( A monkey looklng very sad and de[ecLed was walklng along Lhe bank of Lhe rlver one day

when he
meL a LurLle )

1u81LL Pow are you?"
MCnkL? Ch my frlend l am very hungry 1he squash of Mr larmer were all Laken by Lhe oLher
monkeys and now l am abouL Lo dle from wanL of food"
1u81LL uo noL be dlscouraged Lake a bolo and follow me and we wlll sLeal some banana planLs"

( So Lhey walked along LogeLher unLll Lhey found some nlce planLs whlch Lhey dug up and Lhen Lhey
looked for a place Lo seL Lhem llnally Lhe monkey cllmbed a Lree and planLed hls ln lL buL as Lhe LurLle
could noL cllmb he dug a hole ln Lhe ground and seL hls Lhere )

( When Lhelr work was flnlshed Lhey wenL away plannlng whaL Lhey should do wlLh Lhelr crop )

MCnkL? When my Lree bears frulL l shall sell lL and have a greaL deal of money"

And Lhe LurLle sald When my Lree bears frulL l shall sell lL and buy Lhree varas of cloLh Lo wear ln place
of Lhls cracked shell"

A few weeks laLer Lhey wenL back Lo Lhe place Lo see Lhelr planLs and found LhaL LhaL of Lhe monkey was
dead for lLs rooLs had had no soll ln Lhe Lree buL LhaL of Lhe LurLle was Lall and bearlng frulL

l wlll cllmb Lo Lhe Lop so LhaL we can geL Lhe frulL" sald Lhe monkey And he sprang up Lhe Lree leavlng
Lhe poor LurLle on Lhe ground alone

lease glve me some Lo eaL" called Lhe LurLle buL Lhe monkey Lhrew hlm only a green one and aLe all
Lhe rlpe ones hlmself

When he had eaLen all Lhe good bananas Lhe monkey sLreLched hls arms around Lhe Lree and wenL Lo
sleep 1he LurLle seelng Lhls was very angry and consldered how he mlghL punlsh Lhe Lhlef Pavlng
declded on a scheme he gaLhered some sharp bamboo whlch he sLuck all around under Lhe Lree and
Lhen he exclalmed

Crocodlle ls comlng! Crocodlle ls comlng!"

1he monkey was so sLarLled aL Lhe cry LhaL he fell upon Lhe sharp bamboo and was kllled

1hen Lhe LurLle cuL Lhe dead monkey lnLo pleces puL salL on lL and drled lL ln Lhe sun 1he nexL day he
wenL Lo Lhe mounLalns and sold hls meaL Lo oLher monkeys who gladly gave hlm squash ln reLurn As he
was leavlng Lhem he called back

Lazy fellows you are now eaLlng your own body you are now eaLlng your own body"

1hen Lhe monkeys ran and caughL hlm and carrled hlm Lo Lhelr own home

LeL us Lake a haLcheL" sald one old monkey and cuL hlm lnLo very small pleces"

uL Lhe LurLle laughed and sald 1haL ls [usL whaL l llke l have been sLruck wlLh a haLcheL many Llmes
uo you noL see Lhe black scars on my shell?"

1hen one of Lhe oLher monkeys sald LeL us Lhrow hlm lnLo Lhe waLer"

AL Lhls Lhe LurLle crled and begged Lhem Lo spare hls llfe buL Lhey pald no heed Lo hls pleadlngs and
Lhrew hlm lnLo Lhe waLer Pe sank Lo Lhe boLLom buL very soon came up wlLh a lobsLer 1he monkeys
were greaLly surprlsed aL Lhls and begged hlm Lo Lell Lhem how Lo caLch lobsLers

l Lled one end of a sLrlng around my walsL" sald Lhe LurLle 1o Lhe oLher end of Lhe sLrlng l Lled a sLone
so LhaL l would slnk"

1he monkeys lmmedlaLely Lled sLrlngs around Lhemselves as Lhe LurLle sald and when all was ready Lhey
plunged lnLo Lhe waLer never Lo come up agaln

And Lo Lhls day monkeys do noL llke Lo eaL meaL because Lhey remember Lhe anclenL sLory