A monkey saw him fall into the lake and tried to get him out but couldn't because he was too little and weak. The monkey wanted to get him out eventually so he decided to work out every day by lifting stones large enough that eventually he was strong enough to get the man out of the river.
The man didn't feel very good after getting out of the river and the monkey suggested that he start working out with the stones in order to build his strength. He threw the stones until he felt well and decided he needed to sleep again, this time he lay on the ground. The monkeys were making a lot of noise that kept him up. He thought if the monkeys died, he could get his family to come stay here.
When the monkeys were asleep in the trees, he shook the branches so the monkeys fell out and were killed by the fall. He felt satisfied and went to bring his family to the garden. He was stopped by the monkey god and he knew he had been mean to the monkeys. The monkey god turned himself into a snake and swallowed the man.
The man awoke from his sleep realizing he had dreamt everything. He saw the monkeys below him staring at him sleeping. He realized he was in their trees and probably needed to move. He knew the garden of Eden was a paradise and wanted to bring his family to the garden. He was stopped on the way from the monkey god, but this time the man knew he hadn't harmed the monkeys; he only hurt them in his dream. The monkey god still didn't want the man to bring his family here because the monkeys wanted the garden to themselves. The monkey god turned himself into a snake and swallowed the man.
Author's Note: In the original story, the man actually fell into the lake and killed the monkeys and ended up being swallowed. I decided to add the part where he dreamed everything because I thought it added a little more depth to the story. I still wanted the ending to be the same so I kept the ending as well.
The Man and the Monkeys by A.L. Shelton
Garden of Eden. Source: Wikimedia Commons
Hi Peyton, I was not sure about your post here; the idea for the story planning is that you do research, and it doesn't look like you did any research here. You could do some research about Tibet, the geography of Tibet, monkeys in Tibet... something that you want to research and learn about in order to tell your story. Just taking notes on the story is what you do in your regular reading notes post. If you want to do a story planning post, make sure you do some research. You can update this post with your research, and then you'll have some great material to use in your story too!
ReplyDeleteThat was my misunderstanding! I'll update it and fix the problem! Thank you!
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