A monkey, looking very sad and dejected, was walking along the bank of a river one

day when he met a turtle.

"How are you" asked by the turtle, noticing that he looked sad.
The monkey replied, "Oh, my friend, I am very hungry. The squash of Mr.Farmer
were all taken by the other monkeys, and now I am about to die from want to food".
"Do not be discouraged",said the turtle; "take a bob and follow me and we will steal
some banana plants."
So they walked along together until they found some nice plants which they dug up,
and then they looked for a place to set them. Finally the monkey climbed a tree and
planted his in it, but as the turtle could not climb he dug a hole in the ground and set
his there. When their work was finished they went away, planning what they should
do with their crop. The monkey said: " When my tree bear fruit, I shall sell it and
have a great deal of money." And the turtle said: "When my tree bears fruit, I shall
sell it and buy tree varas of cloth to wear in place of this cracked shell".
A few weeks later they went back to the place to see their plants and found that the tree of
the monkey was dead, for it's root had no soil in the tree, but that tree of the turtle was tall
and bearing fruit. "I will climb to the top so that we can get fruit". said the monkey. And he
sprang up the tree, leaving the poor turtle on the ground alone.

"Please give me some to eat." called the turtle, but the monkey threw him only a green one
and ate all the ripe ones himself.

When he had eaten all the good bananas, the monkey stretched his arms around the tree and
were to sleep. The turtle, seeing this, was very angry and considered how he might punish the
thief. Having decided on a scheme, he all around under the tree, and then he exclaimed.

Crocodile is coming! Crocodile is coming!"

The monkey was so startled at the cry that he fell upon the sharp bamboo and was killed.
Then the turtle cut the dead monkey into pieces, put on it, and dried it in the sun. The next day,
he went to the mountains and sold his meat to the other monkey who gladly give him squash in
return. As he was leaving them he called back:

"Lazy fellows, you are now eating your own body; you are now eating your own body." Then the
monkeys ran and caught him and carried to their own home. Let us take a hatchet," said the one
old monkey," and cut him into very small pieces."

But the turtle laughed and said: " That is just what I like. I have been struck with a hatchet many
times. Do you not see the black scars on my shell?" Then the one of the other monkeys said; "Let
us throw him into the water." At this moment the turtle cried and begged them to spare his life,
but they paid no heed to his pleadings and throw him into the water. He sank to the bottom, but
very soon came up with a lobster. The monkeys were greatly surprised at this moment and
begged him to tell them how to catch lobsters.

"I tied one end of a string around my waist," said the turtle. "To the other end of the string I tied
a stone so that I would sink."

The monkeys immediately tied strings around themselves as the turtle said, and when all was
ready they plunged into the water never to come up again.

And to this day monkeys do not like to eat meat, because they remembe the ancient story.

THE END!!!