But Jacko did not get fat, and the reason of that was that he soon tired of bananas, and only ate one every day. He gave all the others to the rats.
The lion and lioness were rather worried because Jacko did not get fat, so one day they stole in to listen to him talking to the rats, and as it happened they were just talking about bananas.
"I am tired of bananas," said Jacko. "I wish I could get a cocoa-nut."
"It would make you very fat," said the rats.
"Yes," said Jacko, "and I don't want to be fat for those old lions."
"Ho, ho!" said the lions. "A cocoa-nut will make him fat; we'll get him one at once."
