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Show How Filipinos Capture Monkeys. The Filipinos catch monkeys in a very funny way. Monkeys are very fond of the meat of cocoanuts. They are very lazy, though, about gnawing through the outer bark, and will only do so when very hungry. The Filipino Fili-pino takes advantage of this greed and Indolence by cutting a small opening open-ing through the shells, just large enough for Mr. Monkey's long thin hand to penetrate. When he once gets inside he gets his hand full of delicious de-licious dainty meat, and his hand Is naturally wider when In this act than when It was thrust through the opening. open-ing. Finding his hand will not come out. the monkey chatters, and scolds, and plainly shows his Indignation at the way he has been trapped, but never thinking of loosening his hold on the cocoanut meat and withdrawing withdraw-ing his hand as easily as he put It in There he stands, an angry monkey, until the native who set the cocoanul trap, comes and takes KL captive. |