The Monkey and The Two Cats

   The Monkey and The Two Cats

      

                "The Monkey and The Two Cats" is a classic fable that teaches a lesson about the dangers of greed and the importance of settling disputes fairly. Here's how the story goes:

             Once, two cats found a piece of cheese and couldn't decide how to divide it between themselves. As they quarreled, a monkey passed by and saw the opportunity to take advantage of the situation. Offering to help, the monkey declared that he would divide the cheese into two equal parts to ensure fairness.

            The monkey split the cheese but deliberately made one piece slightly larger than the other. When the cats complained about the unequal shares, the monkey took a bite from the larger piece to even them out. However, he then made the other piece larger by mistake, or so he claimed. To correct this new imbalance, he took a bite from the other piece. The monkey continued this process, claiming to be trying to make the shares equal, while the two cats watched their cheese disappear bit by bit.

           In the end, the monkey ate all the cheese, leaving nothing for the cats. They realized too late that their inability to share and compromise had led to their loss. They watched helplessly as the monkey walked away, satisfied with his clever trickery.

           The moral of the story is that when individuals fight and cannot reach an agreement on their own, they make themselves vulnerable to exploitation by others. It also illustrates how greed and inability to compromise can result in losing everything.