The Savannah morning news., 1902-04-13

the sharp bamboos with leaves and said
to the Monkey, well am going away
now. You will have to look out for the
Dogs. If they come about. IL you hear
any barking you had better jump down
and run away before they can come up.
See, ! have put some nice leaves here
for you to jump on, so you will not
hurt yourself"
Then he went away and hid in the
grass, and in a little while began to
initiate the barking of a Dos. The
Monkey was badly frightened, and,
jumping down from the tree, fell upon
the sharpened bamboos and was killed
The Frog was at a loss to know
how to dispose of the body. He did
not wish TO leave it there, since the
other Monkeys would be sure TO ac-
cuse him. After thinking 1t over for
some time he decided that 1t would be
more thorough revenge to cook 1t
and serve it up to the other Monkeys.
lie therefore took 1T up to bis house
and made fine stew with curry pow+
der. and then invited all the other
Monkeys to dine with him.
When they came. he said to them:
Il have hidden you to eat with me in
order that you may enpoy this new
and savory DISH the secret of which
/ have but lately learned. must re-
quest YOU, however to eat with your
eyes shut, since it's popularity is that,
IL you do not do SO, it loses much of
its fine flavor
They all ate, and professed to find
1t delicious. But one little Monkey.
not being able to repress his curiosity.
opened his eyes and saw that he was
citing Monkeys hand. He was hor-
riiled, and, leaping up. crying OUT See
what the Frog has done TO usi"
Iney seized the Frog and declared
their intention to boil him. He begged
to be released, but they swoae to 90
with him as he had done with their
brother Then they put him into a pot
OF cold water and ran off to get fire.
wood with which to boil it. But while
they were hunting for wood, he jumped
out and ran into the yard, where he
hid under a cocoanut husk When the.
monkeys returned and found him gone.
they hunted all over the house Not
hnding him there, they all gathered
in the yard to discuss plans for catch
ing him.
The Chief of the Monkeys, who pre-
sided over the meeting, sat upon the
musk under which the Frog was hid
den. When they were all in the hight
OF the discussion the Frog, unable to
let pass so good an opportunity, reach
ed out and bit the Chief Monkeys tail.
The Chief, jumping up, overturned the
ANStAs oAAd ~ tiiC rlOS was again maze
captive.
Some were still for boiling him, but
others said, mo, if we try to boil him
he will escape again while we are
making the necessary preparations
Let us kill him quickly and have done
with him."
Finally, one proposed to drown him.
This struck them all as a splendid
idea, and they at once adopted it, The
Frog begged them not to do So He
shrieked for mercy. He implored them
to kill him in any other way, If only
they would spare him this awful tor
ture. He pleaded with them not to
degrade themselves by such an act Of
barbarity. But they hustled him off
to the river and threw him in AS soon
as he struck the water he said, Thank
you. You forget that l am quite at
home here"
The Monkeys were very angry at
being so badly duped, and at once
summoned all the cattle and the other
great beasts to drink the river dry.
so that they might catch the Frog
again. But the Butterfly, being a great
friend of the Frogs lit on the cattle,s
noses and annoyed them so much that
they could not drink in peace. AS soon
as they grew tired, therefore, they went
away again into the woods. and this
explains why, although they are still
drinking from the river 1t never goes
dry.