Not knowing what he did , the monkey hit out , first with one hand and then with the other , and when he found that he was literally bound hand and foot , he became so mad with anger and terror that in his struggles he fell to the ground , dragging the figure after him . This freed his hands and feet , but besides the shock of the fall , they had tumbled into a bed of thorns , and he limped away broken and bruised , and groaning loudly ; for when monkeys ARE hurt , they take pains that everybody shall know it . It was a long time before Jack was well enough to go about again ; but when he did , he had an encounter with his old enemy the puma . And this was how it came about . One day the puma invited his friend the stag to go with him and see a comrade , who was famous for the good milk he got from his cows . The stag loved milk , and gladly accepted the invitation , and when the sun began to get a little low the two started on their walk . On the way they arrived on the banks of a river , and as there were no bridges in those days it was necessary to swim across it . The stag was not fond of swimming , and began to say that he was tired , and thought that after all it was not worth going so far to get milk , and that he would return home . But the puma easily saw through these excuses , and laughed at him . ` The river is not deep at all , ' he said ; ` why , you will never be off your feet . Come , pluck up your courage and follow me . ' The stag was afraid of the river ; still , he was much more afraid of being laughed at , and he plunged in after the puma ; but in an instant the current had swept him away , and if it had not borne him by accident to a shallow place on the opposite side , where he managed to scramble up the bank , he would certainly have been drowned . As it was , he scrambled out , shaking with terror , and found the puma waiting for him . ` You had a narrow escape that time , ' said the puma . After resting for a few minutes , to let the stag recover from his fright , they went on their way till they came to a grove of bananas . ` They look very good , ' observed the puma with a longing glance , ` and I am sure you must be hungry , friend stag ? Suppose you were to climb the tree and get some . You shall eat the green ones , they are the best and sweetest ; and you can throw the yellow ones down to me . I dare say they will do quite well ! ' The stag did as he was bid , though , not being used to climbing , it gave him a deal of trouble and sore knees , and besides , his horns were continually getting entangled in the creepers .
What was worse , when once he had tasted the bananas , he found them not at all to his liking , so he threw them all down , green and yellow alike , and XXXXX the puma take his choice .
Come let limped observed recover said saw shaking swim went