The
monkey and the tortoise were friends. One day both of them went to eat
fruits. Th emonkey climbed the tree. He ate fruits. He threw the skins
for the tortoise. Having eaten the fruits, the monkey went away, but he
left his sword (on the tree).
With great difficulty, the tortoise climbed the tre. Lifting the monkey’s
sword, he looked below and said - “should I kill the wild pig standing
under the tree?” He dropped (the sword) on the deer and killed it.
With the skin of the deer he made a drum. Inside the drum, he put some
hornets.
Seeing the drum, the monkey wanted to beat it. The tortoise said, “Friend,
beat the drum on the tre. Beat it hard.” The monkey, climbing the
tree, asked, “Shall I beat (it)?” The tortoise said “Please
climb higher.”
The monkey climbed to the top of the tree. Now (he) beat the drum and
broke it. The hornets came out and stung him. He fell down.
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