The Unnatural Fate of the Jellyfish 187 



It is over on the Monkey's Island hanging on the limb of 

 the tree where I have my home. Oh, if your messenger 

 had only told me, then I would have brought it along, and 

 his highness, the Prince, would have been well again." Then 

 the Monkey said, '' Woe is me ! " and the Weirds all wept 

 and the Crow said, " Caw, caw ! " 



And the King said, "What ho, O Jellyfish! take the 

 Monkey home and leave him there, but bring his liver back 

 with you." 



So away they swam again to the Monkey's Island, and 

 the Monkey clung tight to the Jellyfish and shivered as he 

 chattered to himself in a language the Jellyfish could not 

 understand. When they came to the shore, the Monkey ran 

 swiftly up the tree and climbed out on the long branch. 

 " Woe is me ! " he called to the Jellyfish, " I am undone and 

 all is lost. My liver is gone. Some one has stolen it. And 

 what will the poor Prince do ? " Then he chattered away to 

 himself, and softly opened and closed one eye to let a tear 

 fall from it, and it dropped down on the nose of the Jelly- 

 fish. 



And the Monkey chattered again, and when the other 

 Monkeys heard him they all ran away, and each one took 

 his liver with him, so the Jellyfish could not find a liver 

 anywhere. 



In the Castle of the Weirds sat the King and gnashed his 

 teeth, and saying : " What ho, Adzooks ! " and other things 

 that only Kings and Princes say. At last he saw the Jelly- 

 fish swimming back alone. And the Weirds all wept again, 

 and the sick Prince groaned, and the Black Crow said, " Caw, 

 caw ! Beware of the Monkey, O King, beware ! " 



When the Jellyfish came up from the beach and entered 

 the Castle gate, the King went out to meet him. He threw 

 down his scepter as he stepped off from the throne. It hit 

 the Jellyfish on the nose and made a dent in his fine gold. 

 Then the King picked up his umbrella, which was standing 

 in the hall, and he pounded the Jellyfish with it until he 



