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64 FABLED STORIES FROM THE ZOO.
tell you at first that I was a performing
monkey, for fear I should lose caste amongst
you."
" What," said I; " would that make any
difference ? "
" Certainly," said the staid Hanuman ape;
" they become Pariahs amongst us, when we
live at liberty in our native country."
" Dear me, just as in real human life!" I
explained.
" Yes, but we are all, more or less—against
our will though—a set of performing apes and
monkeys, so we won’t be so particular."
" And now then for the entertainment!"
cried all the little monkeys.
"Well, Master Hanuman, you are the middle
man, who has to ask all the stupid questions,
and draw a fellow out; and you, ’ Massa
Baboon,’ will take the part of the left-corner
fellow, who has nothing to do but to be very
stupid."
" Oh 1 that won’t suit me," rebelled the
baboon in an instant.
" Ah, but then you know, it is only acting,
and it takes a very clever fellow to act a clown.
I will be the right-corner man, who works the
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