Once upon a time there was a monkey and a frog. The frog was always used to the monkey outsmarting him. The other animals always told the monkey that they were not his friends if he was the frog’s friend. So one day the animals had a meeting about them. They wanted the frog and the monkey to decide which road to go to for the rest of their lives. The frogs told the monkey to go to the right road and that he would go to the left. The monkey said, "Yes." The monkey and the fox had been walking for a long, long time. Then suddenly the monkey saw a very nice house that had everything. The fox also found a house that only had three walls and no doors. Outside there were two deer that had been dead for a long time.

After a few minutes, it started to rain, the fox was very cold and hungry so he decided to visit his little friend the monkey. The monkey had taken a nap and ate his dinner. The fox knocked at the door and said to the monkey, "Please leave me in, my sweet friend. It is raining and I am hungry." The monkey answered, "Why should I let you in? You have been very mean to me and if it weren’t for you, I would already have all this long ago, when I decided to be your friend.

The fox kept begging and saying, "I am your family, you don't have anyone else and if I die you will never probably never forgive yourself. So let me in brother." The monkey decided to let him in, for only an hour. That is what the monkey thought anyway. The monkey said, "Help yourself to the food please!" Then the monkey opened his legs widely and the frog was cooking at the time. The frogs came in and saw what was under there. He was very impressed and said to the monkey, "I think there is a red flea under your leg. Can I burn it please?" Then the monkey said, "Yes brother, please". After that the monkey died and the fox took everything over.

Big Book '99