PLOT
The Monkeys
is a short story that takes place in an ancient kingdom.In this kingdom, each
year, the king demanded that each village produce a young boy who would act
like a monkey for an entire day.
In
one little village without a name, lives only fifteen people. Most of these people are old women
whom are near to die.
Upon hearing that the king wants a young boy for act like a monkey for a whole day they meet to discuss
which of the only two young boys from the village should comply with the order
of the king.
The
election of the candidate is among Melchior, a twelve year old boy that, as one
of the women said, is a "lost cause" and William, a child that has
only one year old.
After
much discussion, one of the women, Adriatica, proposes a plan to which the king
will not force more to act like a
monkey any children of the village. His idea is to train one of the boys
in martial arts and send it as his yearly monkey to the king's court. Once there, the child will kill the king and
these will eliminate the problem.
At
the beginning one of the women is not agree but at the end all accepts the plan
developed by Adriatica and send William, the smallest, to the king´s court.
At
the time of the summer solstice all the children´s of the villages goes to the
king´s court to act like a monkey for a day.
When
William is before the king his behaviour is not entirely as a monkey and the
king tells him that he has to be worse, he has to scream and jump.
Then
William jumps on the king´s back and drowns he with his jeweled strip.
After a challenging with the king's men who refuse to fight with him give a jump
as a ninja and disappears.
Academic year 2008/2009
© a.r.e.a./Dr.Vicente Forés López
©Marta Soler Gamero /marsoga@alumni.uv.es
Universitat de Valčncia Press