Rabbit Comes to Monkey's Rescue

Rabbit hid in the bushes, watching Tiger struggle to free himself. But Rabbit had tied him tight: Tiger was stuck!
Monkey came by. 

"Untie me please!" Tiger begged.

"But you'll eat me," Monkey protested.

"No I won't!" Tiger promised.

So Monkey untied Tiger.

Then Tiger grabbed him. "NOW I'm going to eat you!"

"Help!" Monkey shrieked.

Rabbit hopped out of the bushes and said, "Monkey-guts taste bitter. Toss Monkey in the air! That shakes up his guts so they taste sweet."

Tiger tossed Monkey up in the air.

Monkey grabbed a tree branch and escaped, while Rabbit ran away, laughing.

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Inspired by: Young Brer Rabbit and Other Trickster Tales from the Americas by Jaqueline Shachter Weiss.

Notes: This story is on p. 48: "The Wind Storm." Weiss notes that the story comes from Puerto Rico. This is the second part of the story; here's the first part: Rabbit and Tiger's Mango Tree.