The Tales From The Impressionist - Huf (Monkey) Series
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DESIGN HISTORY
The rainy season that year had been the strongest ever, and the river had broken its banks. There were floods everywhere, and the animals were all running up into the hills. The floods came so fast that many drowned, except the lucky monkeys who used their proverbial agility to climb up into the treetops. They looked down on the surface of the water where the fish were swimming and gracefully jumping out of the water as if they were the only ones enjoying the devastating flood.
One of the monkeys saw the fish and shouted to his companion: “Look down, my friend, look at those poor creatures. They are going to drown. Do you see how they struggle in the water?” “Yes,” said the other monkey. “What a pity! Probably, they were late in escaping to the hills because they seem to have no legs. How can we save them?” “I think we must do something. Let’s go close to the edge of the flood where the water is not deep enough to cover us, and we can help them to get out.”
So the monkeys did just that. They started catching the fish, but not without difficulty. One by one, they brought them out of the water and put them carefully on the dry land. After a short time, there was a pile of fish lying on the grass, motionless. One of the monkeys said, “Do you see? They were tired, but now they are just sleeping and resting. Had it not been for us, my friend, all these poor people without legs would have drowned.”
The other monkey said, “They were trying to escape from us because they could not understand our good intentions. But when they wake up, they will be very grateful because we have brought them salvation.”
Monkey Proverbs
“The day the monkey is destined to die, all the trees get slippery.”
"Copying everybody else all the time, the monkey one day cut his throat."
"A Monkey That Eats With Both Hands Will Soon Fall From The Tree."
"The monkey and the baboon may claim oneness, but a monkey is a monkey and a baboon is a baboon."
"All monkeys cannot hang from the same branch."
"The little opportunity given to a monkey to wear clothes does not guarantee its place at the dining table."
"By trying often, the monkey learns to jump from the tree."
"When a monkey becomes old, it is fed by its young ones."
"There is always a winner even in a monkey's beauty contest."
"The needs of the monkey are not those of the anteater."
"The monkey who is alone does not amuse himself in front of many."
"The monkey thought he was a man until a fine shot brought him down."
"As soon as the monkey has climbed a tree, it will start abusing from its elevated position."
"The monkey does not see his hind parts; he sees his neighbour's."
"When the man is away, the monkey eats his corn and goes into his hut."
Monkey Meaning:
Many many monkeys equal much seeing, much doings... “The name kuf in Hebrew means monkey. What is a monkey? A mimic, as in the well-known adage: “Monkey see, monkey do.” The letter kuf is also a mimic. It imitates the letter hei. It is the kuf’s extended left leg and the reish for its head that creates the difference between life (hei) and death.”
