Monkey Funerals
Monkey Funerals: When a monkey dies for unknown reasons, its companions bury it in a sand pile with its tail left sticking out. After burying it, the monkeys gather around the grave, walking in a sorrowful circle with heads bowed, before reluctantly leaving. After about a few dozen steps, they look back and see the dead monkey's tail still wagging (due to wind), so they immediately turn back and dig the deceased out again...
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The Monkeys' Funeral
A monkey died for some unknown reason. Its companions buried it in a sand pile with its tail left sticking out. After the burial, the monkeys gathered around the grave mound, walking in a circle with heads bowed in sorrow and grief, and only then did they reluctantly leave. After walking about a few dozen steps, they turned back to look, and seeing the dead monkey's tail still wagging (from the wind), they immediately turned back and dug the deceased out again to see if it was truly dead. After repeated careful examination, confirming it beyond doubt, they buried it again. This happened several times, until the tail stopped moving, and only then did they leave with peace of mind. According to the local people, after burying a monkey, the monkeys would return to the grave site to observe again after several days. As long as they saw the tail move, they would dig it up again—and so on several times, until the monkey corpse began to stink before they would stop.