One day, a very hungry monkey met a turtle creeping along the road.
"My dear Slow Foot, can't you find anything for me to eat?" asked the monkey.
"Oh yes, Sly Head, I can," replied the turtle. "Come this way. There's a banana plant just over there."
Soon they reached the banana plant, which was bearing a lot of ripe fruit. The monkey climbed up, but before he could pick any bananas, the turtle cried out, "Run, Sly Head, run! Here comes a man!"
The monkey instantly climbed down and ran off in a hurry. The turtle, unable to run fast, caught the monkey's tail in her mouth, and the monkey pulled her along.
When they were safe, the monkey said, "Slow Foot, that man didn't catch you because I pulled you away."
"Oh no, Sly Head, no!" said the turtle. "You weren't pulling me. I was pushing you."