The Monkey and the Dolphin
The Monkey and the Dolphin
A monkey finds himself in trouble at sea and meets a helpful dolphin who offers to rescue him. But when the dolphin asks about the monkey's home, things don't go as expected.
A monkey lived on a ship with sailors.
A monkey lived on a ship with sailors.
The ship was sailing on the sea.
The ship was sailing on the sea.
One day, a big storm came.
One day, a big storm came.
The ship broke into pieces.
The ship broke into pieces.
The monkey fell into the water.
The monkey fell into the water.
The monkey could not swim.
The monkey could not swim.
He was scared.
He was scared.
He was going to die in the water.
He was going to die in the water.
A dolphin saw the monkey in the water.
A dolphin saw the monkey in the water.
The dolphin wanted to help.
The dolphin wanted to help.
He swam to the monkey.
He swam to the monkey.
"I will save you,"
"I will save you,"
said the dolphin.
said the dolphin.
"Jump on my back."
"Jump on my back."
The monkey climbed on the dolphin's back.
The monkey climbed on the dolphin's back.
The dolphin started swimming to the land.
The dolphin started swimming to the land.
"Are you from Athens?"
"Are you from Athens?"
asked the dolphin.
asked the dolphin.
Athens was a famous city.
Athens was a famous city.
The monkey wanted to look important.
The monkey wanted to look important.
"Yes, I am from Athens,"
"Yes, I am from Athens,"
he lied.
he lied.
"I am very famous there."
"I am very famous there."
"Do you know Piraeus?"
"Do you know Piraeus?"
asked the dolphin.
asked the dolphin.
Piraeus was the port of Athens. The monkey did not know that Piraeus was a place.
Piraeus was the port of Athens. The monkey did not know that Piraeus was a place.
He thought it was a person.
He thought it was a person.
"Oh yes!"
"Oh yes!"
"Piraeus is my best friend,"
"Piraeus is my best friend,"
said the monkey.
said the monkey.
"We do everything together."
"We do everything together."
The dolphin knew the monkey was lying.
The dolphin knew the monkey was lying.
Piraeus was not a person.
Piraeus was not a person.
It was a place.
It was a place.
The dolphin was angry.
The dolphin was angry.
He did not like liars.
He did not like liars.
He stopped swimming.
He stopped swimming.
"Get off my back,"
"Get off my back,"
said the dolphin.
said the dolphin.
The monkey fell into the water again.
The monkey fell into the water again.
This time, no one helped him.
This time, no one helped him.
The monkey learned that lying is bad.
The monkey learned that lying is bad.
But it was too late.
But it was too late.