Long ago, when the night was so dark it could swallow the world whole and leave no trace, there lived a baboon. He lived atop a tree so tall its branches caught on passing clouds, and he liked to watch other animals pass by and toss fruit skins at them. Animals did their best to avoid his tree, but the baboon was a clever one, always playing tricks on others, and he would often leave his tree to torment the other animals.
