Two Monkeys found some nuts and quarreled about how to divide them.
Fox overheard and said, "You need to divide them equally."
"But some nuts are big!" shouted one Monkey.
"And some are small!" shouted the other.
"So we'll use Lion's scales," said Fox, "and weigh the nuts precisely."
Fox led the Monkeys to Lion's cave. "Lion, these Monkeys need to borrow your scales." Then he told the Monkeys, "Go on!" and he sent them into Lion's cave.
But Lion didn't have any scales. He just wanted to eat the Monkeys.
Fox, meanwhile, ran back and ate all the nuts.
Inspired by: "The Fox and the Scales" in Ethiopian Folktales collected by Elizabeth Laird (website).
Notes: You can read the original story online. The storyteller is Yusuf Adem Mandre.
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