The Shark and the Monkey

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Make sure your friends are trustworthy, lion cubs, otherwise you never know what might happen.

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The Shark and the Monkey is a story from the Rafiki Remembers magazine collection. It was published in the 1990s as part of The Lion King: A Nature Fun and Learn Series.

Synopsis

While sitting in a tree by the seashore, Monkey tosses a brightly colored fruit into the water. A passing shark finds the fruit and eats it. Craving more, he comes to the surface and begs Monkey to throw him more of the delicious fruits. Happy to oblige, Monkey does so, and the two become fast friends.

One day, Shark invites Monkey to come visit his family and friends, and Monkey agrees, wanting to see the ocean. However, once out at sea, Shark admits that he is bringing Monkey's heart to the shark king, who is ill and in need of a monkey's heart in order to survive. Thinking fast, Monkey tells Shark that his heart is still in the tree, so Shark begrudgingly returns him to land, where Monkey scurries up a tree and laughs at him. The two promptly end their friendship.

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Rafiki

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Birds
Fish (mentioned)
Lions (mentioned)
Mandrills
Monkeys
Sharks

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Rafiki Remembers

The Leopard and the Baboon • The Crocodile's Tears • The Giraffe and the Oxpecker • How the Birds got their Colours • Sun and Moon • The Tortoise's Punishment • The Greedy Guest • The Toad And The Rat • Why Stories Are Told About Anansi • How Baboon Lost his Tail • Fire Against Rain • How Anansi Learnt to Weave • The Dove and the Hen • Why Monkeys Keep Out of the Way • A King for the Frogs • Tables Turned • Anansi Know-all • Proud Fish • A Witch Doctor for the Hyenas • Why Dog Chases Animals • The Lion's House • Why the Warthog Is Ugly • The Coming of Darkness • The Bees' Drum • The Flying Lion • The Shark and the Monkey • The Bearded Stone • The Friends • The Selfish Hare • The Stupid Ass • How Squirrel got his Tail • Up in the Sky • Snail Tricks Squirrel • How Anansi Shamed Himself • The House that Built Itself • Leopard and Little Cat • Wooing Ways • Fox and Crow • Test of Strength • Why Flies Buzz • Why Hippo Has No Coat • Why the Monkeys Have no House • The Dancing Elephant • When Fowls Were Lords • Thunder and Lightning • We All Need Friends • The Song of the Veld • The Ostriches' Chicks • Why the Hyena Smells • The Greedy Buffalo • The Pig's Tale • The Long Wait • Finding Is Keeping • The Bean Feast • Choosing Friends • How Lion was Tricked • Tears of the Hartebeest • The Quarrel • Hyena's New Coat • The Honey Guide • Revenge of the Tortoise • How Crab Lost His Head • The Foolish Spider • Why Wild Dog Hunts • Why Rock Rabbit Has No Tail • The Greedy Baboon • Why Leopard Hates Dogs • Anansi and Squirrel • Guinea Fowl and Crab • Toktokkie the Beetle • Up in the Clouds • How Wasp got his Waist • Cruel Chameleon • Who Stole Duiker's Eggs? • Hare and Hyena • Anansi and Lizard • Bushbuck's Husband • How Zebra Got His Stripes • Goat's Escape

The Shark and the Monkey

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