Smiling monkey sitting on a fallen log beside a large butterfly in the jungle

Curious Monkey Meets a Butterfly on a Log

A young monkey sits on a fallen log, smiling at a big butterfly among ferns, tree trunks, and leafy jungle plants.

Free to print for personal and classroom use. This coloring page is part of the Monkey collection, made for ages 5–7 and drawn in a Standard style.

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🎨 How to color it

Color the monkey warm golden brown, the fallen log tan, the big butterfly orange and yellow, and the jungle leaves bright green. Use chunky crayons or broad marker strokes for the monkey and log, then switch to a sharper crayon point for the butterfly’s wing lines and the fern fronds. Try giving the monkey’s curled tail a darker brown spiral so it stands out beside the pale log.

The story behind this coloring page

Kiki and the Laughing Leaf — Every morning, Kiki crept to the fallen log and touched it with one fingertip. Tap? Read the full story →

Every morning, Kiki crept to the fallen log and touched it with one fingertip. Tap? Too loud! He wanted to drum a real wake-up beat, but the forest smelled damp and enormous, and even the ferns seemed to listen.

Until one day, a butterfly flapped down and sneezed pollen right on the log. Piff! Because of that, Kiki jumped and bonked the wood with both hands—bom-bom! Because of THAT, the butterfly wiggled so hard it made a leafy, giggly rustle. “Do it again!” it squeaked.

Kiki swallowed, then tapped: bom, bippa, bom. The butterfly danced, the ferns shook, and Kiki laughed at his own noisy paws. Next time you see his curled tail by the log, can you hear the tiny bom-bom he was brave enough to start?