ything. There he found two wild cocks snared. He took them
home, sold one, and ate the other for his dinner. When he had finished
eating, he made many traps, which he set up that afternoon. From now
on he made his living by trapping, often catching as many as fifteen
birds in a day. From the money he earned he was able to feed himself
and buy clothes.

One day, after Andres had been a trapper for many years, he went
to the forest, as usual, to see what he had caught. He found that
his traps had been moved, and that in one of them was a big monkey
caught by the leg. As Andres was about to kill the monkey with a big
stick which he picked up, the animal said to him, "My dear Andres,
don't harm me! and I will be your helper by and by."

Andres was much astonished to hear the monkey talk. He was moved
to pity, and set the animal free. When he started toward his home,
the monkey followed him. From now on they lived together. Soon the
monkey learned how to sell wild chickens in the market.

Now, in that town there lived a very rich man by the name of Toribio,
who had a daughter named Aning. The people considered Aning the most
beautiful lady in the province. However, none of the young men of
the town courted Aning, for they felt unworthy and ashamed to woo
the richest and most beautiful girl. One fine day the monkey went to
town and sold wild chickens, as usual. On his way home he stopped at
Don Toribio's house. Don Toribio asked what he wanted, and the monkey
said that his master had sent him to borrow their money-measure.

"Who is your master?" said Don Toribio.

"Don't you know? Don Andres, a very rich, handsome young gentleman
who lives in the valley of Obong," said the monkey.

Don Toribio at once lent the ganta-measure to the monkey, who
thanked him and hurried home. Before he returned it to the owner
the next morning, he put a peso, a fifty-centavo piece, a peseta,
and a media-peseta in the cracks of the measure.

When the monkey handed the ganta back to Don Toribio, the man said,
"Why do you return it? Has your master finished measuring his money?"

"No, sir!" said the monkey, "we have not finished; but this box is
too small, and it takes us too long to measure with it."

"Well," said Don Toribio, "we have a bigger one than that; do you
want to borrow it?"

"Yes, I do, if you will let me keep it till to-morrow," said the
monkey.

Don Toribio then brought a cavan, which equals about twenty-five
gantas. Whe