This Monkey was the Queen of the
place; she led him to her cave and prepared a dinner for him, and sat
with him at meat.
After a few days the female Monkey made a stately bow before him and
asked him to become her husband.
Then the man said to himself, "If do not consent to her she will kill
me, so I shall have to marry her to save my life, and perhaps after a
time I shall have a good chance to go back to my home again."
So he promised to marry her.
On their wedding day there were many little Monkeys who came to
congratulate her.
After a year the Monkey bore a baby to him.
When the boy was old enough his Mother took him out to hunt for game,
which they carried home for dinner.
The man taught her to cook, so that they could roast the game quite
nicely.
One day the man got very homesick so he went out, wishing to escape from
his wife. Just that time the Monkey and her son were returning from
their hunt. When they saw him come up they were very angry and led him
home.
Next time she went out to hunt she left the boy at home to watch his
Father.
After another year the Monkey bore him another son. When this second son
was old enough his Mother made him a bow and arrow, and taught him to
shoot the animals; from that day forth she always took her second son
with her when she went out to shoot, leaving the oldest son at home to
keep guard over the Father.
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