The king made an announcement to the animals of the forest and promised a royal reward to the one with the handsomest child. The Monkey presented her son, a flat-nosed, hairless, young Monkey. A general din greeted her on the presentation of her kin. She firmly said, "I don’t know if the king will allot the prize to my son, but this I do know, that in my eyes, he is the dearest, handsomest, and most beautiful tot of all."