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The Unforgiving Monkey The Unforgiving Monkey The sons of Mohan, a king, kept a group of monkeys as pets. The finest foods and the best care were given to these monkeys, who were treated as if they were royal pets. They had grown fat because they had nothing to do. These monkeys' leader was extremely knowledgeable. The learned from numerous sciences and followed great philosophers. He tried to teach the other monkeys all the time, but they were too caught up in their luxuries to follow much of what he taught them.  In contrast, the young princes' carriage was pulled by two powerful rams—billy goats—owned by the princes. One of the rams was a glutton, and whenever he could, he would sneak into the kitchen and eat whatever was there. The cooks would keep an eye out because this made them very angry. When the ram was near the kitchen, the cooks would hit him with anything they could find. The chief of the monkeys thought, "This behavior could lead to accidents, and this e

The Curious Monkey and the Wedge A group of monkeys resided nearby in a sizable grove. Fruit plants bearing bananas, oranges, chikoos, and pomegranates were abundant in the grove. A juvenile, active monkey by the name of Makranda was present. He would scale the highest branches and leap from tree to tree all day, disobeying senior monkeys who cautioned him against the danger. One day, a party of people carrying axes descended upon the grove. The monkeys became alarmed when they started felling trees in one area of the forest. But it soon became apparent that the humans were only preparing a tiny portion of the land to erect a temple. The construction workers would depart the site each afternoon for lunch, and the monkeys would come in to play with the tools. Makranda once observed a sizable tree trunk that the workmen had felled. A wedge was positioned where a cut had been made to prevent the trunk from fusing back together as they attempted to split it in two. Makranda attempted to sh