what does slowly slowly catchy monkey mean?

Answer 1

if you are cautious and patient then you will get what you want and not make any mistakes. but if you are hasty and impatient then you will make a mistake and you will never catch the monkey (i.e. your goal)

Answer 2

Slowly Slowly Catchy Monkey

Answer 3

It's actually 'Slowly, slowly catchee monkey.' It comes from the days of British colonialism when many far eastern countries were under British rule. Soldiers posted there used to try to catch monkeys to keep as pets and despite all their efforts were not very successful. Many natives spoke 'Pidgin English' which was a simplified form of English. They showed the soldiers how to do it by demonstrating a simple but effective method. This was to place a basket containing fruit in a clearing in the jungle where the monkeys lived. The basket would have a narrow opening and be tied to the ground. Monkeys would come along and stick their arms inside the basket to get at the fruit. The opening was just wide enough to allow for this but as the fruit was grasped the fist was too big to get out of the basket. The monkeys were so greedy that even when soldiers approached they would not release the fruit and thus be easily caught. Naturally this took patience on the part of the captor who would have to wait quietly until the monkey was snared. Thus the slow approach proved to be more effective hence the phrase.

This is now used to describe that a slow and patient approach to a problem with careful thought is often better than rushing in

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what does slowly slowly catchy monkey mean?

Answer 5

Think about your actions and don't rush to carry them out when you could cause the object of your actions to change (scaring the monkey off.) Move slowly and quietly as if you really were trying to catch something.

Answer 6

Actually, it is related to the monkey trap example but is more commonly used to assign the attributes of a monkey to someone, generally someone held in disdain, and employing a tactic to turn the subject's own greed, stupidity, or some other failing against him and thus 'catch' or injure him. Alternatively, when this phrase is used in regard to a person out of that context it generally implies that the person is a monkey.

Answer 7

It's softly softly catches monkey I believe ... Not slowly slowly.

Answer 8

It means take things slowly and you will eventually reach / achieve your goal - nothing to do with monkeys!

Answer 9

It comes from animal hunting, creep up and you will get the animal. In other words don't rush at a problem take your time and proceed slowly and the problem will be resolved.

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