A long time ago a monkey lived alone on a river bank. He was a very strong monkey. In the center of the river there was a small area of land. On this land there was a lovely garden with trees that provided food for the monkey. There was also a large stone ha1fway between the river bank and the garden. Although it seemed impossible, every day the monkey stepped from the river bank onto the stone. Then he stepped from the stone to the garden. He did this to collect food from the trees in the garden.