A cap seller was living in a village, many years ago. Everyday, he walks to many towns to sell his caps. Sometimes, he had to pass through jungles too. One afternoon, after a heavy meal, the cap seller felt very sleepy. He lied down and had a nap under a big mango tree.
There were lots of monkeys on this tree. They saw the cap seller sleeping with his bag full of colorful caps nearby. One by one, the monkeys came down from the tree and took the caps. They put the caps in their heads, the same way the cap seller had. They were very happy.
When the cap seller woke up after sometime, he could not find any of the caps in his bag. He was terrified and looked around to see for his caps. He looked up and found the monkeys wearing all his caps.
He was very angry and raised his hands, as if to beat the monkey. The monkey also raised their hands to attack him back.
He threw a stone on the monkeys to scare them, but the monkeys also threw the mangoes on him, with the same anger.
The cap seller was surprised by this behavior of the monkeys. He thought for a while and he threw his cap on the ground. All the monkeys threw the caps on the ground, imitating him. The cap seller was very happy now. The clever cap seller collected all his caps, packed them back in his bag, and left the place.
Moral : Clever thinking can easily solve a problem.
