THE FOURTH BOOK OF APES, CALLED
GODS
OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE FIRST BOOK OF LIES
The apes get unsatisfied
Chapter 1
aWhen the apes called Men joined together into tribes, the practice of killing became more efficient, and the consumption of slain animals less wasteful.
2Accordingly, the tribe had more time and more opportunity to invent things, of which the apes had grown exceedingly fond.
3bAll apes worked on inventing things, each according to his kind.
4Those who were the smartest invented cfire, which made it possible to stay up later at night, inventing more things.
5dThose who were the best killers invented new ways of killing and new weapons, including knives, and spears, and arrows, and then bows, so that arrows might kill at a greater distance.
6Those who were the most timid invented eagriculture, which provided food more safely than before.
7Those who were the most skilled with their hands invented pots, and clothes, and many kinds of tools.f
8gThose who were the most imaginative invented words, and ideas, in order that words might serve some purpose.
9hAnd all the apes were unsatisfied with this state of affairs.
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