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A FAITHFUL MONKEY

A gentleman once kept a large monkey he had brought home from Afrika. The monkey was very faithful to her master and was very friendly to his baby boy.

One day the gentleman went out with his wife. They left the baby boy to the monkey they had trusted as a baby sitter.

It happened that a fire broke out in the house the door and the stair-case were already on fire.

All the neighbours looked sadly at the window of the room the baby boy slept in. somebody ran for a ladder to reach the window, but it was no use now.

Just then they saw black hand open the window upstairs. Then out came the monkey with the baby in her arms. Down she climbed. Slowly an carefully she brought the baby out safely.

THE SHIRT OF A HAPPY MAN

There was once a king who was very powerful and rich. But he was always unhappy, because he felt ill all the time. No doctors knew how to cure him, no did any medicine do him good. One day he called all his wise men to his palace and asked them what to do. “ There is only one way,” said a very old man. “if you can find a happy man, take his shirt and wear it, you will be soon cured”.

So the king sent his men to search for all the happy men. They trevelled all over the country, but they could not find one. There was nobody who was completely satisfied. If a man was rich and healthy, he had a bad wife. Everybody had something to complain of.

The man was very tired of their long search, and didn’t know when to go home. Just as they were worrying about that, they saw a workman who was singing merrily while he was at work.

“ Are you happy ?” they asked the man

“ Yes, I’m as happy as a lark,” answerd the man.

“ Give us your shirt,” said the man. We’ll give you as much money as you need.”

“ Alas.!” Cried the man, “ I haven’t got a shirt.”