n the monkey reached home carrying the large measure,
Andres said to him, "Where did you get that box?" The monkey said
that it had been lent to him by the richest man in the town.

"What did you tell the man that you were going to do with it?" said
Andres.

"I told him that you wanted to count your money," said the monkey.

"Ah, me!" said Andres, "what money are you going to count? Don't you
know that we are very poor?"

"Let me manage things, Andres," said the monkey, "and I promise you
that you shall marry the beautiful daughter of the rich man."

The following day Andres caught many wild chickens. When the monkey
had sold them all in the market, he went back to their hut, and took
the cavan which he had borrowed. Before returning it to Don Toribio,
he stuck money in the cracks, as he had done to the first measure.

"Good-morning, Don Toribio!" said the monkey. Don Toribio was sitting
in a chair by the door of his house.

"Good-morning, monkey! How do you do?" replied the rich man. "Have
you come to return the box?"

"Yes, sir!" said the monkey, "we have finished. My master sends his
thanks to you." When Don Toribio took the box and saw the money inside,
he told the monkey about it; but the monkey said, "Never mind! we
have plenty more in our house."

"I am the richest man in town, yet I cannot throw money away like the
master of this fellow," said Don Toribio to himself. "Perhaps he is
even richer than I am." When the monkey was about to take his leave,
the rich man told him to tell his master to come there on the third
day. The monkey said that he would, and thanked Don Toribio for
the invitation.

On his way home, the monkey stopped at the market to buy a pair of
shoes, some ready-made clothes, and a hat for Andres. He took these
things home to his master, and in three days had taught Andres how to
walk easily with shoes on, how to speak elegantly, how to eat with a
spoon and fork and knife, and how to tell Don Toribio that he wanted
to marry his daughter.

When the time came, Andres and the monkey set out for the town. They
were welcomed by Don Toribio and his daughter Aning. After a short
talk, Andres spoke of his purpose in coming there. He said that he
wanted to marry Don Toribio's daughter. Don Toribio gladly accepted the
offer, and said that the wedding would be held the next morning. Hasty
preparations were made for the ceremony. In the morning a priest
came, and Andres and Aning were married.