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The Sagacious Monkey and the Boar.
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with her child in its clutch. She flung out her hands with a loud cry of despair and rushed into the inner room where her husband was still sleeping soundly.

The Monkey was running after the Thief as fast as his Legs would carry him
The Monkey was running after the Thief as fast as his Legs would carry him

The Monkey was running after the Thief as fast as his Legs would carry him.

He sat up slowly and rubbed his eyes, and crossly demanded what his wife was making all that noise about. By the time that the man was alive to what had happened, and they both