The Monkey And The Fishermen
Aesop Fable: The Monkey And The Fishermen
A monkey perched upon a lofty tree saw some Fishermen
casting their nets into a river, and narrowly watched their
proceedings. The Fishermen after a while gave up fishing,
and on going home to dinner left their nets upon the bank.
The Monkey, who is the most imitative of animals, descended
from the treetop and endeavored to do as they
had done. Having handled the net, he threw it into the
river, but became tangled in the meshes and drowned. With
his last breath he said to himself, "I am rightly served; for
what business had I who had never handled a net to try
and catch fish?’
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