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 will give me some milk so that I may give the milk to the cat so that the cat will give me back my tail." "I will give you a fog," replied the river, "if you will find a new spring to feed me." "Where shall I find a spring?" asked the monkey. "Go search for one among the rocks upon the hillside," replied the river. Then the monkey climbed up the steep hill and searched and searched among the rocks until at last he found a little spring to feed the river. He brought the spring to the river and the river gave him a fog. He took the fog to the clouds and the clouds gave him rain. He took the rain to the farmer and the farmer gave him grass. He took the grass to the cow and the cow gave him milk. He took the milk