"Uh-oh," said Annie. "It's raining now."

"What'd you expect?" said Annie. "It is the rain forest."

"Watch it! He's nuts," said Jack.

Jack crouched down. Was the monkey going to hurl the stick at them? Like a spear?

This time, the monkey was pointing a long stick at the canoe.

"A river's a bad place to be in a storm," said Jack. "We have to get back to shore. Right now."

Screeching split the air again.

"What?" Jack looked up. A raindrop hit him in the eye.

"Who cares?" said Jack. "He shouldn't throw things."

Annie jumped up and faced the monkey.

"I think I hurt his feelings," said Annie.

The monkey pulled on the stick. The canoe started floating toward him.

After a long moment, the monkey seemed to smile.

"He wants to help us," Annie said.

Annie grabbed the other end.

"What's going on?" said Jack.

Annie smiled back.

The monkey held out the long stick.

"Help us how?" said Jack.

The monkey pulled the canoe all the way to the bank of the river.