The Monkeys And The Cap Seller Story

The monkeys and the cap seller story
The monkeys and the cap seller story

One day a cap seller was carrying a bundle of caps to sell them in the market. Then he came to a huge tree and sat under its shade. The cap seller was wearing a cap. He then fell asleep out of tiredness. There were a group of monkeys in the tree. They came down the tree and wore the caps each. When the cap seller woke up, he found his caps missing. He noticed that the monkeys were wearing the caps and making merry. Then the cap seller hit upon a plan to get back the cals. He knew that the monkeys are fond of imitating. The cap seller threw his own cap on the ground. The monkeys noticed it and they also threw their caps on the ground. Now the cap seller collected them and went away.

Moral : Strike the iron while it is hot.