The Monkeys and their Mother


08. THE MONKEYS AND THEIR MOTHER. There was a Monkey that had Twins: She Doted upon One of them, and did not much care of the T'other. She took a sudden Fright once, and in a Hurry whips up her Darling under her Arm, and carries the Other a Pick-a-Pack upon her Shoulders. In this Haste and Maze, Down she comes, and beats out her Favourites Brains against a Stone; but That which she had at her Back came off Safe and Sound.
Fondlings are Commonly Unfortunate. [more info]

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