There lived a monkey on a jumbolan tree. It enjoyed the jumbolan fruits every season. The tree was in a riverside and a huge big crocodile lived in the river. The monkey used to drop jumbolan fruits for the crocodile and thus both became friends.
A Sunday Class teacher used to bring her children under the shade of the jumbolan tree and teach them about Jesus. The monkey used to make fun of them and throw the jumbolan seeds on the children and give them trouble.
The teacher and the children started praying for the monkey. One day the crocodile took some of the jumbolans to his wife. After eating the jumbolans the wife said, “If the jumbolans are so tasty, how tasty will be the liver of the monkey that lives on that fruit? Bring me the monkey’s liver.” The crocodile devised a plan. He invited the monkey for dinner.
The monkey was very happy. He combed his hair, applied facepowder and went to the river. The crocodile asked him to jump on his back so he could take him to his home. Once in the middle of the river the crocodile started to dive into the water. “Wait my friend, I will sink,” said the monkey. “Ha, ha,” laughed the crocodile. “I am not taking you for dinner. My wife wanted to taste your liver. So you shall be our dinner, ha, ha,” he laughed.
The monkey was terribly scared. Like a flash he remembered all that the Sunday Class teacher taught and how Jesus could help those in trouble. He started to pray in dead earnest. At that moment an idea struck him. He told the crocodile coolly, “My friend, why didn’t you tell me this early? My liver was so dirty that just today I washed it and hanged it on the tree to dry.” The crocodile was disappointed. “No problem,”said the monkey, “Leave me on the shore and I’ll be back in a jiffy with the liver.”
The crocodile happily took him to the shore. The monkey quickly climbed up the tree and started mocking the foolish crocodile. From that time onwards the monkey stopped troubling the Sunday Class and started to listen keenly to all the lessons taught. It started to regularly pray in the morning and night.
The crocodile was planning to catch the monkey. One day it went to the guava garden where the monkey went to eat guavas and covered himself with guavas. When the monkey arrived at the garden he was suspicious because all the guavas were heaped in one place. So he loudly said, “Why are you all in one place? I won’t eat you. Only if you are scattered I will pick you up and eat you.” At that the crocodile shook himself and the guavas rolled off in all directions exposing the crocodile’s back. The monkey escaped this time too.
The crocodile came upon a sure plan. He lay down on his back in the guava garden and pretended to be dead. “I’ll catch the monkey when he comes near, thinking I’m dead,” said the crocodile. The monkey was very suspicious on seeing the motionless crocodile. He prayed to God for wisdom. He said, “This crocodile is not dead. There is some life in it. If it is dead the tail will move. I see no movement of the tail.” The crocodile started to wag his tail lightly. “Foolish crocodile” cried the monkey and ran away.
God is our source of wisdom.
Dr. Lilian Stanley
13 Church Colony
Vellore 632006, India
+91 9843511943
lilianstanley@gmail.com
Blessing Youth Mission
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There lived a monkey on a jumbolan tree. It enjoyed the jumbolan fruits every season. The tree was in a riverside and a huge big crocodile lived in the river. The monkey used to drop jumbolan fruits for the crocodile and thus both became friends.
A Sunday Class teacher used to bring her children under the shade of the jumbolan tree and teach them about Jesus. The monkey used to make fun of them and throw the jumbolan seeds on the children and give them trouble.
The teacher and the children started praying for the monkey. One day the crocodile took some of the jumbolans to his wife. After eating the jumbolans the wife said, “If the jumbolans are so tasty, how tasty will be the liver of the monkey that lives on that fruit? Bring me the monkey’s liver.” The crocodile devised a plan. He invited the monkey for dinner.
The monkey was very happy. He combed his hair, applied facepowder and went to the river. The crocodile asked him to jump on his back so he could take him to his home. Once in the middle of the river the crocodile started to dive into the water. “Wait my friend, I will sink,” said the monkey. “Ha, ha,” laughed the crocodile. “I am not taking you for dinner. My wife wanted to taste your liver. So you shall be our dinner, ha, ha,” he laughed.
The monkey was terribly scared. Like a flash he remembered all that the Sunday Class teacher taught and how Jesus could help those in trouble. He started to pray in dead earnest. At that moment an idea struck him. He told the crocodile coolly, “My friend, why didn’t you tell me this early? My liver was so dirty that just today I washed it and hanged it on the tree to dry.” The crocodile was disappointed. “No problem,”said the monkey, “Leave me on the shore and I’ll be back in a jiffy with the liver.”
The crocodile happily took him to the shore. The monkey quickly climbed up the tree and started mocking the foolish crocodile. From that time onwards the monkey stopped troubling the Sunday Class and started to listen keenly to all the lessons taught. It started to regularly pray in the morning and night.
The crocodile was planning to catch the monkey. One day it went to the guava garden where the monkey went to eat guavas and covered himself with guavas. When the monkey arrived at the garden he was suspicious because all the guavas were heaped in one place. So he loudly said, “Why are you all in one place? I won’t eat you. Only if you are scattered I will pick you up and eat you.” At that the crocodile shook himself and the guavas rolled off in all directions exposing the crocodile’s back. The monkey escaped this time too.
The crocodile came upon a sure plan. He lay down on his back in the guava garden and pretended to be dead. “I’ll catch the monkey when he comes near, thinking I’m dead,” said the crocodile. The monkey was very suspicious on seeing the motionless crocodile. He prayed to God for wisdom. He said, “This crocodile is not dead. There is some life in it. If it is dead the tail will move. I see no movement of the tail.” The crocodile started to wag his tail lightly. “Foolish crocodile” cried the monkey and ran away.
God is our source of wisdom.
Dr. Lilian Stanley
13 Church Colony
Vellore 632006, India
+91 9843511943
lilianstanley@gmail.com
Blessing Youth Mission
13 Church Colony
Vellore 632006, India
+91-416-2242943, +91-416-2248943
hq@bymonline.org
www.bymonline.org
Click here for more options
To buy books written by Dr. Lilian Stanley, kindly reach to us in the follwing address
Blessing Literature Centre
21/11 West Coovam River Road,
Chintadripet,
Chennai 600 002, India.
+91-44-28450411, Mob:8806270699
blc@bymonline.org
