vˈɪzɪɾɪŋ hɪz ɡɹˈændfɑːðɚz stˈoːɹ, hiː lˈɜːnz ðæt ðeɪ hæv ɛskˈeɪpt fɹʌm ɐ tɹˈævəlɪŋ sˈɜːkəs, wˌɪtʃ hɐz ˈɔfɚd ɐ vˈæst ɹᵻwˈɔːɹd fɔːɹ ðɛɹ kˈæptʃɚ: dˈɑːlɚ wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd fɚðə tʃˈiːf mˈʌŋki, "dʒˈɪmboʊ", ænd dˈɑːlɚ tˈuː ˈiːtʃ fɚðɪ ˈʌðɚz.
Visiting his grandfather's store, he learns that they have escaped from a traveling circus, which has offered a vast reward for their capture: $100 for the chief monkey, "Jimbo", and $2 each for the others.