Monkey And The Cap Seller
Once in a small town, there lived a man who used to sell caps. The cap seller used to sell caps in all the nearby towns and villages. One day, as usual, he was starting his day. He decided to go to the next village to sell his caps in the village market.
“Caps, caps, caps! Five rupees caps, ten rupees caps!” said the cap seller loudly.
Later, he was walking through the forest carrying a basket of colourful caps in his hands. He was tired of the sun’s heat and thought of lying down under a tree for some time as he had walked a long distance. Putting his basket on the ground, he said to himself, “I am so tired! Let me take a small nap.”
There were many monkeys around him. Slowly from one of the branches, a monkey peeped out. All of them were very naughty. One of them came down, and upon seeing the caps, he whistled. All the other monkeys responded to his whistle. One by one, they snatched away all the caps from the cap seller’s basket. Everyone wore the caps and started playing happily.
When the cap seller woke up, he was shocked to see his basket empty. He searched for his caps everywhere. To his surprise, he saw the monkeys up on the tree wearing them. He tried various ways to get his caps back. He folded his hands and requested them to return the caps. The monkeys, in turn simply mocked his actions by folding their own hands. He then got trusted and raised his hands in anger, shouting at them to return the caps. The monkeys too raised their hands and started shouting. Finally, the cap seller used his common sense and realised that monkeys love to imitate. So, he used his smartness to get his caps back. He removed his own cap and threw it on the ground. Seeing this, the monkeys also repeated the same. The cap seller quickly collected all the caps, placed them back in his basket and went back home happily.
Moral Of The Story
The moral of “The Monkey and the Cap Seller” is that wisdom is better than weapons, emphasizing that intelligence and cleverness can solve problems more effectively than force or frustration. The story also teaches the importance of having presence of mind, adapting to a situation, and not panicking when faced with challenges.
