" Dividing The Bred Between Two Rats "
Once there lived two rats in a house. One day they stole a piece of bread from a neighboring house. But the problem arose on how to divide it because each of the rats wants the larger part. When they failed to reach any conclusion, they went to a monkey considered to be the wisest of all the animals. They requested the money to divide the equally. The monkey brought a pair of scales. He tore the bread into two pieces and put them on the scales. He told the rats that one piece was clearly heavier than the other. So, he bit off part of the bigger piece. As a result, the other piece became heavier. Then the monkey took a part from the heavier piece and put it on the scales. The monkey continued doing the same thing again and again until there remained only one piece of bread. Now, the rats told the monkey to return that piece to them. They said that they themselves would divide the bread equally. But the monkey said that he toiled much to divide the bread equally. So he wanted it as his fee. Saying so the monkey at up that piece also. The rats left the place in a very sad mood but the incident made them wise also.