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eat was approaching, for the monkey herself 

 thought no more of dainties than did Poll. 

 "When she had almost forgotten the presence of 

 her hereditary foe, Gila suddenly came to life. 

 Quietly and slowly she stole up till within 

 reach, when there came a quick grab, followed 

 by shrieks of rage and pain. The parrot pulled 

 herself away, generally with the loss of part of 

 her gay tail-feathers, and moped and sulked for 

 some time, w T hile the monkey chattered with glee, 

 exulted over her victory, and chewed the ends 

 of the captured feathers. 



But the laugh was not always on her side. 

 Polly had a brain, and was not slow to plot re- 

 venge. She too could bide her time and steal 

 quietly upon her victim, perhaps when she was 

 intensely interested in lunch going on below 7 , or 

 taking a little nap in the afternoon. In her 

 turn Polly crept across the bar, till near enough 

 to give a tremendous peck at the soft flesh in- 

 side the end of her enemy's tail. Then the cries 

 of distress came from the monkey, while the 

 parrot chuckled with delight. This went on for 

 some time, both of them refusing to be friends, 

 and at last Polly was provided with a new resi- 

 dence. 



One of the most troublesome things that the 

 spider monkey did w r as to frighten children. 

 The moment she saw one she gathered herself 



