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The Monkey and the Turtle
Story source: Filipino Popular Tales by Dean S. Fansler (1921)
- Monkey and Turtle were friends
- Turtle tricked monkey many times
- Split a banana, monkey got the end that would not grow (top)
- Turtle took the roots, and it grew many fruits
- Monkey went to pick bananas for turtle, but ate them for himself, turtle put sharp pieces in the trunk so the monkey injured himself when he came down
- Turtle gave hot peppers to monkey, snake almost choked him to death
- Then Monkey hallucinated, asking where the turtle was and could hear his voice
- Monkey beat his belly with a rock to death
- Monkey needed to get across the water, but all there was, was a crocodile
- Convinced Crocodile to spare his life, and if he brought him across the river that there would be plenty of monkeys for him to eat
- So he did so, but monkey ran fast up to the tree to his mate
- Crocodile said the monkey would pay for this
- Crocodile looked dead, so monkey went down to where they were these bright pepers
- Crocodile put him between his teeth, but monkey convinced him that he was helping the king, and if was dead troops would come after him
- So crocodile agreed to give him as many breads as he wanted, and let him fo
- Monkey ran up to the tree, as the crocodile ate many hot peppers
- Ran to get water, monkey laughed
- Poor dragon fly was exhausted from flying and wanted to rest on a branch, and asked the monkey kindly
- They denied that no weak creature could stay on the branches of their shelter
- Monkey tried to hit her
- Dragon fly was quick and flew away and told the king what had happened
- Offered to fight monkeys
- Both agreed, dragon flies were unarmed while monkeys were ready
- When the battle began, dragon flies went straight for their foreheads, and the monkeys attacked the flies, and killed themselves
- Monkey deceived many creatures, and many creatures wished to kill him
- Monkey wants to deceive slow creates of the land, approaches turtle and crocodile
- Two are surprised by the kindness and tell they are looking for food and place to stay
- Monkey offers to help
- Took the two to a pumpkin plantation
- The two of them ate many pumpkin and the owner passed by
- Grabbed their poles and bolos and went after the crocodile
- Turtle grabbed the tail of the crocodile which was not good
- The men captured the two creatures and killed them both
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