Just as the leopard is about to leap, the dog exclaims loudly, "Man,
that was one delicious leopard. I wonder if there are any more
around here?" Hearing this, the leopard halts his attack in
mid-stride, and slinks away into the trees. "Whew," says the
leopard to himself. "That was close. That dog nearly had
me."
A monkey who had been watching from a nearby tree figures he can put
this knowledge to good use and trade it for protection from the
leopard. So, off he goes after the leopard. When the monkey
catches up with the leopard, he tells him how the dog outsmarted him,
and the cat is furious. "Here, monkey," says the leopard.
"Hop on my back and see what's going to happen to that conniving
canine."
The dog sees the leopard coming
with the monkey on his back and thinks, "What am I going to do
now?" But instead of running, the dog sits down with his back to
his attackers, pretending he hasn't seen them yet. Just when they
get close enough to hear, the dog says, "Where's that monkey? I
can never trust him. I sent him off half an hour ago to bring me
another leopard, and he's still not back."
