Atondido Stories
morning he was feeling very good-natured so he thought that he
would first try asking politely for the bananas.
"O, peddler boy, peddler boy," he said to him, "please give
me a banana." The image of wax answered never a word.
Again the monkey said, this time in a little louder voice, "O, ped-
dler boy, peddler boy, please give me a banana, just one little,
ripe little, sweet little banana." The image of wax answered never
a word.
Then the monkey called out in his loudest voice, "O, peddler
boy, peddler boy, if you don't give me a banana I'll give you
such a push that it will upset all of your bananas." The image of
wax was silent.
The monkey ran toward the image of wax and struck it hard
with his hand. His hand remained firmly embedded in the wax.
"O, peddler boy, peddler boy, let go my hand," the monkey
called out. "Let go my hand and give me a banana or else I'll give
you a hard, hard blow with my other hand." The image of wax
did not let go.
The monkey gave the image a hard, hard blow with his other
hand. The other hand remained firmly embedded in the wax.
Then the monkey called out, "O, peddler boy, peddler boy, let go
my two hands. Let go my two hands and give me a banana or
else I will give you a kick with my foot." The image of wax did
not let go.
The monkey gave the image a kick with his foot and his foot
remained stuck fast in the wax.
"O, peddler boy, peddler boy," the monkey cried, "let go my
foot. Let go my two hands and my foot and give me a banana or
else I'll give you a kick with my other foot." The image of wax
did not let go.
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