Little Monkey was a happy student, who always fell asleep during Mr. Deer's class. He did not pay attention at school, and never did his homework. Little Rabbit was Little Monkey's friend, and he was a good student. Little Rabbit told Little Monkey, "Little Monkey, you have to study hard. Do not play all day or you will not be able to pass the exam!" Little Monkey laughed and replied, "Everything will be fine! Do not worry so much!" Then, Little Monkey ran off to play hide and seek with Little Goat.

After a few days, Mr. Deer said, "Dear students, we have learned a lot so far. There will be an exam tomorrow to test your understanding of the subject." When Little Monkey heard this, he started to panic. "Oh no! I haven"t studied at all. I am sure to fail the exam tomorrow." When he got home and finished his dinner, Little Monkey took out his textbook and started to study. He did not dare sleep, even when it was time for bed. His mother saw that he was not sleeping and asked Little Monkey, "My dear, Why are you not sleeping?" Little Monkey replied, "Mr. Deer says there will be an exam tomorrow, but I have not studied at all. I dare not go to sleep." His mother said, "This is all because you were not a conscientious student. If you had studied every day, you would not need to stay awake now. I will help you with revision." Little Monkey said, "Thank you, Mama, studying last minute is so tiring. I will be a conscientious student from now on."

The next morning, Little Monkey went to school with dark rings under his eyes. He met Little Rabbit along the way. Little Rabbit asked, "Little Monkey, Why do you have dark rings under your eyes? You look so funny!" Little Monkey replied, "This is because I was not a conscientious student, and only started to study at the last minute."

　　小猴子是快樂小學的學生，平常鹿老師上課時，他都在課堂上打瞌睡，沒有認真聽老師上課，也不寫作業。可是，小猴子的好朋友小白兔，是一個用功的好學生，常常勸告小猴子說：「小猴子，你要用功讀書，不要只想著玩遊戲。這樣子，考試時你要怎麼辦呢！」小猴子回答：「沒關係！到時候再說吧！」說完，小猴子就跑去跟小山羊玩捉迷藏了。

　　過了幾天，鹿老師說：「各位小朋友，我們已經上課一段時間，明天我們來考試，測試你們有沒有用功？」聽到鹿老師這樣說，小猴子心想：「怎麼辦？我都沒有念書，明天成績一定不好。」回到家後，吃完晚餐，小猴子回房間把課本拿出來，開始認真的念書，一直到了該睡覺的時候，還不敢上床睡覺。猴子媽媽看到小猴子還不睡覺，覺得很奇怪就問：「孩子，為什麼這麼晚你還不睡覺呢？」小猴子回答說：「因為明天就要考試，可是都還沒有念書，所以不敢去睡覺。」猴子媽媽說：「這都是因為『平時不燒香，臨時抱佛腳』的緣故，媽媽陪你複習功課。」小猴子小聲的說：「謝謝媽媽，我以後再也不敢了，這樣真的太累了。」

　　隔天一早，小猴子帶著兩個大大的黑眼圈去上學，半路上遇到小白兔，小白兔就問：「小猴子，你為什麼眼睛有兩個黑色的圈圈呢？看起來真好笑。」小猴子回答說：「這都是因為我平常上課不認真，昨天臨時抱佛腳的關係。」