THE THIRD MONKEY

    My aunt told me this story when I was a little girl. I had really enjoyed it.

I hope you enjoy it just as much as I did.

THE THIRD MONKEY

    Once, there were two little monkeys. As they were playing, they found a nice big banana. They both decided to share it. So one of the two monkeys peeled the banana and cut it into two halves. He took one half and gave the other half to the second monkey.

    “Your piece is bigger than mine,” protested the second monkey, crossly. “Give me the other piece, I don’t want this one!”

    “Certainly not!” said the first monkey. “Why should I give you my piece?”

    Now, they started to argue. As they were arguing a third monkey came along. He was passing by and when he heard them arguing, he decided to see what it was all about.

    “Hello! What’s the matter? Why are you two arguing?” asked the third monkey.

    The second monkey explained how they had found a banana and the first monkey’s piece being bigger than his own.

    “Oho! Is that all?” asked the third monkey, when he had heard their story. “I’ll soon fix that. Give me both your pieces.”

    He took the pieces and pretended to measure them.

    “The second piece is really small,” he said and took a bite out of the first monkey’s piece.

    Now, the first monkey protested that his piece had become smaller. So the third monkey took a bite out of the second monkey’s piece. Now, the second monkey protested that his piece had become smaller. So the third monkey took a bite from the first monkey’s piece. It went on like that until there were only tiny bits of pieces left. Since, the two of them were still arguing, the third monkey popped the last bits into his mouth.

    The first two monkeys stared at the third monkey in dismay as he swallowed the rest of the banana. Then, it occurred to them that they had been tricked. They were furious but they could do nothing about it!

    “The second piece is really small,” he said and took a bite out of the first monkey’s piece.

    Now, the first monkey protested that his piece had become smaller. So the third monkey took a bite out of the second monkey’s piece. Now, the second monkey protested that his piece had become smaller. So the third monkey took a bite from the first monkey’s piece. It went on like that until there were only tiny bits of pieces left. Since, the two of them were still arguing, the third monkey popped the last bits into his mouth.

    The first two monkeys stared at the third monkey in dismay as he swallowed the rest of the banana. Then, it occurred to them that they had been tricked. They were furious but they could do nothing about it!