The tiger,
the monkey, and the mousedeer story
(Favourite story from Malaysia)
(Favourite story from Malaysia)
“you can’t do that,” said the monkey. “This cave
belongs to the King of the Forest.”
“Oh, does it?” the mousedeer replied. “My father lived
here long before the tiger come. Anyway, I’m not afraid of the tiger, he’s only
a paper tiger to me.”
He told his wife what to do when the tiger returned.
“You must make our babies cry. I’ll then ask you why they’re crying. You must
say that they want to eat tiger meat,”
A few days later, the monkey heard that the tiger was
coming home. He ran to meet him. “The mousedeer’s living in your cave.” He told
him. “He says he’s not afraid of you and that you’re only a paper tiger.”
“Is that so?” growled the tiger. “I’ll soon teach hi a
lesson.”
The tiger did not believe that the small mousedeer
could be so brave. He crept up to the cave.
The mousedeer’s children were crying loudly, “Keep
quiet,” said Mrs. Mousedeer ”Your father will soon get some tiger meat for
you.”
Then tiger heard this and ran back to the monkey.
“I thought that mousedeer only ate grass and
vegetables,” he said. “But Mrs. Mousedeer said that her husband would soon get
some tiger meat to feed their children. Perhaps the mousedeer has changed?”
“Don’t worry,” the monkey replied, “They’re only
saying that to frightened you. The mousedeer is not big and strong. He can’t
fight.”
The next day, the tiger went to the cave again. The
mousedeer’s children were again crying.
“Tell them to kept quiet,” said the mousedeer to his
wife. “We shall certainly get some tiger meat today. The monkey has promised to
send the tiger here.”
When the tiger heard this, he became very angry with
his friend, he quickly run after the monkey and killed him.
The tiger did not go back to the cave, and the
mousedeer and his family lived there happily ever after.
what is the moral value of the story?
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