story: 1

Washoe is a monkey.She lives in a lab.The lab is a place where men and women study monkeys and other animals.

They study the animals to find out how they learn.One day a man put a puzzle in Washoes cage.Washoe had to take the puzzle apart.Each time she did it right the man gave her a slice of

banana.That was her reward.

Washoe didnot eat the banana slices.She just put them there.The man made the puzzle harder.But Washoe soon learned how to take it apart.Then the man ran out of bananas.What now?

Would she keep on doing with out reward? Washoe looked at him.She waited.The man gave her the next puzzle.Washoe took it apart.Then she picked up a slice of banana.She put it outside

the cage for the man!

and so it went.The man would give Washoe a puzzle.And Washoe would give back a banana slice.She kept on until she had returned all bananaa.

Washoe learned many new puzzles that day.And the man learned something too.He learned that some monkeys dont work puzzles only to get food.They do puzzles for the fun of it - just like

you and me!