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XIV.

THE MONKEY WITH THE TOM- TOM.* GB 202Best Hort Hoses, I 246

In a remote wood there lived a monkey, and oneday while he was eating wood- apples, a sharp thornfrom the tree ran into the tip of his tail, he triedhis best to get it out but could not. So he proceededto the nearest village, and calling the barber askedhim to oblige him by removing the thorn.

" Friend barber," said the monkey," a thorn hasrun into my tail. Kindly remove it and I willreward you."

The barber took up his razor and began to examinethe tail; but as he was cutting out the thorn he cutoff the tip of the tail. The monkey was greatlyenraged and said:-

" Friend barber, give me back my tail. If youcannot do that, give me your razor."

The barber was now in a difficulty, and as hecould not replace the tip of the tail he had to giveup his razor to the monkey.

*

Compare the story of" The Rat's Wedding" from thePañjâb, The Indian Antiquary, Vol. XI., pp, 226ff: where,however, a better moral from the tale is drawn.