'Never slaughter a chicken in front of a monkey'

OrangeNews.co.uk ^ | 5 July 2010 | staff reporter

[Daffynition]

A Chinese man who saved a one-armed, one-legged monkey says the primate has paid him back - by killing all of his chickens.

Li Chun, from Menghai village, Yunnan province, says the monkey has become a member of his family since he nursed it back to health.

It has become to devoted to the family and performs many chores around the home - but it also copies everything Li does.

When it saw him crack some eggs to make a meal it went into the hen coop and smashed all of the eggs it could find.

And when Li slaughtered a chicken, the monkey copied him and has since killed about 80 chickens, reports the Chuncheng Evening Post.

"From then on, whenever it's not occupied, it jumps into the chicken pen, and kills the chickens, no matter how big or small, and tries to pluck them," said Li.

"His record is nine chickens in one day. The lesson I have learned is to never slaughter a chicken in front of a monkey."

Li found the seriously injured monkey in a forest more than a year ago when it jumped into a basket on his back.

He found the monkey's right arm and left leg were rotten and took it home where he cut off the decayed limbs and gave it anti-inflammatory medication.

He nursed the monkey back to health and it made an astonishing recovery, putting on weight and soon started to help around the home.

It helps look after Li's dog's puppies and even wiped away Li's tears when he was grieving the death of his father.

Li said: "It sat besides me quietly and extended his only arm to wipe the tears on my face. He would softly pat my face and head, and look at me with great sympathy."

[Daffynition]

Good advice ...I guess.

[JRandomFreeper]

Certainly settles that burning question.

WTF?

/johnny

[massgopguy]

“Do you have a lah-zenz for your meenkey?”

[RexBeach]

Now I know why the monkey crossed the street...to throttle chickens!!!

[SJSAMPLE]

Thank you.
My old platoon sergeant used to say,
“You start slaughtering a few chickens, and the monkeys get the idea!”

Now I know from whence it came.

[Doogle]

..."and if your wife stops requiring your companionship you'll know killing the chickens was getting rid of the witnesses"

[GOPJ]

"His record is nine chickens in one day. The lesson I have learned is to never slaughter a chicken in front of a monkey."

I'm not sure when I'll ever use this piece of wisdom - but ya never know...

[evets]

"Monkeys is the craziest people!"

[BipolarBob]

I hope him and his wife don’t have . . relations in front of the monkey because I don’t want to think about that.

[nhoward14]

I’ll tuck this advice in the back of my mind along with...

People who wear fig leaves should not stand near hungry goats.

[Constitution Day]

What a bad monkey!

I think he needs to spank his monkey for choking his chickens.

[Daffynition]

With 80 chickens dead, the guy could start a franchise of Chickity China the Chinese Chicken restaurants.

[a fool in paradise]

Ancient Chinese Proverb PING!

[Daffynition]

...or the tourists ...

[a fool in paradise]

A Chinese man who saved a one-armed, one-legged monkey says the primate has paid him back - by killing all of his chickens.

Well it was a one-armed, one-legged, red-butted chicken plucker,
a one-armed, one-legged, red-butted chicken plucker,
a one-armed, one-legged, red-butted chicken plucker...

[a fool in paradise]

It has become to devoted to the family and performs many chores around the home - but it also copies everything Li does. When it saw him crack some eggs to make a meal it went into the hen coop and smashed all of the eggs it could find.

Aww, he thinks he's people.

[a fool in paradise]

He found the monkey's right arm and left leg were rotten and took it home where he cut off the decayed limbs

I guess the monkey knew not to copy THAT.

[a fool in paradise]

Do you spank the monkey when it chokes your chicken?

[Daffynition]

I'd never heard the expression before. Your Sarge was a wise one.

[Ditter]

I have a friend who volunteers at the zoo. We call her monkey woman, I am going to check out this story with her.