The man attempted to reclaim his glasses by taking advantage of the monkey’s imitative behavior. And it was successful.
Monkeys are notorious for being copycats, which worked out well for a guy who had his spectacles stolen by one. A guy talking with a monkey to get his spectacles back was seen in a video released by IPS officer Rupin Sharma.
With the man standing below, the monkey was spotted perched on top of an iron mesh. It grabbed the glasses but refused to give them back to the guy. The man can be seen in the footage handing the monkey a box of juice.
The man refused to let grip of the juice pack as the monkey grabbed for it. The monkey consented, maybe realizing that the guy wanted his spectacles in exchange for the juice.
The monkey returned the glasses as soon as the guy gave it the juice pack.
The glasses became trapped in the iron mesh, but the intelligent animal pushed them down, ensuring that the guy received them.
Mr. Sharma stated on the post, “Smart. Ek haath do, Ek haath lo (Give with one hand, take with another).”
Smart 🐒🐒🐒
Ek haath do,
Ek haath lo 😂😂😂😂🤣 pic.twitter.com/JHNnYUkDEw— Rupin Sharma IPS (@rupin1992) October 28, 2021
More than 1,300 people have liked the video, which has been seen over 14,000 times. Many people chuckled at the video, while others expressed their opinions about it.
This method of bartering with a monkey, according to a Twitter user, is typical practice in many temples where monkeys can be found in great numbers, such as Varanasi, Mathura, and Vrindavan.
Standard tactics across many a temples and homes e. g. In Varanasi, Mathura, Vrindavan
— Ankur Tiwari (@Ankur_tiwari2) October 28, 2021
A second user said that the video was taken in Vrindavan, where monkeys do not return anything unless they are given something to eat or drink in exchange.
Another person said that the same event occurs in Shimla’s historic Jakhu Temple, which is devoted to Lord Hanuman.
He made sure to return it back even when it got stuck.
— awesome (@whyamiwhatiam) October 28, 2021
A user stated, “He (the monkey) made sure to return it back even when it got stuck.”
Another individual speculated that the monkey is from Vrindavan and is well-trained.
Monkeys in the Uttar Pradesh city of Vrindavan are infamous for taking people’s glasses straight off their faces.