Caps for Sale - A Tale of a Peddler, Some Monkeys and their Monkey Business

Written and illustrated by Esphyr Slobodkina.

The story is based on a folktale and follows an unnamed moustachioed cap-selling peddler who wears his entire stock of caps on his head. When the peddler falls asleep under a tree, a group of monkeys steals all the caps, except his own checked cap, and puts them on. The peddler tries various actions to get the monkeys to return the caps, but they only imitate him. Finally, he throws his own cap on the ground in disgust, causing the monkeys to do the same, allowing him to collect all the caps and continue his journey.