35. A Mischievous Monkey

 A Mischievous Monkey

There was a mischievous monkey who lived in a forest nearby a village. It was always disturbing the villagers. So, the villagers tried to avoid it.

One day he got a lion's skin in the forest. He was very pleased to get it. Getting the lion's skin he thought of a plan. Wearing the lion's skin he wanted to fear the villagers. That is why one day wearing the lion's skin he went to the nearby village. Seeing the lion, the villagers got fear and were running where they could. Watching the fearful villagers the monkey was very happy. They felt so scared that they could unable to go to their house. At this time, the monkey was moving here and there freely and boldly.

After some days, the villagers called a meeting to find out a proper solution to this problem. In the meeting, a wise villager told to them that a lion roars but we did not listen to its roar. So, it might be another animal. All the villagers accepted the opinion. For this, they got their mental strength back. Then they thought of a plan to identify the animal. They decided to beat the animal.

The next day, when the lion's skinned animal came out, then all the villagers beat him to death. The villagers came to him and put out the lion's skin from his body. Then they realized the fact. In this way, the villagers discovered the identity of the notorious monkey.

Lastly, we have learnt from the above short story that a mischievous man can not go far with his bad trick. He must be caught by someone.