A very good morning to our headmistress, honourable judges,

teachers and all my fellow friends. Today I’m going to tell you
a story entitle:

The Monkey and the Shark

Once upon a time, there was a monkey who lived in a tree

which grew by the edge of the sea. The monkey looked at the
ocean every day and dreamed how it would be to sail there.
“How nice it would be if I could swim fast in the ocean,” the
monkey would say out loud.

A shark who used to swim nearby noticed the monkey

daydreaming and decided to trick him. “Hello, Mr. Monkey,”
said the shark. “I see that you want to swim in the ocean.
Jump in the water so that I can teach you now!” “Thank you,
Mr. Shark!” replied the monkey. “But monkeys will never be
able to swim. I guess we were made to sit on the trees.”

“In that case, why don’t you jump on my back?” suggested

the shark. “I’ll take you for a ride and get you back here!” The
monkey agreed, quickly jumped to the back of the shark and
had had the time of his life feeling the speed of the shark
and the wind in his hair.

“I’m glad you’re enjoying the ride, Mr. Monkey,” the shark
said. “Because the truth is that I’ve never tried a monkey’s
heart and I’ll eat yours!” The monkey stayed quiet for a while
and said, “Well, it was foolish of you not to tell me that
before.” “Foolish of me?” wondered the shark, “Why is that?”
“It’s just that if you had told me this before, I could have
brought my heart with me!” the monkey replied to the
surprised shark.
 “When I go out I leave my heart in the tree and go only
with my body. Don’t you know?” the monkey continued. The
shark didn’t want to be stupid so he said, “Of course, I knew
that! I just forgot about it. Let’s go back to get your heart
then.” “Oh, no!” said the monkey, “Take me to your home and
eat me, please!” But the shark insisted for them to go back.

At last, showing great reluctance, the monkey consented

grumbling at unnecessary trouble he was put to. When they
got back, the monkey climbed up in a great hurry to the tree
hiding in the leaves. The shark waited and waited until he
finally realized he had been tricked and shamefully swam away
never to  be seen again.

MORAL OF THE STORY: PRESENCE OF MIND OFTEN

SAVES US.