71. The Monkey
and Two Cats
Once upon a time, two
cats found a piece of bread and cut it into two pieces. But one piece was
slightly bigger than the other. Both the cats wanted the bigger piece. Then
they went to a monkey, who was taking a rest in the branch of a tree. They
asked him to sort out the matter. The monkey said, “Don't worry. I'll make both
the pieces equal.” Then it took a bite from the bigger piece. But this made the
other piece larger. So it took a bite from the other piece. This continued till
the pieces became very small. Seeing this, the cats pleaded, “Sir! We are
satisfied. Let us have the pieces now.” The shrewd monkey replied, “This is my
fee for sorting out the problem.” Saying this, it gobbled up the remaining
bread. Two cats only kept looking at the face of each other.
Moral: Don't believe in a
shrewd judge.
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