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Series Part 1 · The Loss of FriendsBook 2 of 34

Suno Katha

The Monkey and the Wedge

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Vishnusharman

Reference translation: Arthur W. Ryder (1925)

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The Suno Katha edition is a retelling, distinct from the original source. Ancient works may carry traditional attribution.

Preview availableReading age 7-12Hindu

Teaches:Friendship Wisdom & cleverness

Panchatantra

The Monkey and the Wedge

Panchatantra, Book 1 (The Loss of Friends), story 2 of 34 in Ryder's translation.

Book overview

At an unfinished temple near a town, carpenters leave their work to take a midday meal. A wedge holds open a partly split timber, ready for the carpenter’s return. When a troop of monkeys arrives, the worksite becomes a place to explore—and one monkey takes a particular interest in the small piece of wood. The story turns on the purpose of that apparently simple object: the wedge is doing an important job. This Panchatantra fable connects curiosity, interference and consequences, inviting readers to think about understanding someone’s work before changing it.

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Folk tales Friendship Wisdom & cleverness Hindu Book 1: The Loss of Friends Panchatantra

Characters in this book

Carpenter Monkey

What it teaches

Friendship Wisdom & cleverness

Understand before you interfere. The monkey removed something whose purpose he did not know. Curiosity can help us learn; it needs patience and care. Think together: what was the wedge doing? Before touching unfamiliar tools or unfinished work, how could you find out safely? Ask someone who understands the work, and leave it alone until you know.

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Book

Panchatantra collection: Book 1: The Loss of Friends.

Tradition

The Panchatantra is traditionally associated with Vishnusharman; sequence and story boundaries vary across editions.

Source

This is a Suno Katha retelling; its source notes appear after the story.

An illustrated retelling by Suno Katha

Reading age: 7-12
Inside this edition: 0 story pages
Story languages: English & हिन्दी
Edition status: Private preview

SKU: SK-PANCHATANTRA-1-2-THE-WEDGE-PULLING-MONKEY

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Reading age: 7-12
Story length: 0 story pages
Languages: 2 languages
Publisher / imprint: Suno Katha
Edition status: Private preview
Print dimensions: Print edition pending
ISBN: Not recorded

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Publisher / imprint: Suno Katha
Edition status: Private preview
Publication date: Not yet published
Languages: 2 languages
Story length: 0 story pages
Reading age: 7-12
Original source work: Panchatantra
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ISBN-13: Not recorded
Print length: Print edition pending
Print dimensions: Print edition pending
Item weight: Print edition pending
SKU: SK-PANCHATANTRA-1-2-THE-WEDGE-PULLING-MONKEY

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Reading age 7-12 · English & हिन्दी

Suno Katha

The Monkey and the Wedge

Panchatantra · Mitra-bheda

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An abridged English and Hindi telling, preserving the principal events and ending.

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About this story

A curious monkey discovers why a carpenter's wedge must be left alone.

“The Wedge-Pulling Monkey” is catalogue entry 2 of 34 in Book 1, The Loss of Friends. Ryder’s 1925 contents lists it at pages 25–41.

Mitra-bheda explores how friendship comes apart when suspicion and self-interested advice take hold. Its frame and embedded tales invite readers to examine trust, influence and the consequences of acting on another person’s words.

Text & illustrations: 0 story pages, with learning and source notes at the end. Book/Ebook preview is available above.
Reading age: 7-12 · current preview
Languages & listening: The source reader offers Sanskrit, English/Hindi meanings and word meanings. Listening controls are in the reader; check it for recording availability.
After reading: What evidence should we seek before believing an accusation? A collection discussion prompt, not a translated moral.

Study & source for this story

Source book: Panchatantra · traditionally attributed to Vishnusharman
Book / tantra: मित्रभेद · The Loss of Friends · Series Part 1
Reader source: GRETIL Sanskrit text · private study edition with English and Hindi meanings
Catalogue reference: Arthur W. Ryder · The Panchatantra · 1925 · pages 25–41

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The Monkey and the Wedge