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#1: Meg Tayler (rebelcat) on Apr 24, 2009

I've always been fascinated by this story, which has its origins in the Philippines (http://folklore.philsites.net/stories/fable2.html). The problem is that Monkey's basic character will never change - he will always be selfish and greedy. So, how do you resolve the conflict?

The version my pastor told us ended with Monkey running off with ALL the fruit and leaving none for Tortoise, and the question he posed to us was "who would you rather be, a Monkey or a Tortoise"?

Well, that's a tough one. Tortoise works hard and gets nothing, while Monkey steals and gets everything. There's definitely a parallel to the financial state of the world today.

But in the version I told my children, Monkey decides to share the fruit, to everyone's benefit, including his own. He isn't completely immune to the opinion of others, and he wants to be liked.

I like my version best. :-)

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I like your ending! A valuable lessons for kids - greed will get you eaten.

A good friend of mine suggested that all the animals gathered under the tree to laugh at Monkey, which enraged him so much he began throwing the fruit at them. So they all had a nice feast, thanks to him.

I like you friend's suggestion, too.

Yes...I like the version in comment #4 too...

loved the series, thank you :)

Brava! I finally finished this series and enjoyed the story as much as I did solving the puzzles. Thanks for making such artistic and unique puzzles for us!

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New one for me. I had not heard this or any other version of the story. Interesting.

Sorry to see this series end!

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