Monkey! I'll Make You a Bet!

Tortoise knew that monkey took a big drink at the river each morning to wash down all the bananas he had gobbled up for breakfast. The next day, as the sun was rising in the bright blue sky, Tortoise shuffled over to the water's edge. Sure enough, there on the riverbank was monkey, slurping up cool clear water in loud, greedy gulps. She said: I'll make you a bet, monkey. A wager. I'll bet you half of all the bananas on the plant, that if you and I race to the top of it, I'll beat you. So, what do you say? Shall we race? And if I