Sense Sonnet - Tickler

Tongue in Cheek - LP Zoo

A snow monkey ambassador
Assigned to the Lincoln Park Zoo.
'Twas stationed in Japan before.
I go where I am asked - I do.
The humans here are very nice.
I hear them chattering a lot.
Japanese language - quite precise,
But English be precise? - tiz not!
So when the keepers talk to me,
My understanding takes a while.
Helpful to humans - I can be.
If I don't understand - I smile.

Whether I'm hearing Japanese
Or English- tiz my goal to please.