THE CURSE OF THE MONKEY

There was a guy named Raju who lived in a village close to a thick forest. Raju once caught a baby monkey to keep as a pet when he was out in the wild. Desperate to save her kid, the mother monkey screamed and cried for her offspring as she followed Raju to the hamlet.

The mother begged Raju to take the baby monkey home, but Raju refused. The mother monkey's cries reverberated throughout the hamlet as the days stretched into weeks, but Raju chose to ignore them. Then Raju's kid vanished inexplicably one fateful evening. Heartbroken and in a panic, Raju looked everywhere but couldn't find his son. Oddly, the infant monkey held on to Raju, refusing to let go, as though it could sense his internal conflict.

In the hopes that it might help him find his missing kid, Raju carried the monkey with him everywhere he went. After several months, the once-lazy guy had become a shell of his former self, beAmalg the monkey that had come to symbolise his grief.

Raju became aware of the gravity of his deeds one day as he was sitting at the forest's edge. He recalled the mother monkey's agonised screams and came to the realisation that he may be damned for separating a mother from her offspring. Raju made the heartbreaking decision to release the young monkey.

To his dismay, he brought the monkey to the border of the jungle, but it would not go. Fearful and bewildered, it clung to him, thinking the forest was dangerous. Raju's family was also divided. They couldn't decide whether to take the monkey in or keep attempting to reintroduce it to the wild.

Raju was having a hard time making up his mind when he saw the mother monkey standing there, her eyes full of sadness and desire. With the infant monkey in his arms, he walked carefully towards her. He put the infant monkey down carefully and took a step back when he was close enough. The cautious but optimistic mother monkey came over and held her infant in her arms.

Raju was shocked to hear a rustle behind him as the mother monkey turned to go. His son was there, miraculously back. The youngster went into his father's grasp after giving him a tearful gaze.

Overwhelmed with relief and thankfulness, Raju realised what the forest had taught him. He came to see how important it was to respect all living things and their relationships. He made a commitment to preserve and value nature and all of its creatures on that day.

Raju changed in front of the village. Ignorance had hardened his heart, but now it was full of insight and compassion. Everyone was reminded of the value of empathy and respect for all living things by the tale of Raju and the monkey, which was passed down through the centuries.