The Story of the Great Monkey

Once upon a time, in a thick forest near the Himalayas, there was a tribe of monkeys. Their leader was a wise, kind, and brave monkey, loved and respected by all the others. He always took care of his tribe.

The monkeys lived happily in a big tree full of fruit by a river. The river was wide and dangerous, with strong currents. The monkeys, being good climbers and jumpers, stayed safe by keeping away from the water.

One day, a human king and his men came to the forest to hunt. After a while, they got tired and thirsty, so they stopped by the river to rest and drink some water. The king saw the beautiful tree with all its fruit and wanted to taste them. But the tree was too tall, and its branches hung over the river.

The king, eager to eat the fruit, told his men to cut down the tree so they could get to the fruit. The sound of chopping echoed through the forest, and the leader monkey heard it. He quickly understood the danger and decided to save his tribe.

Without wasting time, the leader monkey jumped from branch to branch, gathering all the monkeys. Then, he made a big jump to another tree on the other side of the river. He grabbed a strong branch but didn’t climb up. Instead, he let his body swing back towards the tree where the monkeys were.

As he swung back, he called out to his tribe, "When I come close, jump onto my body. Then, when I swing back, jump off to safety." One by one, each monkey jumped onto the leader’s body as he swung back and forth and then jumped off to safety on the other side.

In the end, all the monkeys were safe, and they thanked their brave leader. The leader monkey, though tired and hurt from carrying his tribe, was happy that he saved them.

The king, who watched the whole thing from the riverside, was impressed by the monkey leader’s bravery and cleverness. He told his men to stop cutting the tree and decided that the monkeys and other animals in the forest should be protected from that day on.