The Monkey and The Frog

There was once a young monkey who lived in the jungle. His life was well. He didn't have a care in the world. Every morning his mother would bring him breakfast and then do some casual grooming to make sure that he didn't get lice. He never did.

After he turned two years old the young monkey decided to wander away from the close eye of his mother. He began to realize that there was so much more to the world than what he'd already seen. He found snails on rocks and eels in the lakes. There were birds larger that him that flew overhead and ants he could barely see beneath him.

He ventured so far that he couldn't remember how to get home. Darkness fell and he became frightened. All of the sounds had changed and were foreign to him. He could feel the blades of grass brushing against him in the wind but couldn't see them. He did not sleep until the sun rose.

As he awoke around midday he began to contemplate his position and how to return to the his mother. While he was pondering this dilemma a small frog approached him from behind. Without any warning the frog jumped and landed on the monkey's head. The monkey began to panic, swatting constantly to remove the frog from his head with no luck. Finally he had worn himself out to the point that he collapsed.

It was in this moment of weakness that the frog saw his opportunity. As soon as the ape hit the ground the frog began calling out with a deep "riiiiiiibbit". Only seconds passed before a large group of frogs began to appear. They encircled the poor monkey while all he could do was lay motionlessly.

They moved closer and closer in with every moment until they had covered the monkey as that no fur was exposed. The force of all the frogs on the monkey was making it difficult for him to breath. He struggled hard to force the frogs from his body long enough to catch one final glimpse of the sky before the frogs choked him to death.

The frogs then sat around laughing, relishing their victory over the ape. Their songs could be heard far and wide through the jungle. Until a loud crash echoed beneath the canopy. The sound stunned all the frogs and they didn't even realize that they had just been ensnared with a net.

They all tried to free themselves at once but the chaos only hindered their escape. Soon a human boy loomed over them, "Looks like monkey and frogs for dinner Pa."