Under the fading sunlight of the forest, a tiny baby monkey sat silently on a dry branch, his small body trembling from the cool wind. His fur was thin and unkempt, his little face stained with tears and dust. He looked around, eyes full of hope and confusion, waiting—waiting for his mother to come back. Every rustle of the leaves made his heart jump, thinking it might be her returning to pick him up and hug him once again. But the mother never came.
The baby monkey, named Lemo by rescuers, had been abandoned when he was barely a few days old. His mother had left suddenly after giving birth, perhaps due to fear, stress, or weakness. Lemo couldn’t understand any of that. All he knew was that he missed her warmth, her heartbeat, and the comfort of her milk. His cries echoed through the forest, soft but heartbreaking, as if begging the wind to bring his mother back.
As hours turned into days, Lemo’s strength began to fade. He tried to climb, to search, but his tiny hands slipped easily. Hunger gnawed at his stomach, and his cries grew weaker. Other monkeys passed by, curious for a moment, but none stopped to help. The cruel reality of nature left him alone, fragile, and scared. The once lively forest became a lonely world filled with silence and sorrow.
Then, one afternoon, a kind human heard his faint cry near a temple wall. They found the poor baby lying weakly on the ground, barely moving. The rescuer gently picked him up, wrapped him in a warm cloth, and gave him milk drop by drop. Lemo’s eyes opened slowly—he still looked around, searching for the mother he would never see again.
Even though he was safe now, a shadow of sadness remained in his tiny heart. Every time he heard the sound of other mother monkeys calling their babies, Lemo would look up, hoping one call might be for him. His story became a symbol of how painful and lonely abandonment can be, even in the animal world.
The poor baby monkey continues to wait, deep in his heart, for the mother who left but never returned—showing that even the smallest soul can feel the deepest love and loss.
