Short Story 'Finding Prosperity By Feeding Monkeys'
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8-28-12
Finding the Prosperity by Feeding Monkeys
In the short story,” Finding Prosperity by Feeding Monkeys”, by Harold Taw, Taw explains a moral about the importance of family, and how some people will break whatever rules to respect their family. Taw states that a Buddhist monk told his parents that he [Taw] would bring great prosperity to the family if he fed a monkey on his birthday every year for the rest of his life. Every year Taw made a point to feed a monkey on his birthday because he felt he had a right to protect his family. Early in his life, Taw and his dad “would go to the zoo early in the morning… [and] when the coast was clear, [Taw] would throw…peanuts to the monkeys”. Together, Taw and his father would secretly
8-28-12
Finding the Prosperity by Feeding Monkeys
In the short story,” Finding Prosperity by Feeding Monkeys”, by Harold Taw, Taw explains a moral about the importance of family, and how some people will break whatever rules to respect their family. Taw states that a Buddhist monk told his parents that he [Taw] would bring great prosperity to the family if he fed a monkey on his birthday every year for the rest of his life. Every year Taw made a point to feed a monkey on his birthday because he felt he had a right to protect his family. Early in his life, Taw and his dad “would go to the zoo early in the morning… [and] when the coast was clear, [Taw] would throw…peanuts to the monkeys”. Together, Taw and his father would secretly