[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Literature, language and dating](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.literature) › [A History of Indian Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.literature.winternitz-1927) › v2.c19.s3.t2.241 # A History of Indian Literature v2.c19.s3.t2.241 A History of Indian Literature v2.c19.s3.t2.241 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c19.s3.t2.241](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.literature.winternitz-1927.v2.c19.s3.t2.241) Highly sarcastic is the anecdote of the monkey, who has stayed for some time in the palace of a king, who then sets him free. When he reaches his companions again, they surround him and wish to know how things go on in the world of human beings, of whose daily life he must have seen a great deal. The monkey describes the life of man in two verses : - [Previous: v2.c19.s3.t2.240](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.literature.winternitz-1927.v2.c19.s3.t2.240) - [Next: v2.c19.s3.t2.242](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.literature.winternitz-1927.v2.c19.s3.t2.242) - [Up: v2.c19.s3.t2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.literature.winternitz-1927.v2.c19.s3.t2) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.literature.winternitz-1927.v2.c19.s3.t2.241](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.literature.winternitz-1927.v2.c19.s3.t2.241) · Pramāṇa