Long time ago there lived a monkey named Red-face on a tree by the
side of the sea. The tree was an apple tree and the fruits it bore were sweet
as nectar. Once a crocodile named Ugly-mug swam ashore, Red-face threw apples
at him and asked him to taste them. Ugly- Mug started coming everyday ashore to
eat the fruits thrown by Red-face and soon they became good friends. Ugly-Mug
used to take some fruits to his home to his wife.
His wife was a greedy lady and asked him as to where he got the
nectar filled apples. Ugly-Mug told about his friend the monkey. The lady was
greedy and pleaded with her husband that she would like to eat the monkey's
heart, as a person who gave such tasty fruits must have a heart filled with
nectar. Ugly-Mug was angered and did not agree to deceive his friend. But she
then insisted on not eating anything till he brought her his friend's heart.
Out of desperation, Ugly-mug started making plans for killing his friend.
He came back to Red-face and treated him with an invitation to his
house for supper stating that his wife would be thrilled to have him home and
also that she was very anxious to meet such a nice friend. Poor Red-face
believed the story but was asking his friend as to how he could cross the sea
to reach the house of the crocodile on the other side. Ugly-mug then offered to
carry him on his back and the monkey agreed.
In the middle of the sea, Ugly-mug took the crocodile deep into the
ocean to kill the monkey. The monkey was frightened and asked the crocodile why
he was doing this.Ugly-mug told him that his wife wanted to eat the monkey's heart
filled with nectar.
Red-face immediately asked the crocodile to take him back to the tree as he told him that he had left his other heart which was full of nectar back at the tree. The foolish crocodile then swam back to the tree and the terrified monkey jumped up the tree never to return.
Red-face immediately asked the crocodile to take him back to the tree as he told him that he had left his other heart which was full of nectar back at the tree. The foolish crocodile then swam back to the tree and the terrified monkey jumped up the tree never to return.
Upon being asked as to why she was not returning, the monkey
answered to the crocodile that he had only one heart and he had been fooled and
scolded his friend for misusing his friendship.
The crocodile was ashamed at what happened and asked the monkey if
he could make any amends. He was also scared that his wife would not let him back
in because he had returned without the monkey's heart. Just then he heard that
a huge he-crocodile had occupied his house. The monkey advised him to fight the
he-crocodile and drive him out of his home and gain his wife's confidence. The
crocodile followed the advice and he was back happy with his wife.
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