One sunny day, Curious George and the Man with the Yellow Hat were walking in the park. They saw a lot of people eating ice cream cones and popsicles. Curious George loved ice cream, so he asked the Man with the Yellow Hat if he could have some too.
"Of course, George," the Man with the Yellow Hat said. "Let's go find the ice cream truck."
They followed the sound of the ice cream truck's music until they saw it parked near a playground. There was a long line of children waiting to buy ice cream. The Man with the Yellow Hat gave Curious George some money and told him to wait in line while he went to find a bench.
Curious George was very excited. He looked at all the different flavors and colors of ice cream on the truck's menu. He wondered which one he should choose. He also noticed that the ice cream truck had a big freezer on the back, where the ice cream was stored. He wondered what it looked like inside.
As he waited in line, Curious George became more and more curious about the freezer. He decided to take a peek inside when no one was looking. He sneaked behind the truck and opened the freezer door. He saw a lot of boxes and bags of ice cream, all neatly stacked up. He wanted to touch them and taste them.
He climbed into the freezer and closed the door behind him. He started to open the boxes and bags of ice cream and tried them one by one. He liked them all, but his favorite was chocolate chip cookie dough. He ate a lot of it, until he felt very cold and full.
Meanwhile, the Man with the Yellow Hat was looking for Curious George. He saw that he was not in line anymore. He asked some of the children if they had seen him, but they said no. He started to worry. He wondered where Curious George had gone.
He walked around the park, calling his name. He checked the playground, the pond, the fountain, but he could not find him anywhere. He was about to call the police, when he heard a loud noise from behind the ice cream truck.
He ran to see what it was. He saw that the freezer door had burst open, and out came Curious George, covered in ice cream. He had eaten so much that he had made the freezer explode.
"George!" the Man with the Yellow Hat exclaimed. "What have you done?"
Curious George looked at him with a guilty smile. He knew he had been very naughty. He also knew he had a big tummy ache.
The ice cream truck driver was very angry. He demanded that the Man with the Yellow Hat pay for all the ice cream that Curious George had eaten and ruined. The Man with the Yellow Hat apologized and gave him all his money.
He then took Curious George by the hand and walked away from the park. He was not happy with him at all.
"George, you are a very curious monkey," he said. "But sometimes your curiosity gets you into trouble. You should not go into places where you do not belong, and you should not eat things that are not yours."
Curious George nodded. He felt sorry for what he had done. He also felt very sick.
He learned his lesson that day: curiosity killed the cat, but satisfaction brought it back.
The End