lesson 84

小猕猴知恩图报 好心反而帮倒忙

        这又是一桩关于人与动物患难与共的典型事例。

       故事的经过大致是这样的：男子救了猴子的命；猴子一心报恩；猴子杀了 80只鸡；男子痛打猴子；男子将猴子逐出家门；猴子悔过自新；男子原谅了猴子；经证实这只猴子属国家级保护动物；当地政府责令男子将猴子放归野外；猴子不 肯离去；猴子和主人继续磕磕绊绊地生活在一起。

       据云南省《春城晚报》报道，去年五月的一天，李春先生在该省西南部的一片树林里发现一只受伤严重的猴子，并将这只不知名的猴子带回家中救治。

       据李先生讲，为了保住猴子的性命，他不得不截去了它的一只前臂和一条 后腿。接下来他帮助猴子度过了一段漫长的康复期。身体刚一康复，猴子便急于表达它对李先生的感激之情。李先生说，每当他哭泣时，这只猴子会伸手为他拭泪， 但他没有透露自己哭泣的原因或次数。猴子对待家中的小狗，就像对待自己的孩子一样精心呵护。

       然而不久，这只猴子便开始模仿主人的行为，这桩温馨的故事也随之峰回路转了。

       李先生说：“看到我打鸡蛋，这只猴子于是也到鸡窝里把鸡蛋翻出来全部打碎。”

       李先生知道猴子是好心，但它最终害得家中的母鸡都跑到邻居家去下蛋了。

       然而这只猴子帮倒忙的行为还不仅仅只停留在打鸡蛋上。

       自从目睹了李先生的杀鸡过程之后，这只独臂猴子先后杀掉了80只鸡，还细心地将鸡毛拔光。

       李先生将猴子狠狠地修理了一通。这种体罚似乎一时奏效，但只要主人一出门，家中养的鸡便又开始遭殃。好几次李先生将猴子撵出家门，但每次它都会一副可怜相地回来。每当这时，李先生便于心不忍，又将其收留。

       今年5月，当地森林公安局获知这只猕猴属于国家级稀有保护动物，便责令李春将其放归野外。但这只猕猴始终不肯离去。

       了解到李春与这只猕猴之间难以割舍的感情，同时考虑到这只身体残疾的猕猴在野外生存所面临的困难，当地森林公安局最终决定，让李春成为这只猕猴的合法监护人，同时规定李春必须定期向森林公安部门上报猕猴的健康状况。

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Monkey see, monkey do, goes too far

It's another typical story concerning the trials and tribulations of a man and his monkey.

It goes like this: Man saves monkey's life. Monkey earnestly attempts to repay man. Monkey slaughters 80 chickens. Man severely beats monkey. Man evicts monkey. Monkey repents. Man forgives monkey. Monkey turns out to be a protected species. Authorities order its release into the wild. Monkey refuses to go. Monkey and man continue their rocky relationship.

Yunnan Province's Spring City Evening News reports the unnamed monkey was rescued by Mr. Li Chun last May when Li found it badly injured in a forest in the southwest of the province.

According to Li, to save the monkey's life he had to amputate an arm and a leg. He then guided the monkey through a lengthy rehabilitation period. Once recovered, the monkey was eager to show his gratitude to Li. Li says the monkey wipes away his tears when he cries, but he didn't divulge the reasons for his tears or how often he cries. The monkey displays affection for the family's dogs -- as if they were the monkey's own children.

However, the heart-warming story took an abrupt turn when the monkey began to imitate its master.

"After seeing me crack eggs, the monkey decided to search for eggs in the henhouse and crack them all," Li said.

He assumed the monkey's heart was in the right place, but now all Li's hens do their laying at his neighbor's.

But then it went beyond the misdemeanor of cracking eggs.

After observing Li slaughter a chicken, the one-armed monkey slaughtered another 80 while meticulously plucking off their feathers.

Li responded by severely beating his monkey. The corporal punishment seemed to work, but when Li was away the monkey continued to harass the chickens. Several times, Li kicked the monkey out, but each time, the monkey put on a sad, sulky face, and Li couldn't resist taking him back.

This May, local forest police learned the monkey is a rare species under state protection, so authorities asked Li to release the monkey into the wild. But the monkey refused to go.

Authorities decided to grant Li custody after considering their significant relationship, and recognizing the difficulties the disabled monkey may encounter in the forest. Police have stipulated that Li must regularly file reports on the monkey's health.