When the dog had eaten the dumpling they hurried on. They crossed many mountains and valleys, and one day a monkey sprang down from a tree in front of them and asked, “Where are you going so fast?”
“We are going to fight the enemies of Japan,” Peach-boy answered.
“Then pray allow me to go with you,” the monkey said.
The dog came angrily forward. “Of what use would you be?” he snarled. “I alone accompany this great warrior.”
Monkeys and dogs never can be friends, and of course this speech made the monkey very angry.
“You think a great deal of yourself!” he screeched, and he approached the dog ready to assail him with his teeth and nails.
But Peach-boy stepped between them, saying: “Stop! Do not be so hasty, you two. Stand back, dog. This monkey is not a bad fellow, and I intend to enrol him as one of my vassals.”
Then he gave the monkey half a dumpling to eat. Presently the three went on along the highway. But it was no easy matter to keep the peace between the dog and the monkey. So at last Peach-boy had the monkey march ahead of him with his standard, and the dog follow behind him carrying his sword.