In a village a shoe-maker worked in his shop for long hours. A monkey lived in a tree nearby. Its great delight was to watch the shoe-maker at his work. At noon the shoe-maker was generally absent from the shop. The monkey would come down from the tree and work with the tools of the shoe-maker. The result was’ that his tools got blunted, leather spoiled and customers’ shoe damaged.
The shoe-maker was thus very much annoyed with the monkey. He hit upon a plan to put an end to the mischief caused by the monkey. “This will be your last attempt to imitate me,” said the shoe-maker to himself. He brought a razor from his inner room. He sat down in still view of the monkey and pretended to draw the razor across his throat several tunes. Then he left the shop, leaving the razor lying open.
The shoe-maker guessed correctly. The monkey came down and imitated his work with razor, After a few minutes the shoe-maker came back to find the monkey lying dead in his shop with his throat cut from ear to ear.
The shoe-maker was thus very much annoyed with the monkey. He hit upon a plan to put an end to the mischief caused by the monkey. “This will be your last attempt to imitate me,” said the shoe-maker to himself. He brought a razor from his inner room. He sat down in still view of the monkey and pretended to draw the razor across his throat several tunes. Then he left the shop, leaving the razor lying open.
The shoe-maker guessed correctly. The monkey came down and imitated his work with razor, After a few minutes the shoe-maker came back to find the monkey lying dead in his shop with his throat cut from ear to ear.
