Terna was a homeless man. He sought fruits for food in the forest.

He sometimes slept there as baboons and gorillas watched him from the trees and bushes.

He wandered through the forest and saw more and more trees.

"These trees are here wasting away," he imagined.

Tired of wandering, he sat down, leaned on one of the trees and slept.

The trees sheltered him from the sun and the birds flew above singing sweet songs.

He had an idea.

"If I cut down some trees, I could make money and become an owner of many mansions."

He went to the village and borrowed a saw. He started cutting down trees.

The gorilla begged him, "Please, don't cut down the trees. They are home for us and the birds. Their fruits are our food."

"I need money to make my own home," Terna said.

"It is selfish for you to destroy the home of many animals and birds to make yours," the gorilla said. Terna was sorry. He dropped the saw and hugged the gorilla.

His friend, the gorilla suggested that he could use mud to make bricks. Then use grass and dead wood to make the hut.

That way, both of them could have homes.

Terna agreed. He visited the gorilla often. The gorilla allowed him to pluck as many fruits and dead wood as he could.

They became very good friends.