, the king went to his room
and stuck four pieces of gold on the four corners of the ganta. "I'll
find out who is the richer, Juan or I," he said to himself. The monkey
took the measure, and left the hall with a polite bow.

As he was walking towards Juan's farm, the monkey noticed the four
pieces of gold sticking to the corners of the ganta. He knew that they
had been artfully placed there by the king himself. Two weeks later
he went back to the palace to return the measure, not forgetting to
stick a gold dollar on each corner. "Good-afternoon, king!" said he,
"my master, Juan, returns you your ganta with a thousand thanks."

"Very well," replied the king; "but tell me all about this master
of yours who measures his money. I am a king; still I only count
my money."

The monkey remained silent. Not receiving a prompt reply, the king
turned to Cabal, one of his lords, and said in a whisper, "Do you
know who this Juan is who measures his money?"

"I have not heard of him," replied the lord, "except from this monkey
and yourself."

The king then turned to the monkey, and said, "Monkey, if you don't
tell me who your master is, where he lives, and all about him, I'll
hang you." Doubtless the king was jealous of Juan because of his
great wealth.

Fearing that he would lose his life, the monkey said to the king,
"My master, Juan, the richest and best man in the world, lives in
the town of XYZ. He goes to church every morning wearing his striped
(tambi-tambi) clothes. This is why he is known among his people as
Juan Pusong Tambi-tambi. If you will just look out of your window
to-morrow morning, you will see him pass by your garden."

The king's anger was appeased by this explanation. Early the next
morning he was at his window, anxious to get a glimpse of Juan. He had
not been there long when his attention was attracted by the appearance
of a crooked man dressed in striped clothes. "This must be the man whom
the monkey described to me yesterday," he said to himself. Soon his
servant entered the room, and said, "The monkey desires to see you."

The king left the window and went to where the monkey was waiting for
him. As soon as the monkey saw the king, he bowed politely, and said,
"My master, Juan, sends me to tell you frankly that he loves your
daughter, and that, if it pleases you, he will marry her." At first
the king was angry to hear these words; but, being very desirous to
get more money, he at last consented wi