In the short story and the film, the monkey playing its instrument is always followed by a gruesome freak accident, and despite attempts to bury or destroy the "toy," it always manages to come back.

If you're part of the Toy Story generation the way that I am, you probably already have a negative association with instrument-playing monkeys ... aptly named The Monkey, wears a red vest and ...

In the short story and the film, the monkey playing its instrument is always followed by a gruesome freak accident, and despite attempts to bury or destroy the “toy,” it always manages to come ...