Show AN intelligent MONKEY the cook of a french nobleman whose chateau is in the south of france had a monkey which was allowed the free range of the kitchen and was so intelligent that by pretty severe training its natural propensity to mischief had been subdued and it was even taught to perform certain useful ser services vires such as plucking fowls for instance at which abich it was uncommonly expert one fine morning a pair of ps was given him to pluck the monkey took them to an open win window dow of the kitchen which looked directly upon p the he park and went to work with great diligence he soon finished one which he laid on the outer edge of the window and then went quietly on with the other A hawk which C b hi hid d been watching his proceedings from a neighboring tree darted down upon lipon the plucked partridge and in in a minute was up tip in the tree again greedily devouring bi his s prey the consternation of the monkey at this untoward adventure may be easily imagined he knew he should be called callea to account for the partridge dze and be severely whipped for losing it he hopped about in great distress tor for some minutes when suil suddenly denly a bright thought struck him seizing the pa partridge he went wen to work with the greatest energy and stripped off the feathers he then laid it on the bedge just where he had placed the other and closing one of the shutters concealed himself behind it the hawk which by this time had finished his meal v very ery soon swooped down upon the partridge e but hardly had his claws touched the bird when tae the monkey sprang upon him from behind the shutter tile the hawke head was instantly torr off and the monkey with a triumphant chu chuckle clile proceeded to strip off his feathers this done he carried the two picked fowls to his master with a confident and self satisfied air which seemed to say here are two bil bird sir just what you gave me what the cook said on oil finding findan 0 one of his partridges converted into a hawk is moi more than we are able to tell |