Tortoise picked up his walking stick, put on his cap, and announced to his wife ,'I am going town.I won't be long.'What tortoise did not announce was that he just spied on his freind monkey and that he owed him 3 months of salary.So tortoise crept out of the back door and in a few steps was hidden in the tall grass to listen what happened while he was away.In a few minutes there was a very angry Mister monkey at totoise's door.

'Tortoise, open up at once! I have had enough of your dirt tricks.Open Up now.'When the door had opened up there was no tortoise, only tortesca tortoise's wife.Awkwardly monkey began to regret his words and was embarrased.'Oh, er, madam, I'm dreadfully sorry, I didn't realize it was you.It's just poverty can make one bad-tempered.Is your husband home? I have a matter to discuss with him.'

 'My husband? Oh dear! He left a moment ago. Monkey fought down his anger.'Of course, Mister Monkey, would you like to leave a message? I would be happy to pass it on when he returns.' ' No madam, just tell him I'll be back,that's all. He'll know what for'.Monkey had left as hungry as he had and now he was even more angry. Tortoise watched monkey leave.

Tortoise went home and asked his wife if anyone came.She told him that Monkey came. Tortoise lied about Monkey signing an expensive contract.Then they ate dinner.Thn for the next two days the same story a poor angry monkey and madam Tortesca at the door. Tortoise got tired of this so he weighed one trick against another.

Tortoise tells Tortesca' This Monkey is getting too troublesome for his own good so the next time he comes I want you to turn me upside-down.' 'Upside-down?' laughed Tortesca. 'I'm serious, don't laugh, so then you will put on the same place where you usually keep your grinding stone and you will tell monkey that I have gone out as usual.Then I will explain the rest.Even though it was peculiar Tortesca agreed to it.

The next day Monkey came angrier than ever. He started shouting and banging on the door.Tortesca turned Tortoise upside down and kept tortoise on her grinding stone's place.Monkey came in same story was told by Tortesca, Monkey was so mad that he started throwing things.Then he threw the grinding stone(Tortoise).Then Tortesca started crying 'Is this how you behave at someone's home Monkey,That grinding stone was a wedding gift from Tortoise now how will it be replaced.'

Tortoise came in out of hiding and demanded an explanation from Monkey.Monkey said 'I am dreadfully sorry,I threw your wive's grinding stone out of the window, that's why she is crying.' Tortoise replied 'Well that's bad for both of us as due to increased burglaries I hid your money in that grinding stone.Now both of us have suffered a loss.'Monkey was full of shame and surprise. He quickly ran out of the house and started looking for the grinding stones.

Sometimes Tortoise hears Monkey(or his grandchildren) crashing and banging into the trees having forgotten what they are looking for but sometimes Tortoise want wants to him(or his grandchilderen) that there is no money but he knows they won't listen due to all that banging and crashing.