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CROSSROADS RAJIB KUMAR Monkey Matters The author overheard the conversation at the sheriff’s office during the crucial hours when the monkey thief was lost and found Sheriff: “Could have the monkeys he stole freed the monkey thief?” Aide: “But the monkeys are all caged ready to go back to zoo as far as I know Sir”. Sheriff: “Are you sure they are going to put up there?” Aide: “You mean….” Sheriff: “Think about it …that zoo is worse than our jails...” Aide: “You bet” Sheriff: “Yeah…I even heard the meat meant for the tigers and lions are used to make curry for the keeper” Aide: “No wonder the poor things have become so thin…But sir…how do we get back to the trail of the monkey thief?” Sheriff: “Elementary, Son.” Aide: “Oh?” Sheriff: “See…that monkey thief and the monkeys must be having something in common. Or else why would those monkeys give in to him?” O O f f f f l l i i n n e e … … SPECIAL-GREATER IMPACTS The Material World Manag-Ezine September 2009
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CROSSROADS
RAJIB KUMAR
Monkey MattersThe author overheard the conversation at the sheriff’s office during the
crucial hours when the monkey thief was lost and found
Sheriff: “Could have the monkeyshe stole freed the monkey thief?”
Aide: “But the monkeys are all cagedready to go back to zoo as far as Iknow Sir”.
Sheriff: “Are you sure they are goingto put up there?”
Aide: “You mean….”
Sheriff: “Think about it …that zoo isworse than our jails...”
Aide: “You bet”
Sheriff: “Yeah…I even heard the meatmeant for the tigers and lions areused to make curry for the keeper”
Aide: “No wonder the poor thingshave become so thin…But sir…howdo we get back to the trail of themonkey thief?”
Sheriff: “Elementary, Son.”
Aide: “Oh?”
Sheriff: “See…that monkey thief andthe monkeys must be havingsomething in common. Or else whywould those monkeys give in tohim?”
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Aide: “Oh…Like?”
Sheriff: “See monkeys never forgettheir roots….Me sure this monkeythief will be go back to the placewhere we nabbed him.”
(At this moment, news breaks in thatthe monkey thief has been re-caught)
Aide: “Sir…you were so veryright…..”
Sheriff (blushing): “Count onexperience son….we also count”
Aide: “Sir, people are asking why thethief was in an AC coach”
Sheriff: “What is the problem withthese people…you treat someone
well there is a problem…you treathim bad…they say its 3rd degree …”
Aide: “Right Sir!”
Sheriff: “Think about it…this poorman has been traveling in crowdedtrains all his animal life….sometimesstanding all night with monkeysbreathing hard behind him. All wewanted to do was to give the poorchap a little joy ride”
Aide: “I know Sir…this place is somean…they doubt every goodintention.”
Sheriff: “No problem dear…we muststand up and count…err… I mean getcounted.”
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