A long, long time ago, a poor and old tiger married a very beautiful and lovely woman. In fact, she was the most wonderful woman in the kingdom.
Meanwhile, a rich monkey got jealous of the tiger and wanted his wife for himself. One day, he went to him and said,
"You're too poor and too old for such a beautiful woman. Your wife cannot look good if you cannot take care of her. A woman needs a good maintainance for her beauty to show up properly. Listen, I want your wife for myself, I will give you lots of money, anything you ask for!"
The tiger scoffed and grunted,
"Not even in your dreams, monkey! I love my wife and she loves me. I don't care how much you have to offer!"
The monkey went home that night feeling sad and like a failure. His jealousy grew deeper and stronger. He began to craft a plan to take the tiger's wife away from him. He thought to himself,
"I will prepare a delicious soup with memory loss ingredients. I will offer the soup to the tiger. When he eats it, he will lose his memory and forget his wife forever. And then, I will bring her to my home and make her my own wife."
One day, the monkey visited the tiger and offered him a bowl of steaming soup which he had prepared with memory loss ingredients. The tiger was full of gratitude and he said,
"Oh, monkey, I won't forget this. You're so kind to serve such a sumptuous meal to a poor fellow like me. Thank you!"
The following day, the monkey visited the tiger to find out if he had lost his memory. He asked him desperately,
"Is your wife at home?"
The tiger gave him a confused look and answered,
"What wife? I've never been married before, I have no wife. By the way, who are you?"
The monkey jumped happily, knowing that his plan had worked- the tiger had finally lost his memory. He quickly went to the tiger's wife and told her he wanted to marry her.
The tiger's wife smiled and accepted his proposal immediately. She told him,
"I should probably pack my belongings right away and move in with you. But while I do that, why don't you eat the meal that I prepared?"
She went into the kitchen and came out with a bowl of steaming rice and sauce which she offered to the monkey. He began to eat with so much gladness and happiness.
As soon as he finished the food, the tiger suddenly walked in and together with his wife, they burst into a loud laughter, mocking and ridiculing the monkey. Then, the tiger told the surprised monkey,
"You are a big fool! I knew you were up to something, so I didn't eat the soup you brought to me. I told my wife and we got everything planned out. She prepared a sauce with your soup and made you eat it. So now, you will lose your memory and forget everything in your life!"
The monkey was shocked and scared to the core. He panicked, jumped from the balcony, and ran for help, but it was all too late. Shortly, he began to lose his memory. He forgot his home, forgot his family, forgot his name and everything. He climbed up to a tree and lived there forever.
MORAL LESSON:
When you plot evil against someone, be ready to face the consequences.
Radio Dabanga211 Admin
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