Jeremy Fish Instagram – A cat and a monkey were pets in the same house. They were great friends and got up to all sorts of mischief, especially concerning food and how to get it.
One day they were trying to figure out how to get hold of the chestnuts roasting on the hearth. The cunning monkey convinced the cat he was the more skillful at retrieval and said, “Pull them out of the fire and I’ll divide them between us.”
The cat worked hard at retrieving the chestnuts each time singeing her paw severely. And each time she got one out, the monkey ate it up.
When the master of the house came in, the two ran away, the cat with a burnt paw and no chestnuts. From then on she had little to do with the monkey.
Moral: The flatterer seeks some benefit at your expense.
This drawing is from a project I am working on with my Mother. She writes these stories based on traditional fables, and I use her words to inspire these drawings. Screen Prints of this will be available at my upcoming show in Tokyo in April. | Posted on 23/Feb/2024 22:19:43
