The Shoemaker and the Monkey

Copy 1: 100–120 Words

A shoemaker had a shop under a tree. A naughty monkey lived on that tree. The monkey always watched the shoemaker at work.

When the shoemaker went out, the monkey came down. It took his tools and shoes. It threw them here and there. The shoemaker became very angry.

One day, he made a plan. He sat in his shop and took a sharp knife. He moved the knife near his throat, but he did not cut himself. The monkey watched him carefully.

Then the shoemaker went away and left the knife. The monkey came down. It took the knife and copied him.

The monkey hurt itself badly. After that, it never disturbed the shoemaker again.

Copy 2: 150–200 Words

A shoemaker had a small shop under a big tree. A monkey lived on that tree. The monkey was very naughty. It watched the shoemaker while he worked.

When the shoemaker went out, the monkey came down from the tree. It took his shoes, leather, thread, and tools. Then it threw them here and there. Sometimes it tore the leather. The poor shoemaker became very troubled.

One day, the shoemaker thought of a plan. He knew that the monkey liked to copy him. So he sat in his shop and took a sharp knife in his hand. He moved the knife near his throat again and again, but he did not cut himself.

The monkey was sitting on the tree and watching him. After some time, the shoemaker left the knife in the shop and went away.

At once, the monkey came down. It took the knife and tried to copy the shoemaker. But it did not understand the danger. It hurt itself badly.

After that day, the monkey became afraid. It never came to the shop again. The shoemaker worked in peace.

Copy 3: 250–280 Words

A shoemaker once had a small shop near a road. There was a big tree beside his shop. A monkey lived on that tree. The monkey was very naughty. It watched the shoemaker while he made and repaired shoes.

Every day, when the shoemaker went out for food or work, the monkey came down from the tree. It entered the shop and touched everything. It took shoes, leather, thread, and tools. Sometimes it threw the shoes outside. Sometimes it tore the leather. The shoemaker became very angry and sad.

He tried to drive the monkey away many times. But the monkey did not listen. It always came back and made trouble. At last, the shoemaker understood something. The monkey liked to copy whatever he did. So he made a clever plan.

One morning, the shoemaker sat in his shop. The monkey was sitting on the tree and watching him. The shoemaker took a sharp knife. He moved the knife near his throat again and again. But he was very careful and did not cut himself. Then he left the knife on the table and went out of the shop.

The monkey quickly came down from the tree. It took the knife in its hand. It tried to do the same thing as the shoemaker. But the monkey did not understand the danger. It moved the sharp knife carelessly and hurt itself badly.

The monkey became frightened and ran away. After that, it never came to the shoemaker’s shop again. The shoemaker worked peacefully from that day. The story teaches us that foolish copying can bring great danger.