The Unforgiving Monkey
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