What is the famous short story where a man and his daughter are at a fly by night carnival and she disappears while riding the ferris wheel?

Answer 1

The story you are thinking of is called "Night in Funland". My GF and I just spent about 2 hours researching a similiar question - I had misremembered the title as "A night at the carnival". I remembered the monkey and that it was the title story in an anthology where I had read it. The collection also included "Flowers for Algernon", "The Most Dangerous Game" and "One ordinary day with peanuts". An excellent book, unfortunately my library doesn't have it.

Answer 2

The short story you are referring to is "The Illustrated Man" by Ray Bradbury. In the story "The Illustrated Man," a man named Will Halloway and his daughter ride a ferris wheel at a carnival where she disappears mysteriously.