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The monkey and turtle go on a journey together, but the selfish monkey does not bring enough food. He eats all of the turtle's food supplies. Later, the monkey abandons the hungry turtle. A hunter catches the turtle but cares for it, feeding it regularly. The envious monkey tricks the turtle into trading places, but the hunter mistakes the monkey for a thief and shoots it dead. The turtle is freed.

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The monkey and turtle go on a journey together, but the selfish monkey does not bring enough food. He eats all of the turtle's food supplies. Later, the monkey abandons the hungry turtle. A hunter catches the turtle but cares for it, feeding it regularly. The envious monkey tricks the turtle into trading places, but the hunter mistakes the monkey for a thief and shoots it dead. The turtle is freed.

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The Monkey and the Turtle

Once upon a time there was a turtle who was very kind and
patient. He had many friends. Among them was a monkey, who
was very selfish. He always wanted to have the best part of
everything.

One day the monkey went to visit the turtle. The monkey asked
his friend to accompany him on a journey to the next village. The
turtle agreed, and they started early the next morning. The
monkey did not take much food with him, because he did not like
to carry a heavy load. The turtle, on the contrary, took a big
supply. He advised the monkey to take more, but the monkey
only laughed at him. After they had been travelling five days, the
monkey's food was all gone, so the turtle had to give him some.
The monkey was greedy, and kept asking for more all the time.
"Give me some more, friend turtle!" he said.

"Wait a little while," said the turtle. "We have just finished eating."

As the monkey made no reply, they travelled on. After a few


minutes the monkey stopped, and said, "Can't you travel a little
faster?"

"I can't, for I have a very heavy load," said the turtle.

"Give me the load, and then we shall get along more rapidly,"
said the monkey. The turtle handed over all his food to the
monkey, who ran away as fast as he could, leaving the turtle far
behind.

"Wait for me!" said the turtle, doing his best to catch his friend;
but the monkey only shouted, "Come on!" and scampered
[370]out of sight. The turtle was soon very tired and much out of
breath, but he kept on. The monkey climbed a tree by the
roadside, and looked back. When he saw his friend very far in
the rear, he ate some of the food. At last the turtle came up. He
was very hungry, and asked the monkey for something to eat.

"Come on a little farther," said the selfish monkey. "We will eat
near a place where we can get water." The turtle did not say
anything, but kept plodding on. The monkey ran ahead and did
the same thing as before, but this time he ate all the food.

"Why did you come so late?" said the monkey when the turtle
came up panting.

"Because I am so hungry that I cannot walk fast," answered the


turtle. "Will you give me some food?" he continued.

"There is no more," replied the monkey. "You brought very little. I


ate all there was, and I am still hungry."

As the turtle had no breath to waste, he continued on the road.


While they were on their way, they met a hunter. The monkey
saw the hunter and climbed a tree, but the man caught the turtle
and took it home with him. The monkey laughed at his friend's
misfortune. But the hunter was kind to the turtle: he tied it near a
banana-tree, and gave it food every hour.

One day the monkey happened to pass near the house of the
hunter. When he saw that his friend was tied fast, he sneered at
him; but after he had remained there a few hours, and had seen
how the turtle was fed every hour, he envied the turtle's situation.
So when night came, and the hunter was asleep, the monkey
went up to the turtle, and said, "Let me be in your place."

"No, I like this place," answered the turtle.

The monkey, however, kept urging and begging the turtle, so that
finally the turtle yielded. Then the monkey set the turtle free, and
tied himself to the tree. The turtle went off happy; and the
monkey was so pleased, that he could hardly sleep during the
night for thinking of the food the hunter would give him in the
morning.

Early the next morning the hunter woke and looked out of his
window. He caught sight of the monkey, and thought that the
animal was stealing his bananas. So he took his gun and shot
him dead. Thus the turtle became free, and the monkey was
killed.

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