The Clever Monkey

What is the problem in the story?

• It was raining.

• The jungle was running out of food.

• The monkey wanted the cheese the cats were fighting over.

• Elephants were charging at the cats.

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What is the solution to the problem?

• A monkey told the cats that he would divide the cheese equally, but he ended up eating most of the cheese.

• The cats decided that the monkey could have all the cheese.

• The cheese was taken by a bird.

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What do the cats learn in the story?

• By being selfish, they got less cheese.

• Monkeys are smarter than all other animals.

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What lesson or moral does the author want us to learn?

• Cheese is not a healthy food to eat.

• Monkeys are the smartest animal in the forest.

• When you are selfish you get less of what you want.

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