[THE MONKEY'S FIDDLE]
I
Once upon a time there was a great famine in the land, and Monkey could find no food. There were no bulbs, no beans, no insects, nor anything else to eat.
At last Monkey said to himself, "Why should I perish here with hunger? My uncle Orang-outang has enough and to spare; I shall go to him, and he will give me food and shelter."
So he set out and soon came to the place where Orang-outang lived. For a long time Monkey was happy in his new home, but by and by he heard that there was no longer a famine in his own land. Then he decided to go back.
Before he started, Orang-outang made him a present of a fiddle and of a bow and arrow,
"With this bow and arrow you can kill any animal," he said. "With this fiddle you can make anything dance until you bid it stop."
Thanking his uncle for the presents, Monkey set out on his homeward journey. On the way he met Brother Wolf.
"What news, Brother Wolf?" asked Monkey.